On November 2nd, the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, in collaboration with the Wake Forest University Office of Sustainability, will host a panel discussion called “Taking the Temperature on Global Warming.” More details about the panel are available at the bottom of this […]
Last week, conservation biologist and PhD candidate Cassie Freund sat down with CEES board member Alan Palmiter, Wake Forest’s William T. Wilson, III, Presidential Chair for Business Law. The two talked about his new article about what is now, in his view, a monumental shift […]
To effectively combat climate change, humanity needs to both stop putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and to lock away at least some that we’ve already unleashed, a process called carbon sequestration. Reforestation — replanting trees at large scale — is often touted as a […]
If you ask someone, ‘Why should we study history?’ they’ll probably give you an answer about how, by learning from the past, we can avoid making the same mistakes today. And this is true: there is a lot we can glean from past civilizations and […]
Wake Forest’s law school is among the top 10 in the nation for greenest law schools, a fact reflected in its student body. “We have a growing group of students who are interested in environmental law at Wake Forest,” says Scott Schang. In addition […]
As trees age and grow, it seems logical to assume their ability to produce seeds, nuts or fruits will continue to grow, too, but a new study of nearly 600 species worldwide published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences nips that […]
Earlier this week, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an updated report detailing the current state of Earth’s climate, the science behind climate change, and the outlook for our collective future on a rapidly warming planet. The report, the first […]
Retired physics professor Richard Williams passed away on July 5, 2021. Richard was one of the original founders of CEES; the following is a letter CEES Director Miles Silman sent in remembrance of his contributions to us and the university as a whole: Dear […]
CEES Board Member and Mongabay environmental reporter, Justin Catanoso, provides a breakdown of the 25th annual United Nations climate summit (COP25) in Madrid.
Never have the stakes been higher, nor perhaps planetary politics or nature more unsettled, as participants gather for the annual United Nations Climate Summit. Indicative of a global sense of urgency, the European parliament just last week declared a “climate and environmental emergency,” urging EU countries to commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.