Leaks will not sink carbon capture and storage
September 5, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyA Princeton study found that carbon capture and storage may not be as prone to leakage, or high costs related to fixing leaks, as previously thought.
Orange is the New Green: How Orange Peels Revived a Costa Rican Forest
August 22, 2017Princeton University researchers discovered the power of agricultural waste to potentially regenerate forests and mitigate carbon at low cost.
Analysis shows carbon-slashing promise of new biofuel technology
July 12, 2017 ・ Suleman DinFinding an alternative vehicle fuel poses a difficult challenge: it has to be relatively cheap and able to reduce carbon emissions.
Study: Cold Climates and Ocean Carbon Sequestration
March 15, 2017 ・ Igor HeifetzFormer Princeton graduate student Xingchen Wang is lead author of a climate study published in PNAS on research he conducted while working in Daniel Sigman’s lab.
PEI Faculty Seminar Series Video: Competition, Hydraulic Damage, and the Universal Rules Regulating Plant Water Use
October 11, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzTiny valves on the surfaces of leaves, called stomates, regulate carbon gain and water loss by plants, and are thus linchpins of the global carbon and water cycles. Amazingly, the same simple model regulates stomates worldwide. This model is backed…
PEI Faculty Seminar Series Video: CO2 Sequestration in Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs
October 13, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzMichael Celia, Theodora Shelton Pitney Professor of Environmental Studies. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Director, Program in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is the only currently available technology that can significantly reduce atmospheric carbon…
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: World’s Largest Reforestation Program Overlooks Wildlife
September 7, 2016 ・ B. Rose KellyNew research lead by Princeton University researchers finds that China’s Grain-for-Green Program falls short of restoring the biodiversity of China’s native forests.
Household Fuels Exceed Power Plants and Cars as Source of Smog in Beijing
June 27, 2016 ・ John Sullivan, Office of Engineering CommunicationsNew research by Denise Mauzerall and colleagues indicates China could improve air quality by reducing residential emissions.
Ocean Fertilization Could Be a Zero-Sum Game
February 1, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzPEI associated faculty member Daniel Sigman participated in a recent study that found fertilizing the oceans with iron may not work as envisioned.
