We mapped the pros and cons of each and found clear winners and losers New publication by the Global CO2 Initiative’s Director, Volker Sick, details research pointing to the best and worse carbon capture projects. Capturing carbon dioxide from the air or industries and recycling it can sound like a win-win climate solution. The greenhouse gas…
” I see a growing sense of urgency in our field… I see less patience for the status quo, more disdain for virtue signaling, and a push to shift from talk to action.” ~ Melissa Zaksek Associate Director, Research, the Frederick A. and Barbara M. Erb Environmental Management Institute Previously, Melissa worked for the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute and for the U.S. Forest…
“Michigan is now a climate action leader, and that’s reason for even more hope. It shows we all – students, staff, faculty, citizens – can make a difference, and we’ll keep making a difference.” ~Dean Jonathan T. Overpeck This newsletter features Dr. Jonathan T. Overpeck, the Samuel A. Graham Dean of the University of Michigan School for Environment and…
“I want to be a resource and help support people in this field as much as possible, because I think we need all hands on deck to move this forward. I hope to play a small role in that, and I want to help empower others to do the same.” ~Dr. Josh Schaidle In this…
“…That recipe for success is something that can only happen at a few places, one of them being the University of Michigan.” Stephen Brown This issue of the newsletter features the Sequestration Squad, a team of University of Michigan (U-M) students which was recently selected the first place winners of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of…
How the University of Michigan is making sure its engineering students are ready to tackle sustainability issues in their careers. By Susan Fancy & Volker Sick Published in Greenbiz April 4, 2023 When working as an engineer in the late 1980s, industrial engineers’ main considerations were the durability, quality, safety and regulatory requirements that the product must meet,…
