Press releases

Jan

2019

China not “walking the walk” on methane emissions

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Chinese regulations on coal mining have not curbed the nation’s growing methane emissions as intended, says new research from a team led by Carnegie’s Scot Miller and Anna Michalak. ...

Nov

2018

Carnegie’s Anna Michalak’s work guides North American carbon assessment

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Carnegie’s Anna Michalak was a major contributor to the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report released last Friday, which provides a current ...

Oct

2018

Unprecedented atlas of coral reefs released

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Today, Paul G. Allen Philanthropies and a consortium of partners, including Carnegie, unveiled the Allen Coral Atlas, a pioneering effort that uses high-resolution satellite imagery ...

Aug

2018

Particulate pollution’s impact varies greatly depending on where it originated

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— When it comes to aerosol pollution, as the old real estate adage says, location is everything. Aerosols are tiny particles that are spewed into the atmosphere by human activities, ...

Aug

2018

Pacific Ocean’s Effect on Arctic Warming

By Carnegie HQ

New research, led by former Carnegie postdoctoral fellow Summer Praetorius, shows that changes in the heat flow of the northern Pacific Ocean may have a larger effect on the Arctic climate than ...

Jul

2018

Can seagrass help fight ocean acidification?

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Seagrass meadows could play a limited, localized role in alleviating ocean acidification in coastal ecosystems, according to new work led by Carnegie’s David Koweek and including ...

Jun

2018

Path to zero emissions starts out easy, but gets steep

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC—Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities must approach zero within several decades to avoid risking grave damage from the effects of climate change. This will require creativity ...

Jun

2018

Flying laboratory wins $250,000 to map health of Hawaii’s coral reefs

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Carnegie’s Greg Asner advanced through a venture capital-style pitch group challenge to win a $250,000 grant from Battery Powered that will enable his flying laboratory team to map ...

Jun

2018

Partnership to Develop First-Ever Global and Dynamic Map of Coral Reefs

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Carnegie scientist Greg Asner and his Reefscape Project play a crucial role in a new partnership that’s responding to the crisis facing the world’s coral reefs and the need for global ...

Mar

2018

Priorities for managing protected areas are crucial for Bornean elephants

By Carnegie HQ

Sabah, Malaysia —Degraded forests play a crucial role in the future survival of Bornean elephants. A new study, published in the journal Biological Conservation , finds that forests of surprisingly ...

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