by Andrew Martin | Mar 18, 2026 | Climate, Data, Data Visualization, Featured
5 years ago, we released ClimActor, the largest harmonized global dataset of more than 10,000 subnational entities participating in climate policy networks like the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, C40 Cities for Climate Leadership, ICLEI Local...
by Angel Hsu | Nov 1, 2025 | Data Visualization, Featured
Since our founding in 2016, Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) has collaborated with researchers across the world to tackle the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our team of policy experts, data scientists, and designers creates tools that translate messy...
by Nicholas Pell | Oct 27, 2025 | Apps, Data, Data Visualization, Featured, Heat
From October 10 to 12, 2025, the Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) partnered with the UNC School of Data Science and Society (SDSS) to co-host a track at HackNC 2025, North Carolina’s largest hackathon. The event brought together over 500 students from schools in the region...
by Ella Feathers | May 30, 2024 | Data Visualization, Featured, Hiring
DDL is excited to welcome Sarah Combs to the team as a Social Connectedness Fellow in partnership with the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness (SCSC). From May to September, Sarah will work alongside DDL researchers to conduct research to address issues...
by Angel Hsu | Feb 7, 2024 | Air quality, Data Visualization
#SmogStripes Reveal Which Cities are Making Progress on Clean Air By Angel Hsu, Chester Ling, and Diego Manya The news about this winter’s air pollution has largely centered on India and South Asia, and yet, as global climate patterns like El Nino contribute to poor...
by Ella Feathers | Feb 5, 2024 | Climate, Data, Data Visualization, Featured
DDL had a busy and exciting 2023. As we wrap up the first month of 2024, let’s take some time to reflect on the progress from last year and plans and goals moving forward. 2023 in Review: Launched ChatNetZero, the world’s first AI-powered chatbot...
