Measured Insights
The latest blog posts from our research projects.
Heat amplifies racial inequality in US cities
Across U.S. cities, people of color are exposed to on average 1°C higher urban heat than their white counterparts.
Data Cleaning Made Easy: The ClimActor R Package
Introductory Video Data-Driven Envirolab has been tracking and aggregating climate commitments by local governments and businesses for the past few years. We do this because these are pivotal actors in accelerating climate action to the scales necessary to avoid...
Communicating Air Pollution
Air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor globally, claiming 4.2 million lives a year. Though 92 percent of the global population breathes unsafe air, the health effects of air pollution are clustered along lines of age, health, income levels, race and...
Press Release: Momentum towards zero emissions accelerates alongside Climate Week
September 21, 2020 -- Cities, regions and companies are pledging to net-zero emissions on a growing scale, taking important steps towards keeping the Paris Agreement within reach. The number of local governments and businesses committing to a net-zero emissions target...
Correcting course: the emission reduction potential of international cooperative initiatives
A new study finds that if fully delivered, emissions reductions from 17 climate initiatives would help put the world on course to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals of preventing global temperatures from rising more than 2C. The Climate Policy article, which includes...
Climate Reporting: Three Examples of the Role Blockchain can Play
Over the recent years, “blockchain technology” has become a ubiquitous phrase in the technology realm - it is a form of technology that distributes digital records among participating networks, whilst ensuring that the history of the data is immutable and transparent....
Net Zero: Beyond the Buzzword
Last month saw the launch of the UN’s “Race to Zero” campaign, which engages an impressive 995 companies, 449 cities, 38 investors, 21 regions, and 505 universities. Together, these actors - which account for 25% of global CO2 emissions and more than 50% of global GDP...
Tackling Air Pollution: Lessons from COVID-19
What can we learn from our pandemic lock-down to improve air quality in the UAE?
Investing In Mitigation – How Financial Institutions are Addressing Climate Change
Money - it’s what (they say) makes the world go round. And mitigating climate change is going to take a lot of it. To reduce emissions, we need to finance solutions such as solar, wind, carbon capture & storage, energy efficient technology, and land-use...
Get to Know Our Summer 2020 RAs
Meet the newest members of our group! Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) is thrilled to welcome six talented research assistants (RAs) who will be working closely with our full-time team on a range of projects this summer, including the updated Urban Environment & Social...
