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Energy and the Environment

Capstone project helps Outrider Foundation investigate oceanic nuclear waste

Posted on March 18, 2023

A first-of-its-kind project conducted by La Follette students helped inform an Outrider Foundation investigation that looked at radioactive materials littering the Arctic seas.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, International Policy & Economics, MIPA News, News, Students

Nemet co-authors inaugural report on the state of carbon dioxide removal

Posted on February 19, 2023

Professor Gregory Nemet helped lead a landmark report on the current state of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in ongoing efforts to limit global warming.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, Faculty, News

Undergraduates gain research experience working with La Follette faculty

Posted on August 15, 2022

Assisting faculty members with research helped undergraduate certificate students Maria Manansala and Rachel Fedorchak build skills for their future careers.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, News, Social Policy, Students, Undergraduate

Nemet wins Kellett Mid-Career award

Posted on July 15, 2022

Nemet’s extraordinary work on technological responses to climate change has already had a major impact on the field of climate policy.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, Faculty, News

La Follette student interviewed about carbon removal project

Posted on May 27, 2022

Jenna Greene discussed her role on the UW-Madison team participating in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition—a $100 million global challenge by Elon Musk.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, MPA News, News, Students

Fletcher and Nemet awarded Vilas honors

Posted on May 13, 2022

La Follette School Professors Jason Fletcher and Gregory Nemet are recipients of prestigious Vilas Awards, acknowledging their groundbreaking research, service to the UW community, and teaching.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, Faculty, News, Social Policy

La Follette organizes climate change event for area high school students

Posted on May 13, 2022

Future climate leaders engaged in climate change simulations with the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) at Madison West High School on April 26 and 28.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, News, Outreach

Nemet shapes United Nations report on climate change

Posted on April 4, 2022

The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report urges immediate action to limit greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of the economy, including energy, transportation, construction, manufacturing, and agriculture.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, Faculty, News

Mikhaila Calice (MPA’19) Shares Climate Communication Expertise on UW Now

Posted on December 21, 2021

La Follette School grad Mikhaila Calice (MPA’19) played a starring role in a UW Now livestream presentation on climate, energy and geopolitics on November 9.

Posted in Alumni, Energy and the Environment, International Policy & Economics, News

Mikhaila Calice (MPA’19) Shares Climate Communication Expertise on UW Now

Posted on December 21, 2021

La Follette School grad Mikhaila Calice (MPA’19) played a starring role in a UW Now livestream presentation on climate, energy, and geopolitics on November 9.

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Energy and the Environment, News
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