Energy & Sustainability

Discover our impact in the areas of energy and sustainability through these news and feature stories.

Aerial photo of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Johnson School

Identifying Ways to Revive Tren Urbano, Puerto Rico’s Foremost Rail Transit Project

Surbhi Vijay Bhavsar, MBA ’23, writes about her experience in developing solutions to revive Tren Urbano, Puerto Rico’s heavy-rail transit project.

Picture of solar panels in a field
Johnson School

Amped-Up About Renewables

Ben Roche, MBA ’23, reflects on what he learned as an intern in the renewable energy space at Amp, particularly in community solar development.

Picture of Alejandra Plaza Limon talking to fellow MBA student.
Johnson School

Innovating for Climate: Insider Insights from ClimateCAP

Alejandra Plaza Limon, MBA ’23, shares insights on attending the ClimateCAP conference in Austin.

clear water pouring out of a large, rusty pipe.
Dyson School

Cornell Economist Coedits PNAS Issue Focused on Value of Clean Water

A special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences advances the science of measuring the public benefit of clean water.

solar panels on the roof of Day Hall with the Cornell clock Tower in the background.
Johnson School

New Fellowship to Bolster Innovation in Clean Technology

The Green Technology Innovation Fellowship will prepare entrepreneurs and leaders in the global transition to clean energy and technology.

People enjoying food sitting at wooden picnic tables under a greenhouse-style roof at Stone Bend.
Johnson School

The Making of a Community Space

Claire Seizovic and Diana Fahning, both MBA ’23, reflect on helping Stone Bend Farm fix its business model via the Big Red Microenterprise program.

Kehkashan Basu speaking at the front of a room with a backdrop banner: Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion COP27.
Johnson School

Student Prods COP27 to Include Youth in Climate Solutions

Kehkashan Basu, MBA ’25, hopes to kindle positive global change. She moderated the first roundtable meeting between government officials and youth at COP27.

A female professor addresses a group in a lecture hall.
Johnson School

Climate finance takes center stage at ESG Investing Research Conference

Researchers and practitioners examined efforts to fund the abatement of biodiversity loss at the Cornell ESG Investing Research Conference.

Surreal painting of the back of a man standing at the threshold of a huge doorway or opening shaped like the outline of a head, looking out on a green, pastoral landscape, implying a sustainable future.
SC Johnson College

New Research Theme to Solidify SC Johnson College as a Leader in Sustainability

The Business of Sustainability research theme will facilitate collaboration, program coordination, and curriculum across the college’s three schools.