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NYSERDA grants $1.65M to Cornell for carbon footprint, energy reductions

Cornell is a global leader in sustainability and climate change research, teaching and engagement. Our campuses are living laboratories for developing, testing and implementing solutions that address these most challenging issues.

Commitment to Sustainability

Research and engagement

Naomi Haber.

Cornellian awarded NY student sustainability leadership award

Naomi Haber ’20 was recognized by the New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education
David Karasz prepares cultures of Paraburkholderia for scanning.

Newly found bacteria fights climate change, soil pollutants

Cornell researchers have discovered a new species of bacteria that could be an important player in the soil carbon cycle
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Cornell custodians embrace low-odor cleaners

Cornell’s nearly 400 custodians will learn how to use state-of-the-art, low-odor floor cleaning products”
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Cornell's Commitment to Sustainability (PDF)

A global leader in sustainability, Cornell aims to become a carbon neutral campus using 100 percent renewable energy by 2035

Thought Leaders in Sustainability

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Timur Dogan is an expert on energy modeling and passive climate control strategies who helps other architects and urban designers to optimize their buildings.

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CONSERVATION OUTREACH

Amanda Rodewald works to generate, apply and communicate science that advances ecological understanding and environmental conservation.

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

David Lodge studies how ecological forecasting can better inform environmental risk assessment, policy development and natural resource management.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

Lindsay Anderson uses systems modeling and optimization to find ways to accelerate the transition to a low carbon energy future.

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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Oliver Gao examines transportation systems, food supply chains and their impacts on air quality and climate change.

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LABOR PRACTICES

Lara Skinner focuses on workers’ and unions’ engagement in issues of sustainability, climate protection and economic alternatives.

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ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Max Zhang studies sustainable energy systems and the effects of nanoparticle pollution on air quality and climate change.

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ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES

Anindita Banerjee works on the environment and climate change in the context of media and cultural studies.

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Earth and Atmospheric Science

Natalie Mahowald examines feedbacks in the earth system that impact climate change, such as desert dust and the carbon cycle.

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Our campuses are living laboratories for sustainability and climate change research.