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Climate

Mitigating and adapting to ensure a thriving planet.

Tackling the Challenge of a Generation

From every corner of campus, Yale has invested itself in the urgent hunt for solutions to climate change. Science and engineering projects at Yale seek to understand natural solutions to drawing carbon from the air and explore complex climate problems through geospatial data. 

University-based media outlets serve as hubs for the most up-to-date and reliable information on climate research, policy, and advocacy. 

Meanwhile, Yale researchers present the most effective means of engaging people in climate science and solutions. 

Drawing on insights from the arts, humanities, and social sciences, Yale students and professors are tackling the multidimensional problem of climate change with an equally multidimensional response.

At a Glance

Facts and figures on climate

  • 20%

    From 1995-2020, wealth per capita increased 21% worldwide, while renewable natural capital declined by more than 20% 

  • 35

    CT communities where people of color constitute the majority had ~35 more extremely hot days than white-majority areas

  • 1.8 Billion

    Over the next 25 years, U.S. forests could remove up to 1.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Related Resources

Resilient Rivers: Historical Lessons for Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Governance

2025 YPS Grant Project

As the planet heats up, plant scientists are racing to find drought-tolerant crop varieties to protect global food security. A newly invented device could speed up this process. Called the cavitation bubble manometer (CBM), it measures the turgor, or water pressure, inside leaves and roots. Changing cell turgor is a key way that plants react to environmental conditions.

Wheat plant

Climate Events

  • Yale @ Climate Week NYC

    In-person

    From September 23 to 25, 2025, Yale @ Climate Week NYC will bring together thought leaders, activists, scholars, students, and innovators…