Research professor Phil Berke recently returned to Chapel Hill and was selected to lead the Institute’s newly launched Center for Resilient Communities and Environment. “The Institute for the Environment, by its nature, cuts across the campus. We will be doing … Read more

For the past two years, we have served as co-chairs of the Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee. As such, we often find ourselves in conversation about energy markets, and brainstorming ideas for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at scale. As RESPC … Read more

The commission, led by Mike Piehler, will align sustainability efforts across the University and support the work of the Three Zeros Environmental Initiative. A new University-wide commission will oversee and advise on Carolina’s sustainability efforts, Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz announced … Read more

Dana Haine and Grant Parkins of Carolina’s Center for Public Engagement with Science share ways to reduce your personal carbon footprint and explain how little steps can make a difference. A single person can’t turn back the clock on climate … Read more

In a new book released Mar. 17, 2020 by Yale University Press, Richard N. L. “Pete” Andrews examines the 50-year history of the modern environmental policy era against the background of the four centuries of American environmental policies that led … Read more

The clean tech conversation goes beyond the annual UNC Clean Tech Summit! We are launching a webinar series focused on the clean tech economy from a regional, national and global lens. The first series in April 2020 features five (5) webinars with … Read more

If all you’ve done lately is get some fresh air in your backyard or take short jaunts for essentials, you may not realize traffic in the Triangle is virtually non-existent even at rush hour. And for that kind of scene … Read more

Disinfecting your home is a critical part of slowing the spread of COVID-19 and a University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences professor has created an infographic to help get the word out. Rachel Noble, a professor of public … Read more

The UNC Institute for the Environment’s Center for Public Engagement with Science (CPES) was recognized this year with the 2020 Best of Green Schools Award for Higher Education for their Outdoor Wonder and Learning (OWL) Initiative at Northside Elementary in … Read more

“The purpose of the center is to help a lot of groups and businesses that experience financial risk as a result of extreme environmental events.” Dr. Greg Characklis is the Philip C. Singer Distinguished Professor in the Department of Environmental … Read more