The Data-Driven Environmental Policy Lab (Data-Driven Lab) uses cutting edge data analytics to create solutions to the world’s environmental problems. Launched in 2015, the research group is an interdisciplinary collaboration of policy experts, data scientists, visual designers, and interactive programmers at Yale-NUS College in Singapore and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. The group was founded and is led by Dr. Angel Hsu.
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Can blockchains be used to track climate action?
While the word ‘blockchain’ has become synonymous with the buzz surrounding the ‘bitcoin’ craze, distributed ledger technologies have a wide range of potential applications, including the possibility to track city, region, and company pledges to reduce emissions,...
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Unlocking data to track progress towards inclusive, sustainable cities
“I think data is power --- but, more importantly, data is latent power. To actually unlock it is a tricky exercise.” These comments, from UN Habitat’s Robert Kehew, helped kick off the launch of the Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) on December 6 in...
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Sustainable transport in Chinese cities: An interview with Daizong Liu
Sustainable Public Transportation, in particular, public transit system developments, is at the forefront of cities’ efforts to foster inclusive, sustainable development. The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals – which set global targets to guide the world’s...
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A laughing matter? Harnessing humor for climate change
What do Mary Poppins and geo-engineering have in common with respect to climate change? Think about billions of Mary Poppins’ reflective umbrellas, miniaturized and deliberately placed in the earth’s upper atmosphere, to cool us down. It’s a funny image, right? What...
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