Measured Insights
The latest blog posts from our research projects.
Breaking down the IPCC’s latest report: How DDL relates to the need for aggressive, data-driven climate action
Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change formally approved and released the IPCC AR6 Synthesis report, the summary of latest climate science. It shows that while the stakes to reduce global warming are higher than ever, there are also more...
The mental health consequences of governmental failures in the provision of clean water
This blog was written by Tuviere Onookome-Okome, a researcher in epidemiology at DDL and the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness.
Three UNC PhD Students Awarded Duke Energy Data Analytics Fellowship
UNC PhD students Katherine Burley, Ying Yu and Beth Brown, have been selected for the Energy Data Analytics PhD Student Fellows program at Duke University. All three awardees are interested in energy and environmental policy research and are involved with DDL or Dr....
Not all tree canopy is created equally
This blog was written by Tuviere Onookome-Okome, a researcher at DDL and the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness. Trees are a vital part of any community. Benefits from trees include the ability to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the...
Meet Our Spring 2023 RAs
As DDL continues our research developing and applying data-driven methods to understand global climate action, urban environmental impacts, and more, we are excited to introduce you to our Spring 2023 student research assistants (RAs)! Our RAs are vital to the success...
2022 Global Climate Action Report: Key Takeaways
Last fall, DDL released the 2022 Global Climate Action Report, which analyzes subnational actors’, including cities and companies, climate ambitions and progress towards commitments. The report provides valuable information to policymakers and researchers about the...
Are cities meeting climate mitigation goals? A machine learning approach to predicting performance
Read the paper published in Nature. This blog was originally published in the Springer Nature Sustainability Community. Cities have risen to prominence as climate actors in recent years, signing on to international climate initiatives and making pledges and taking...
DDL Takeaways from COP27: Global Stocktake Datathon winners, Climate Data Structures, NSA Progress & Net-Zero Integrity
Last month, the Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) participated in the United Nations COP27 Climate Conference to share our work in multiple domains. Here’s a recap of the major themes where the DDL contributed research and insights. Emerging Technologies and Climate Data We...
DDL Receives Grant to Continue Research on the UESI and NZT HERO
The Data-Driven EnviroLab has been awarded two grants to continue work on two groundbreaking research projects: the Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) and Net Zero HERO: High-Performance Extraction and Retrieval Operation (NZT HERO). Both projects...
PBS SciNC segment features DDL’s #HeatWatch campaign
Image Credit: PBS North Carolina This week, PBS SciNC aired a segment on urban heat in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle, featuring commentary from DDL director Angel Hsu and findings from DDL’s participation in the Urban Heat Watch project completed last...
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