Climate Change

Fellow Story

Mulvaney on SVTC's 2014 Solar Scorecard

Every year, the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) sends out a survey to PV solar manufacturers. Though companies do not have to respond, this does not stop the SVTC from evaluating them. It simply means there is less information and, consequently, they receive lower marks. The “Industry Leaders” on SVTC’s 5th annual 2014 scorecard are: Trina Solar (92), SunPower (88), Yingli Green Energy (81), SolarWorld (73) and REC (71).
December 9, 2014
Fellow Story

Sims Gallagher serving at White House on climate change and energy policy

Kelly Sims Gallagher is serving in The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as Senior Policy Advisor working on climate change and energy policy. She is also working on international climate policy in close coordination with the State Department, concentrating on international negotiations. Read more
December 8, 2014
Fellow Story

Kapnick study tries to resolve Karakoram glacier anomaly

Researchers from Princeton University and other institutions may have hit upon an answer to a climate-change puzzle that has eluded scientists for years, and that could help understand the future availability of water for hundreds of millions of people.
October 30, 2014
Fellow Story

Coleman quoted in New Yorker article about Norway/Liberia deal

Heather Coleman was recently quoted a The New Yorker article about climate trades.
October 29, 2014
Foundation News

Webinar: Stop the Leaks Campaign

The Switzer Foundation seeks to maximize positive environmental impact through individual and collective activities and leveraged grant resources. We partially funded 2011 Fellow Sarah Uhl's work with the Clean Air Task Force to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Her work helped lead to a major White House initiative. Watch our June 2014 webinar with Sarah, and read more about how her work influenced policy on this important greenhouse gas issue.
October 26, 2014
Foundation News

Network Call: Sustainability on Campuses

This spring we held a networking call to connect academic Fellows who are interested in expanding their schools' sustainability efforts. Nine Fellows attended the lively call, and topics ranged from how to get involved in a school's...
October 26, 2014
Fellow Story

Public Ire and Impatience With Washington Climate Gridlock Underlie Massive Climate Demonstrations

What is the real meaning of the thousands of climate demonstrations around the world last month for President Obama and mainstream party politicians? Read Fellow John Berger's thoughts and an excerpt of his new book.
October 3, 2014
Fellow Story

European farmers face uncertainty in adapting to climate change, Moore finds

New research from Stanford scientists shows that farmers in Europe will see crop yields affected as global temperatures rise, but that adaptation can help slow the decline for some crops.
October 1, 2014
Fellow Story

McGreavy's research on race and gender stereotypes in climate-related movies picked up

From the article "Climate change fiction gets hot in Hollywood (if you still don't get it, it'll get you)" on ClimateWire: To see climate change cropping up in popular media is encouraging, because it means that society as a whole is talking more about this pressing issue, said Laura Lindenfeld, an associate professor of communication and policy at the University of Maine.
September 29, 2014
Fellow Story

Gill finds tiniest specks of dust impact health, shape has impact on climate

The research of Thomas Gill of the University of Texas at El Paso Department of Geological Sciences. Gill is studying dust, and has found that the tiniest speck of dust can impact health, the environment, and infrastructure. The shape of a dust particle has even been found to have an impact on the climate. Listen to an NPR interview about his research
September 26, 2014