Media coverage of WEI this month focused on the changing energy and water infrastructure, a diversity of climate conversations, and the feasibility of climate action plans.

Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) associate professor of Geography, Holly Gibbs is one of thirty-two members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty to receive a fellowship for the 2020-21 academic year.

Taylor Tai and Patricia Tran are among twelve graduate students acknowledged for their work in creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. 

The resilience of the power grid has been in the news a lot in recent years: Transmission equipment, for example, sparked some of the largest fires in California history in 2018, leading to rolling blackouts, and the February 2021 cold snap in Texas shut off power to millions for days on end.

Developing sustainable, low-carbon fuels and industrial products is one of society’s greatest challenges.

An extensive review, published by researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and Wisconsin Energy Institute in the journal Advances in Ecological Research, explores the potential to design agricultural landscapes that support both crop production and biodiversity.

Media coverage of WEI this month focused on divesting from fossil fuels, the creation of a UW-Madison spinoff, and a climate change campaign led by climate scientist moms.