Princeton Energy and Climate Scholars Co-author Fusion Energy Distillate
May 16, 2016 ・ Holly P. WellesTen members of the Princeton Energy and Climate Scholars Program (PECS) and Professor Robert Socolow examine fusion energy from four perspectives.
New Warnings on Rising Seas
April 6, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzSocolow discussed new warnings on rising seas during interview on NPR (On Point).
Climate Change and Destiny Studies: Creating Our Near and Far Futures
November 30, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzIn the ‘Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Robert Socolow proposes new academic field, Destiny Studies, focused on climate change.
Socolow’s “Commitment Accounting of CO2 Emissions” Featured in ELR’s 2014 Top 25 Highlights
March 17, 2015 ・ Holly P. WellesRobert Socolow, a Princeton professor, emeritus, of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and co-author Steven Davis, a professor of earth system science at UC-Irvine wrote a paper entitled ’Commitment Accounting of CO2 Emissions’ article is featured in Environmental Research Letters (ERL)…
With an Extension of Financial Support from BP, Princeton’s Carbon Mitigation Initiative Now to Run to 2020
November 23, 2014 ・ Holly WellesPrinceton University President Christopher E. Eisgruber (left) and Felipe Bayon (right), senior vice president, BP America, shaking hands during the Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) renewal announcement. (Photo by Mark Czaijkowski) In support of a long established partnership to find compelling and…
Coal’s Continued Dominance of Global Industrialization Must Be Made More Vivid in Climate Change Accounting
August 21, 2014 ・ Holly P. WellesEmissions that occur over the lifetime of a fossil-fuel-burning electric generator are today routinely assigned to the year of emission ((a), blue blocks). Socolow and Davis present an alternate accounting where the same emissions are instead recorded as committed emissions…
FACULTY HONOR: Socolow Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
May 4, 2014 ・ Holly WellesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies, has elected Robert Socolow as a member. Socolow, one of 204 elected members in the class of 2014, is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace…
