Measured Insights
The latest blog posts from our research projects.Data-driven approaches to measuring social equity and resilience
This blog was written by Chester Ling, a DDL Student Research Assistant and undergraduate student in Environmental Earth Systems Science at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. When I first came across the concept of measuring equity and resilience, I...
From the Red Dot to Tar Heel Nation: Exploring Data, Urbanization, and Climate Change Around the Globe
This blog was written by Chester Ling, a Nanyang Technological University student joining DDL this summer and fall as a student researcher. Blogging has been a longstanding aspiration of mine, since it serves as a platform to hone my storytelling skills and connect...
Meet Our Summer 2023 RAs!
We are excited to welcome seven new members to our team this summer. Coming from around the globe and working on a variety of projects, these student researchers and collaborators play an integral role in the research, planning, and communication here at DDL. Keep...
AI & Climate Change: How Machine Learning is Powering the Net Zero Tracker
By Ella Feathers, with the input and technical expertise of Angel Hsu and Zhi Yi Yeo Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications are dominating headlines and public discourse for the threats and opportunities they pose to society. These...
Net Zero Stocktake 2023: The progress we are & aren’t making towards net zero
The latest update and analysis by the Net Zero Tracker, Net Zero Stocktake 2023, was released June 12 during a press conference at the Bonn Climate Conference in Germany. This annual report offers a comprehensive review of net-zero commitments made by all nations,...
Net zero targets among world’s largest companies double, but credibility gaps undermine progress
A striking rise in targets enshrined in national legislation or policy in 2.5 years, from 7% to 75%, reinforces that net zero has moved from ambition to implementation. Four UNFCCC member states, 439 states & regions in the top 25 emitting countries, 766 major...
DDL Team Attends Bonn Intersessional Climate Summit
DDL Student researchers were on the ground at the UNFCCC conference this month, furthering our research about how non-state actors can participate in climate action Earlier this month, DDL student researchers Katherine Burley (PhD’26) and Christian Chung...
Dr. Angel Hsu Featured on Energy Switch: The Environmental Impacts of Air Quality
Season 2 of Energy Switch featuring DDL Director Angel Hsu is out now on PBS stations. Energy Switch brings together leading experts to have balanced, productive conversations about issues related to energy and the environment. In episode 5, “The Environmental...
DDL Director Angel Hsu Appointed to Global Future Council on the Future of Clean Air
DDL director Dr. Angel Hsu has been appointed to serve a 2-year term on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Clean Air. The network of Global Future Councils was created to convene experts from academia, nonprofits, government, and the...
Global cities still facing challenges in environmental performance and equity: The Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index update.
We have updated the Urban and Environment Social Inclusion Index (UESI), the first and only spatially-explicit index measuring cities’ environmental performance, equity, and progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 11, which charges urban areas to be sustainable...
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