Climate change

What live peer review looks like when the fate of the planet is at stake

Prof. David Archer’s peer review praises climate modeling study as a ‘masterwork of scholarly synthesis, modeling virtuosity and insight, with profound implications’


Point Person: Henry M. Paulson talks about the business of climate change

In Q&A, Henry Paulson, chairman of Paulson Institute, discusses the consequences of climate change and possible solutions


Dallas Morning News

We’re still waking up to the ultra long-term consequences of burning fossil fuels

Article cites paper by Prof. Raymond Pierrehumbert, which finds that carbon dioxide left in the atmosphere endures for generations


Chicago Is Hoping to Retire the Word “Waste”

Article cites Prof. David Weisbach, who says that Chicago is indirectly yet deeply connected to the rest of the world in context of climate change


Next City

Some Environmental Advocates Not Helping The Cause, Climate Scientist Says

Assoc. Prof. Elisabeth Moyer argues that furor over the debate of climate change hurts the possibility of rational discourse


If We Dig Out All Our Fossil Fuels, Here’s How Hot We Can Expect It to Get

In op-ed, Prof. Michael Greenstone estimates that global temperature would rise 16.2 degrees if all available fossil fuels on Earth were extracted and used