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Eight graduate students have concluded academic-year fellowships assisting UChicago faculty with climate and energy research projects.

Michael Greenstone discusses the importance of a drop in China's greenhouse gas emissions.

Sariya Stowers was selected for the prestigious fellowship.

Michael Greenstone speaks with the New York Times on the White House's decision to shelve the social cost of carbon.

World's first air pollution trading scheme yields results

Mary Tran has joined the EPIC Air Quality Fund as its first Monitoring & Evaluation Senior Specialist.

These awardees complete the final cohort of 26 projects to receive awards during this round of funding to enhance air quality infrastructure and drive national-level impact on air pollution across 16 countries.

The world’s first-ever market for trading in particulate matter emissions—launched in Gujarat’s Surat in 2019 through partnerships with the University of Chicago, Yale University, and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)—has reduced pollution by 20-30% among participating industries...

EPIC Air Quality Awardee Dr. Sunkaru Touray and EPIC Clean Air Program Director Christa Hasenkopf discuss air quality in The Gambia on QTV Gambia.

Experiment finds that the cap-and-trade market in Gujarat, India reduced pollution by 20 to 30 percent while reducing industrial plants’ pollution abatement costs by more than 10 percent and increasing compliance with the law.