Most efforts in the fight to slow climate change have focused on replacing fossil fuels with clean energy sources, but scientists say that just reducing greenhouse gas emissions isn’t enough: we also need to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 

As issues of climate change and environmental justice disproportionately affect communities of color, Kaiping Chen, an assistant professor in University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Life Sciences Communications (LSC) and her team aim to empower and amplify Black and Latinx voices in susta

In energy policy debates, nuclear energy and renewable energy technologies are sometimes viewed as competitors.

In reality, they could be better, together.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are working to develop plant-based fuels that are a key piece of the nation’s blueprint for decarbonizing transportation.

Scientists at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center engineered a new type of poplar with more of a valuable platform chemical and less lignin overall, resulting in wood that is easier to deconstruct and more valuable.

Tim Donohue is working to replace black gold with something much greener. With the right combination of renewable resources and microbes, or possibly a few genetic tweaks of certain microbes, Donohue and others are working to develop sustainable, low-cost alternatives to fossil fuels, chemicals, and other products.

Due to climate change, the electrical grid is faces greater demand than ever, while it also faces more threats. Professor Line Roald studies the electrical power grid, seeking ways to help communities produce low-cost, sustainable energy.