Professor Gregory Nemet helped lead a landmark report on the current state of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in ongoing efforts to limit global warming.
Energy and the Environment
Undergraduates gain research experience working with La Follette faculty
Assisting faculty members with research helped undergraduate certificate students Maria Manansala and Rachel Fedorchak build skills for their future careers.
Nemet wins Kellett Mid-Career award
Nemet’s extraordinary work on technological responses to climate change has already had a major impact on the field of climate policy.
La Follette student interviewed about carbon removal project
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.
Fletcher and Nemet awarded Vilas honors
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.
La Follette organizes climate change event for area high school students
Future climate leaders engaged in climate change simulations with the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) at Madison West High School on April 26 and 28.
Nemet shapes United Nations report on climate change
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.
Mikhaila Calice (MPA’19) Shares Climate Communication Expertise on UW Now
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.
Mikhaila Calice (MPA’19) Shares Climate Communication Expertise on UW Now
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.
High school students develop climate change simulations
To extend the reach of the La Follette Forum on Climate Policy, approximately 100 Madison West High School students participated in virtual climate change simulations with the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) November 23.