Environment & Climate
See how our programs are doing business for good in these articles and insights related to climate and environment.
Smarter hurricane warnings save billions
Dyson School research shows better forecasts sharply reduce hurricane losses
The murky business of clean air: Creating a transparent carbon market
Cornell students in the Dyson School’s SMART program created a dashboard to track and verify carbon market data in Kenya.
How much would you pay for this bread?
Consumers need to understand sustainability claims and, more importantly, be willing to pay a premium for them.
Renovated food lab goes fully electric, embracing induction technology
Cornell’s Grailer Food Lab is now fully electric, available for hospitality students to learn on climate-friendly induction stoves.
More productive farming lowers global emissions
A new analysis finds that rising farm productivity is keeping global agricultural emissions in check
Students design a reusable bottle system for local wineries
The proposed pilot program aims to cut operating costs and carbon dioxide emissions for Finger Lakes wineries.
Grow-NY finalists estimate upstate impact ahead of summit
Twenty startup finalists will pitch their food and agriculture businesses – and their potential to impact upstate New York – for up to $1 million
Warming climate, not herd size, is biggest threat to rangelands
Researchers found that while larger herds can slightly reduce rangeland productivity in Mongolia from year to year, weather and climate have a much bigger effect
As farm jobs decline, food industry work holds steady
Study finds farm jobs shrink as nations grow wealthier, but food industry work holds steady — with better pay and wider gender gaps.