Students’ spring capstone projects addressed real-world challenges on behalf of clients including NGOs, the private sector, and both federal and state agencies.
Energy and the Environment
Recent heat waves underscore the urgency of climate technology investment
La Follette’s Morgan Edwards and Zachary Thomas of the Nelson Institute explore innovative methods for mitigating climate change as momentum for climate action in Wisconsin is growing.
La Follette faculty, students co-author landmark report on carbon dioxide removal
Researchers from the La Follette School and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies helped author the 2024 State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report.
Edwards’ latest studies shed light on climate-tech needs
These papers provide timely insights into the development of technologies that must scale rapidly to address climate change.
New research shows how important a new climate technology could be if adopted quickly
Direct air capture with carbon storage could help remove nearly five gigatonnes of carbon dioxide by midcentury if the emerging technology develops quickly enough.
La Follette students help build powerful tool for climate technology research
Three La Follette graduate students developed a database to help anticipate how long it may take for new climate technologies to scale up to levels necessary to limit climate change.
Nemet to serve as interim director in spring
During the spring semester, Professor Greg Nemet will serve as interim director of the La Follette School while Susan Webb Yackee is on sabbatical.
Nemet’s work informs discussions on scaling of carbon removal technologies
The rate of development for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies that could be critical tools to combat climate change is in line with similar technologies over the last century but outpaced by policy targets and industry projections.
Tree canopy, pocket parks could make La Crosse cooler
La Follette School students researched policy solutions to would reduce the urban heat island effect in the City of La Crosse.
Spring 2023 faculty awards
La Follette School faculty members Mark Copelovitch, Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Tana Johnson, Tim Smeeding, and Manny Teodoro received awards this spring.