Climate
University initiatives tackling climate change through science, design, and sustainable innovation.
Every person at Penn, and all that we do, connects to the existential challenge of climate change. Led by Penn’s Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action, Michael Mann, the University is bringing its full scope of expertise to face this pressing crisis head-on. From advancing energy science and policy across disciplines to shaping and sustaining the built environment, Penn is expanding efforts to recruit top talent, drive innovation, and implement best practices institution-wide.
The following initiatives present opportunities to support innovations in clean energy and environmental sustainability at Penn.
The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology
An overwhelming scientific consensus asserts that human activity is having an unintended negative impact on the global environment. The new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology building, located at the intersection of 32nd and Walnut Streets, is accelerating the pace of scientific advances in sustainable energy at Penn, forging the path to urgently needed solutions.
To learn more, please contact:
Deb Rhebergen
Vice Dean for Advancement, Penn Arts & Sciences
(215) 898-9942
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
As our planet moves toward more sustainable creation, storage, and conversion of energy, communities will require equitable policies to support a just and efficient transition. The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy is fostering impactful research, developing student knowledge, and convening today’s leaders to deliver numerous outputs, inform policymakers, and lay the groundwork for better energy systems worldwide.
To learn more, please contact:
Jeff Snyder
Assistant Dean of Development & Alumni Relations, Weitzman School of Design
(215) 898-8738
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The Ian L. McHarg Center – Green New Deal
Together with planners, designers, policymakers, and communities, the Ian L. McHarg Center at the Weitzman School of Design is strengthening research and advocacy in support of the Green New Deal, a plan for centering justice, jobs, and rapid decarbonization across the United States. Significant job losses, our nation’s crumbling urban infrastructures, and climate-related natural disasters make this work more critical than ever.
To learn more, please contact:
Jeff Snyder
Assistant Dean of Development & Alumni Relations, Weitzman School of Design
(215) 898-8738
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Center for Stewardship Agriculture and Food Security
National and global stakeholders confronting climate change and emerging societal challenges are working to safeguard both human and animal health—as well as agricultural production, ecosystems, food security, and disaster resilience. The Center for Stewardship Agriculture and Food Security, located at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, aims to foster the responsible use of resources entrusted to farmers to produce sustainable and nutritious food while also meeting the demands of feeding the world’s population.
To learn more, please contact:
Jonathan Evans
Senior Associate Dean of Development & Alumni Relations, Penn Vet
(215) 898-1480
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