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This model will integrate a spatial model of the economic impacts of climate change with the Norwegian Earth System Model.

Traditional rodenticides have caused raptor decline and endangered species loss leading to proposed legislation banning their use.

Yale Planetary Solutions (YPS) seeks to drive planetary solutions through all that Yale is, from our students, faculty, staff, and alumni, to

The planetary challenges we’re tackling.

There is an urgent need to identify strategies to overcome barriers to low-income rental housing energy efficiency…

Any solution to climate change will involve behavior change — both in energy consumption and at the ballot box.

Compositions can powerfully depict natural phenomena, such as cyclic systems, climate trends, or mass movements among animals.

In arid, resource-stressed regions, tree planting can ease multiple challenges at once.

Heat has disproportionate economic and health effects on low-income communities of color in inner-city neighborhoods.

Halogenated organic compounds are prevalent in managed waters, which poses threats to human health.

Satellite imagery and AI may also help humans manage wildfires. Climate change is fueling wildfires of unprecedented intensity.

Tropical forests contain incredibly high biodiversity but face multiple threats, contributing to the global biodiversity crisis.

This project develops an AI-powered, low-cost soil sensing system for frequent, automated carbon monitoring.

Autoimmune Diseases (ADs) are health conditions caused by dysregulation of the immune system.

Understanding how climate change affects this region, from reduced ice cover to permafrost melt to wildfires, is critically important.

A team at Yale is studying alternatives to fossil-based liquid fuels.

Decision-makers grappling with climate change must often rely on economic models, or math-based predictions.

Large-scale capture and utilization of atmospheric CO2 is vital for mitigating climate change.

What are the inequalities in air pollution exposure, health risk, and cardiovascular disease burden in socioeconomically disadvantage area in the US?

The benefits of Yale’s research on people and the environment in New Haven are not equally shared between Yale and the New Haven community.

Emerging infectious diseases are on the rise across the world and represent a significant threat to human, livestock, and wildlife health.

What if the making of global buildings and cities could instead become a force to incentivize environmental restoration?

The mission of the Business and Environment Club at Yale SOM is to support students interested in the intersection of competitive business

The Carbon Containment Lab is a research and educational non-profit based in New Haven, Connecticut, spun out of Yale University in 2024.

Capturing and storing carbon dioxide is one of many approaches necessary to avoid the worst risks of climate change.

Our group is dedicated to delivering the best-possible research, information, and training to support the understanding and conservation of global

The CBEY community is connecting people, ideas, and resources to foster business and cross-sector solutions to global challenges.

Yale CEA is a collaborative center that includes the Yale schools of Architecture, Art, Environment, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, and Engineering

YCEC conducts research on the psychological, cultural, and political factors that influence environmental attitudes and behavior; teaches students and

The Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, a joint undertaking between Yale Law School and the Yale School of the Environment, advances

Molecular lab discoveries inform systematics, evolutionary biology, ecology, paleontology, conservation & epidemiology with genetic insights.

Our mission is to create geospatial knowledge that solves humanity’s most pressing challenges.

The Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale provides practical solutions to sustainability challenges.

Yale School of the Environment’s Center for Industrial Ecology was established in September 1998 to provide an organizational focus for research

The Yale Center for the Study of Globalization examines the impact of our increasingly integrated world on individuals, communities, and nations.

The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (CCCH) utilizes research, education, public health practice, and service to help achieve 

This project will pilot a distributed and scalable multi-modal generative AI that builds power for disadvantaged communities.

Extreme heat causes more deaths than any other weather-related hazard, so cities around the world must adapt quickly to a warming climate.

Extreme heat causes more deaths than any other weather-related hazard, so cities around the world must adapt quickly to a warming climate.

Human-accelerated global changes to climate and land use are fundamentally altering the dynamics of infectious diseases.

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that accounts for fully one-fifth of global warming.

Provide visitors with a clear pathway for connection, whether to ask a question or share some feedback.

As a leader in solving planetary challenges, Yale unites people toward a common vision both at home and on the global stage

Can we create a biodiverse, scalable, financially viable model for carbon-negative agriculture that can be applied on a larger scale?

Can we create a biodiverse, scalable, financially viable model for carbon-negative agriculture that can be applied on a larger scale?

Faculty research spotlights, grant opportunities, centers and programs, and related news and events.

Cities are hotspots for CO2 emissions, which drive climate change, and particulate matter air pollution, which causes respiratory and heart problem.

As glaciers melt, landmasses that had been concealed for thousands of years are rapidly revealed.

Carbon sequestration cuts CO2 and enables fossil-free fuels, chemicals, and plastics.

Disease outbreaks are an existential threat to wild animal populations, creating both direct and indirect risks for human health.

Monitoring wild animals for infectious disease outbreaks is a critical part of not only ecosystem management and biodiversity protection…

Network devices are particularly energy inefficient, consuming significant power even when they are idle and there is no data to communicate.

Interdisciplinary Plant Sciences at Yale, focuses on bringing together researchers from various programs to collaborate on various projects.

Restoring degraded land in the global tropics is a massive challenge, because many of these lands are under intense cultivation on small farms.

A new non-invasive tool enables real-time wildlife sampling to track emerging diseases at the human–animal interface.

As the planet heats up, plant scientists are racing to find drought-tolerant crop varieties in order to protect global food security.

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As climate change increases the prevalence and severity of drought, common agricultural crop varieties may yield less, driving food scarcity.

Find university-wide resources from Yale College courses to free sustainability explainer videos.

Through curated teaching units and a library of curated teaching materials, Energy History Online seeks to promote energy literacy among students, 

This project seeks to deepen understanding of the histories and cultures of energy, across geographic regions and temporal scales.

The Energy Sciences Institute (ESI), established with a generous gift from Tom Steyer and Katherine Taylor, focuses on the emerging challenges facing

Urban wildlife, such as coyotes, foxes, skunks, and raccoons, face risks from chemical and drug bioaccumulation and from traffic.

EECO is Yale’s first volunteer student organization dedicated to inspiring a generation of environmentally-conscious K-12 students in New Haven

Every spring, EFFY showcases incisive, cutting-edge films that highlight the environmental and social issues of our time.

In this time of profound environmental transformation, humanities perspectives are urgently needed to help interpret and give meaning to the rapidly c

Environmental Justice at Yale (EJAY) is a student interest group (SIG) at the Yale School of the Environment (YSE). We promote environmental justice

ELTI trains and supports people from all sectors and backgrounds to restore and conserve tropical forest landscapes.

Showcase and promote your events using the powerful publishing tools available on YaleSites.

Propelled by climate change, the dengue viral infection is spreading to new territories and has come to menace over half the planet’s population.

Climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of natural disasters, amplifying the need for resilient housing and increasing repair costs.

Coal mines leak methane, which drives climate change and pollutes local air, it also degrades soils, limiting local habitat for plants and animals.

This project seeks to understand how transition metal catalysts can be tuned to selectively form a single product from carbon dioxide.

While technological advancements and lower renewable energy costs may enable “green” growth, achieving it remains a complex challenge.

The Goldman Sonnenfeldt Environmental Protection Clinic is an interdisciplinary clinic that partners with environmental organizations to address press

Established in August 2018, GREEN is Yale’s first action-based sustainability group that strives to implement GREENer practices on campus.

 Climate change is transforming our planet, and deforestation threatens carbon sinks in vulnerable areas.

Many emissions tracking tools exist, but none provide the granularity required for the activities and products involved in safe healthcare provision.

Health care drives nearly 10% of U.S. emissions—this project builds the tools to change that.

Air conditioning (AC) is highly effective in preventing heat-related mortality, but also conveys appreciable harms.

In the southeastern Amazon and other tropical frontiers, producers are increasingly using deeper-rooted cover crops to improve soil health.

Cerebral palsy is the most common childhood motor disability, and high prenatal temperatures may increase its risk.

Our mission is to integrate, synthesize & apply scientific and environmental knowledge to foster sustainable cities.

Yale Planetary Solutions is catalyzing all that Yale is and all that Yale does in pursuit of planetary solutions. Find funding opportunities, events,

The production and uptake of methane in forests is poorly described and represents a central uncertainty in global methane budgets.

With this grant, researchers will explore a composite catalyst that links a photoabsorbent semiconductor layer to an oxide layer.

Yale’s commitment to planetary solutions is evident in its teaching & learning, research, & operational commitments.

Impact! Awards bring together learners from multiple levels and academic backgrounds to form interdisciplinary project teams.

This project seeks to understand the functional significance of a newly described photosynthetic metabolism in purslane.

Satellite-verified incentives cut rice farming emissions and water use, making smallholder agriculture a driver of climate and livelihood gains.

The team developed a model of carbon emissions and carbon sequestration across the life cycle of cross-laminated timber.

We support and inspire the environmental community at Yale through research and training, grants and fellowships, and weekly seminars and events.

ELTI will boost carbon offset credibility by updating training in carbon markets, monitoring, and emerging technologies.

Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics focuses its attention on bios or life, and the ways we have helped, broken, and abused it.

JEDSI at the Yale School of the Environment examines the relationship between social inequalities, lived experiences, and environmental outcomes.

Yale’s learning spaces provide hands-on education and serve as testing grounds for practical research.

The Law, Environment & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School is dedicated to two overarching goals. First, we aim to inspire impactful learning an

Yale operations deeply integrate sustainability efforts, including university building standards that support net-zero emissions goals

Biorefineries aim to shift the material basis of our economy from petroleum to biomass to reduce fossil carbon output.

Through multisensory experiences, the forest transforms into a concert hall, classroom, and guide—drawing audiences into an immersive installation.

Sitting on eight acres, with six greenhouses comprising around a third of an acre under glass, Marsh Botanical Garden offers support for researchers,

One barrier to understanding the effectiveness of carbon credits is that reducing emissions in one place can increase emissions in another.

The gap between climate evidence and action is stark—this project maps how knowledge can better drive change.

Sustainable soil management is critical to mitigating climate change and improving water quality in freshwater and coastal ecosystems.

Human impacts on the environment—such as shifts in land-use and changes to food systems—can produce public health threats.

Africa- and Europe-based scientists, practitioners, and donors will gather for a workshop to frame, prioritize, and map challenges and opportunities.

The mitigation of climate change requires new, more efficient sources of clean, renewable energy.

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Different fuels produce varying amounts of soot, and these researchers have developed a method to measure this tendency.

Nurses and midwives are first responders and crucial to ensuring that healthcare operates with a lighter environmental impact as well as delivering he

Milestone-based funding, mentorship, and commercialization support for Yale faculty-led teams developing solutions to planetary challenges.

Providing intelligence and security communities with expertise on climate and environmental risks can drive lasting solutions to global challenges.

We are a group of Yale students dedicated to making our food system more humane and sustainable.

Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases have ultra-high global warming potentials, typically between 700-13,000 times the potency of CO2.

The Program on the Evolution of Flower Form and Function (EF3) brings together diverse scientific disciplines to address the evolution of one of the

Carbon dioxide naturally dissolves into surface waters to form high-concentration solutions of inorganic carbon.

Food insecurity, meanwhile, affects 47 million Americans, particularly those from marginalized communities.

As the second most abundant hydrocarbon in earth’s atmosphere, methane is a major driver of increasing global temperatures.

A multi-year project rethinking global trade to align with climate action and sustainable development.

As the planet heats up, plant scientists are racing to find drought-tolerant crop varieties in order to protect global food security.

SAGE Magazine is a student-run environmental publication of the Yale School of the Environment. We seek any combination of engaging, beautiful,

A major challenge in finding planetary solutions for climate change is engaging the marginalized communities who are most affected.

Imagine a future you are excited to live in, that you can’t wait to get to. If it’s difficult, you’re not alone. 

Flash fiction contest winners receive prize money and publication in one of Yale’s literary journals. Deadline to submit is February 27, 2026!

This project simulates the Pliocene—the last time CO₂ was this high—to better predict our warming future.

Capturing CO2 from air, seawater, or sources like factories is necessary to help limit global warming.

The ConBio SIG at YSE is a dynamic community of graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds who share a common passion for conservation

In addition to carbon monoxide, methanol is another valuable material that can be made from CO2.

Solutions to climate change therefore must consider economic forces alongside physical and biological processes.

Rising to today’s challenges through teaching, research, and outreach.

Efforts by Yale’s students to meet today’s challenges with creativity, pragmatism, and passion.

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EOL provides a centralized source of remote sensing hardware, software, and expertise for the Yale community

The Forests Dialogue (TFD) was created in 1998 to provide international leaders in the forest sector with an ongoing, multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD)

Through a 2023 YPS grant, a policy-oriented research program was launched to bring together academic researchers from several fields.

The Kerry Initiative is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on pressing global challenges through teaching, research, practicums, conferences,

Yale and the Sound School are expanding artificial oyster reefs to improve water, resilience, and research in New Haven Harbor.

The REEC Initiative aims to amplify cross-disciplinary and integrative work at the intersection of religion, ecology, and expressive culture. 

Climate-fueled global migration can polarize migrant-receiving communities which can in turn erode the cooperation needed for climate decision-making.

Climate-fueled global migration can polarize migrant-receiving communities and can in turn erode the societal cooperation needed for climate decision.

By re-envisioning the metrics of success, the project aims to shed light on the NGO strategies most likely to create durable real-world solutions.

The Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative(Link is external) aims to accelerate the adoption of bird-safe building design on Yale’s campus.

Endearingly known as “the Old Acre,” the Yale Farm is a lively acre of land where students care for plants and animals to enrich their studies and 

Supporting leading work on electric vehicles, climate-resilient infrastructure, biofuel policy, macroeconomic effects of climate change, and carbon

Transportation is the largest contributor to carbon emissions in Connecticut.

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in both the United States as a whole and Connecticut specifically.

Founded in 1983, the Tropical Resources Institute (TRI) is an interdisciplinary, non-degree-granting program located within the Yale School of the

UHPSI engages in teaching, research, and outreach, primarily through mentoring students on applied research and management projects with western

Urban Resources Initiative is a university not-for-profit partnership actively engaged in community forestry activities throughout New Haven.



Climate change threatens global biodiversity. However, the tools to forecast extinction risk for populations of species are limited.

Accurately measuring ocean alkalinity is essential for understanding the ocean’s role in the carbon cycle and ocean acidification.

Yale Planetary Solutions is catalyzing all that Yale is and all that Yale does in pursuit of planetary solutions. Find funding opportunities, events,

Recognizing the vastness and complexity of climate and environmental challenges, YPS supports, connects, and drives research across the institution.

Yale @ Climate Week NYC offers a unique opportunity to engage with leading experts and change-makers at the forefront of climate action.

YASIC is a campus core facility which provides a wide range of analytical services, including measurements of stable isotopes, cations, anions, green

The Yale Animal Law Society, a Student Chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, works to reduce animal suffering by providing resources on animal

The Yale Animal Welfare Alliance is an undergraduate and graduate student group devoted to improving conditions for animals worldwide. 

Find out how land management decisions affect the services provided by forests, croplands, wetlands, rangelands, and grasslands.

The Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative aims to accelerate the adoption of bird-safe building design and materials on Yale’s campus and beyond.

Yale Blue Green (YBG) is the shared interest group for Yale University alumni who are engaged in environmental and sustainability topics and iss

The Yale Carbon Charge is testing the effectiveness and feasibility of carbon pricing on Yale’s campus. This applied research has implications for ene

Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture enhances natural Earth systems to reduce greenhouse gases with social & ecological benefits.

Generating solutions from labs to policies and from rainforests to ethics.

Agribusinesses have not received legal or regulatory scrutiny commensurate with their share of climate pollution.

Yale Climate Connections is a news service that aims to help you understand the reality of climate change and what you can do about it

The Yale Community Carbon Fund (YCCF) allows Yale community members to counterbalance the carbon impact associated with travel and events by supportin

Injecting new energy and fresh thinking into the national conversation about sustainability.

The Yale Forest Forum serves as the special events hub of The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment.

The Yale Forests comprise 10,592 acres of forestland in Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The goals of this ownership are to provide educationa

The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology is an international multireligious project contributing to a new academic field and an engaged moral force of 

The Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH), led by the schools of public health, medicine and nursing, is a university-wide effort to address global

We are an NSF-funded collaboration among historians, scientists, hydrologists, and statisticians.

The Peabody Museum has been part of Yale and New Haven for more than 150 years. In the 19th century, it was the science startup of its day

We conduct scientific studies on public opinion and behavior; inform the decision-making of governments, media, companies, and NGOs; and educate the 

From carbon pricing on Yale’s campus to climate communications for the world.

Established in 1998, evolutionary anthropologists at the Yale Reproductive Ecology Laboratory conduct research on human and comparative evolutionary

We aim to empower students to engage in all forms of environmental advocacy on campus, in New Haven, and beyond, as well as to foster a sense

We’re the Yale chapter of a national student movement dedicated to propelling a carbon-pricing climate solution into a national spotlight.

We serve as a hub for creative and critical work on food and agricultural systems topics that are entangled with pressing problems of global significa

Learn about databases, journals, maps and more available at Yale for environmental science research.

The Yale West Campus Farm, formerly the Landscape Lab, has been a special community gathering space since the earliest days of the campus.

Join Yale’s premier doctoral fellowship training interdisciplinary leaders to solve climate change, biodiversity loss, and planetary crises.

YPS oversees a competitive grant program that enables pioneering research and initiatives focused on impact.

Answers to common questions about PI eligibility, submitting proposals, budget, award selection process, and more.

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YPS is beginning a timely and critical effort to create a strategic vision to guide our work.