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Fires and Climate are Changing. Science Needs to Change too.
Fire scientists are working on ways to best address the challenges of wildfire and climate.![Acadian flycatcher perched on a dead tree branch in a marsh.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/acadian-flycatcher-judith-rawcliffe-istock-1500x844-1.jpg)
Some Birds ‘Win’ and Some ‘Lose’ with Sea Level Rise, Expert Says
Global sea level rise is accelerating every year due to climate change, and it could threaten the very existence of some coastal bird species.![Three divers are underwater. One is reaching downward from the left, one is reaching downward from the right. The third diver is reaching outward from the center of the image, facing the camera between the two other divers. In the center is a metal pole with extending metal branches. Young coral in spiky formations of yellow, orange and brown is being hung by the divers.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dylandixondiving1.jpg)
Dylan Dixon Dives in Bonaire, Adventures Beyond the Classroom
Fashion and textile management student Dylan Dixon spent his spring semester working on a coral restoration project abroad.![The sun over NC State's campus](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/campus-sun.jpg)
Baby, it’s Hot Outside. New Toolkit to Help Reduce Heat-Related Health Problems
the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) has issued a heat action plan toolkit for local governments to help their citizens avoid heat-related injury.![field of wind turbines in the desert](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/blm.jpg)
Can We Reach Green Goals by 2050? Yes, But It’s Complicated
Jordan Kern models environmental risks, and Harrison Fell studies the economics of energy systems and policy. In November 2023, they shared what they know about what influences energy policies, how those policies play out in society, and why people behave the way they do. In our conversation, they laid out the challenges – and opportunities – that may arise on the journey to a green energy future.![A stack of coins and a wooden tile with a drawing of smokestacks illustrate the idea of greenhouse emissions taxes.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/carbon-policy.jpg)
How To Craft an Optimal Unilateral Carbon Policy
Greenhouse gas emissions have global impacts, but solutions vary from country to country. A recent seminar explored the optimal policy for a fragmented world.![photo of an industrial landscape with large smokestacks billowing white clouds](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/garcia-menendez-2024-header.jpg)
Climate Change Will Make Air Pollution Worse. Here’s How.
The study finds climate change is likely to make upward spikes of ozone at ground level worse by 2050.NC Clean Energy Technology Center gets $2 million grant for community projects
As part of the current presidential administration’s Investing in America initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is giving $22 million to various institutions to improve efficiency in large-scale renewable energy and energy storage. This includes $2 million to a team led by NC State’s North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC).![A food scientist hydrates a protein for use in a food formulation.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mksustainableprotein1500.jpg)