Climate Solutions Lab
Climate Solutions Lab
The Climate Solutions Lab's mission is to create, learn and distribute solution-oriented climate knowledge at Brown and across the world.
Climate Solutions Lab
The Climate Solutions Lab's mission is to create, learn and distribute solution-oriented climate knowledge at Brown and across the world.
News from The Climate Solutions Lab
View More A team of researchers analyzed more than 25,000 civil lawsuits, gleaning insights on regional disparities in environmental law and opportunities to broaden impact.
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Researchers at the Watson Institute's Climate Solutions Lab were awarded a $100,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to support planning for a new Center on Clean Energy and Society (CES).
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The start of Brown's new fiscal year on July 1, 2023, brought a number of leadership changes to the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and its centers.
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In the News
View More Construction of Revolution Wind has been allowed to resume by a court, at least for now. But federal funding for renewables remains uncertain, perhaps signaling more trouble ahead for large infrastructure projects. What is the path forward to ensure Rhode Island, and New England more broadly, stay on track with the energy transition despite federal backtracking?
Trump is one of a long line of U.S. officials who’ve threatened annexation. History offers clues as to why they haven’t pulled it off.
The Bureau of Land Management treats the earnings from clean energy projects differently than fossil fuels. New polling data show bipartisan support for change. (Boston Globe op ed co-authored by CSL affiliate Dustin Tingley)
Syllabus Bank
The Lab has developed a syllabus bank to make it easy for potential instructors of climate change courses to learn from what other instructors have done.
The syllabus bank holds syllabi from post-secondary courses about climate change, taught in the social sciences
Climate Opportunity Map
This Map Will Make You Optimistic About Fighting Climate Change
Bloomberg article features searchable map created by the Climate Solutions Lab, which shows estimated job and public health opportunities that come with transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Climate Solutions Lab on Trending Globally
Trending Globally is a regular podcast featuring insight on today's critical global challenges. With Brown University scholars, practitioners, and students, the discussions bridge research, politics, and policy.