18 September 2019 — Climate commitments by cities, regions and businesses could push countries to over-achieve their emissions reduction goals under the Paris Agreement, giving national leaders more confidence to ramp up efforts to avoid the worst impacts of global...
With support from the National Science Foundation Science of Science Policy and Innovation Program, Data-Driven Lab will begin research that explores the potential – and possible pitfalls – of utilizing blockchain systems to analyze and support climate action. The...
During the week of September 21, 2019, the Data-Driven Lab team will travel to New York to participate in the 2019 UN Climate Change Summit, a call for concrete climate action launched by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The Summit represents one of the last...
This past July, I was invited to present our Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC ’19) in Dalian, China as part of the Global Situation Space forum. This space...
Cities pack a lot of heat. Increasing human activity and the clearing of land for infrastructure are quickly driving up their temperatures. This local phenomenon, known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect, is compounded by rising temperatures from global climate...
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