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Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment —

The new landscape of corporate climate disclosure

California’s new law requiring large corporations to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions has refocused attention on the role of business in combating climate change.

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A climate case to watch

Montana is appealing a historic ruling that found the state must consider the impact of greenhouse gas in its environmental reviews of projects. Experts discuss the impact the outcome will have across the U.S.

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A geophysicist and a lawyer take a data-driven approach to clean water

Geophysicist Jenny Suckale and regulatory policy expert Daniel Ho discuss the data-driven approach they developed to help the EPA monitor and enforce water quality.

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Support for boundless innovation

Interdisciplinary research teams will convert plastic into food, grow self-fertilizing crops, equip law enforcement to stop illegal deforestation, and more with grants from the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.

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Tracking a potent climate threat

Stanford researchers are working across disciplines to create low-cost sensors that can measure methane emissions in humid tropical environments.

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What Congress can do to support wildland firefighters

Wildland firefighters are overworked, underpaid, and unprepared, according to a new white paper. The authors explain how Congress can support these essential frontline workers.

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An aerospace engineer on the design challenge of solar geoengineering

Artificially reflecting sunlight back into space would cool the planet, but can it be considered a viable option?

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River deltas under threat

Often it’s not rising seas, but sinking land due to human activities that puts coastal populations at risk.

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Big Ideas for Oceans grants fuel ‘unconstrained creativity’

The inaugural awards will enable research teams to pursue interdisciplinary ocean and coastal projects that address impacts of environmental change in the Bay Area and beyond.

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Banking on nature

The Natural Capital Project is working with development banks and 10 pilot countries to put the environment at the forefront of policy and investment decisions.

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