by Wenxin Chen | Jul 26, 2022 | Climate, Data, Data Visualization
Data-Driven EnviroLab’s Principal Investigator, Dr. Angel Hsu, has received a $503,819 grant from the National Science Foundation for a 3-year research project, “Catalyzing virtuous cycles of climate action: an empirical model of polycentric climate governance.” The...
by Kayla Guilliams | May 18, 2022 | Climate, Data, Data Visualization, Urbanization
On April 23, nearly 40 community members came together to hack solutions to urban heat in the Research Triangle as part of Data-Driven EnviroLab’s Heat Hack 2022. In partnership with the NC Museum of Life and Science and as part of the NC Science Festival, we opened...
by Kayla Guilliams | Mar 7, 2022 | Climate, Data, Featured, Publications, Urbanization
On August 28, 2021, we sent nearly 40 volunteers armed with handheld sensors, smartphones, and smartwatches to help collect urban heat data around town. This citizen science campaign was in partnership with the NC Museum of Life and Science and the Town of Chapel...
by Kayla Guilliams | Feb 15, 2022 | Climate, Data, Energy, Featured, Urbanization
DDL is joining forces with other researchers across UNC to investigate the nexus of urban heat, electric grid infrastructure, and health equity with $5,000 in seed funding from a UNC Creativity Hub grant. The hottest days in the summer are exposing numerous...
by Kayla Guilliams | Feb 8, 2022 | Climate, Data, Featured
by Varun Subramaniam Introduction: The Need for Live Emissions Tracking The need for climate accountability, i.e. holding various actors accountable to their climate pledges, was a key topic at the latest climate negotiations (COP-26) in Glasgow. However, to enforce...
by Kayla Guilliams | Nov 23, 2021 | Climate, Data, Featured, Policy, UNFCCC
At this year’s COP26 climate summit, a big theme was the need for improved accountability from corporate, state, and non-state actors. As we enter the decisive decade for climate action, having a comprehensive understanding of emissions and global commitments to...
