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December 9, 2015

Global fossil-fuel emissions could decline in 2015

An international research team reports that the rapid increase in global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has slowed in the past two years, underlining the need for action to permanently lower emissions.

Climate Change, Energy
Eiffel Tower illustration
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Global climate agreement: After the talks

Nature

The real business of decarbonization begins after an agreement is signed at the Paris climate conference, argue David G. Victor and Stanford Earth's James Leape.

Climate Change, Energy

Decades of Stanford research underpin global climate talks in Paris

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

As they work toward halting global warming, international delegates at the Paris climate talks will depend on a knowledge base that Stanford scholars helped build over the past two decades.

November 30, 2015
Climate Change, Energy

Global warming: Can world's nations agree on 2 degrees?

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford experts on climate change-related issues ranging from energy and ecosystems to law and economics share their persectives on the upcoming COP21 talks in Paris.

November 30, 2015
Climate Change, Energy

Crossing the financial “Valley of Death” to clean energy

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Stanford’s Dan Reicher and Alicia Seiger identify key strategies to catalyze investment in clean energy resources.

October 29, 2015
Climate Change, Energy, Human Dimensions and Sustainability

Carbon mitigation is about exergy, not energy

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

New analysis shows big benefits of carbon capture and storage technologies.

October 26, 2015
Energy

Water contamination in Pennsylvania likely due to hydraulic fracturing surface operations

Yale University

A new study finds that organic compounds in groundwater aquifers overlying the Marcellus Shale is likely due to surface releases from hydraulic fracturing operations and not migration from gas wells or deep shale layers.

 

October 14, 2015
Energy

Stanford study shows pipeline replacement programs are effective

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Replacing older natural gas pipelines reduces leaks and improves consumer safety.

September 9, 2015
Climate Change, Energy
Photo by Jenny Downing

Shallow fracking raises questions for water

Stanford News

Stanford scientist's investigations show that drinking water sources may be threatened by thousands of shallow oil and gas wells mined with the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing. A new study suggests safeguards.

July 30, 2015
Energy

Oklahoma earthquakes linked to oil and gas wastewater disposal wells

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

A new Stanford study finds that the recent spike in triggered earthquakes in Oklahoma is primarily due to the injection of wastewater produced during oil production.

June 18, 2015
Energy, Natural Hazards

Solar could meet California energy demand three to five times over

Carnegie Institution of Washington

Research by Chris Field finds that the amount of energy that could be generated from solar equipment constructed on and around existing infrastructure in California would exceed the state’s demand by up to five times.

March 18, 2015
Energy

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