Measured Insights
The latest blog posts from our research projects.
Evidence Over Opinion: ChatNetZero 2.0 Features New Fine-Tuned Model and Expansive Data Catalogue
While climate targets continue to multiply, so do the questions about the truths they obscure. As countries, cities, and corporations pledge net-zero goals, stakeholders need tools that do more than translate jargon. They need intelligent systems that can cut...
How the U.S. and China Can Continue Fighting Climate Change Despite Trump
The following blog post was written by Angel Hsu, Director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab and Associate Professor at UNC. In this piece, she delves into the potential for future climate action in both China and the U.S. to overcome the setbacks caused by the current...
Unlocking Urban Climate Insights: Key Takeaways from AGU24
Every year, the American Geophysical Union, AGU, hosts one of the world’s largest gatherings of Earth and space scientists. In December, Washington, D.C. saw over 25,000 researchers, educators, policymakers, and industry leaders from more than 100 countries gather to...
Press Release: ChatNDC Official Launch
ChatNDC: AI-powered platform to scale climate policy insights for enhanced climate ambition ChatNDC (beta) is an AI-powered platform specifically designed to streamline the analysis of countries’ Paris Agreement pledges, known as Nationally Determined...
Inside COP29: A UNC Student’s Perspective
In November, UNC-Chapel Hill selected senior Margot Francini and fellow junior Maanya Rajesh to join 50,000+ attendees, including members of the DDL team, at the United Nations 29th Conference of Parties, COP-29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. After spending Week 1 of the...
DDL@AGU2024: Decoding Urban Futures Advancing Data-Driven Climate Solutions and Equity
The Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) team will be heading to the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Washington, DC from December 9-13. The AGU is a scientific organization dedicated to advancing Earth and space sciences, and its annual meeting serves...
Press Release: New Scorecard of Cities’ Climate Action Released at Start of COP29 Climate Conference
The Cities Climate Action Report Card (CCARC) is a new tool that measures the transparency, integrity, and leadership of cities’ net-zero pledges, climate action plans, and implementation strategies. Building on foundational scientific recommendations from...
UNC students + DDL to be featured at COP-29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan
This year, two students have been chosen to attend COP 29, the 29th Conference of the Parties. Organized annually by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Conference of Parties (COP) is the world’s most influential climate policy...
Key Findings from our 2024 Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
This month, we launched the 2024 Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI), both as a PDF report and updated webpage. With our new and improved website, users can more easily explore the nuances of UESI cities’ performances and easily compare any given...
How the 2024 UESI adds crucial context to the global conversation on city-level climate action
Photo by Marcin Jozwiak on Unsplash.com The Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) launched our 2024 Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) in September. For details on our updated key findings, read our latest blog. With our recent updates, the UESI now includes...
