"We as researchers must stand up and communicate the importance of our work," writes IBES Prof @timmonsroberts.bsky.social, executive director of @cssn.org, whose research on climate disinformation campaigns has faced recent legal threats from opposition groups. pen.org/tilting-at-w...

Meet IBES Voss Fellow Piete Gatesi ’27! Using heat and chemical treatments, Gatesi aims to engineer solid state batteries, a promising, more sustainable alternative to lithium ion batteries 🔋 Brown University School of Engineering Learn more: https://ibes.brown.edu/news/2025-12-08/piete-gatesi

Only about a third of the glass used in the U.S. gets recycled. That’s much lower than Europe, where some countries have recycling rates above 90%. This week on Possibly we're asking: what gives? And what can we do about it? www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

IBES researcher Alexie Rudman & ENVS concentrator Keira Yanez '27 teamed up with Providence residents to create the "Shoreline Stories" exhibit @ New Urban Arts. Join this weekend (Dec 13 & 14) to view images, writing, and creative pieces that speak to resilience, concern, pride, memory, and place.

“There’s not a single campus across the country that is immune to climate-related impacts and threats to its infrastructure,” IBES Director @kimcobb.bsky.social told the BDH. Brown's efforts to fortify buildings & mitigate rainwater accumulation are necessary for climate resilience, she said.

Tomorrow at noon! Join us online as four experts discuss emerging tools and frameworks that not only protect financial portfolios and institutions, but reframe nature as a pillar of economic resilience: https://events.brown.edu/event/319990-values-at-risk-2025-nature-climate-and-the

If you’re planning to deck your house with lights this holiday season, you have a choice to make: stick with incandescent light bulbs, or go for LEDs. This week on Possibly we break down what each option means for the planet, and your electric bill. www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

Tomorrow! Forge new community-oriented partnerships and research teams during ECF's 2025 conference, a day of inquiry featuring panels, poster sessions, and facilitated conversation. Learn more + register: https://events.brown.edu/event/319822-equitable-climate-futures-seeding-collaborative

NEW RESEARCH: With #RSV hospitalizing 80,000 US children each year, a @brown.edu team aimed to learn how population density affects its spread among young children. @brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social#RSV Learn the results!⤵️ https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization

Lukas Rieppel Named 2025 @brown-ibes.bsky.social Catalyst Research Awardee — The annual award supports Brown University faculty in pursuing research that aligns with IBES’s goals of accelerating exploratory research with the potential to impact communities and engage with non-academic partners.

"10 Years After Paris Accord, Climate Denial Is Surging" - see @lisagsf.bsky.social and @stevenleemyers.bsky.social' piece in the NY Times, featuring the work by our scholars on the infiltration of misinformation in international climate negotiations. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

Excellent coverage of exactly the problem we face 35 years into the effort to face #climatechange: "a decades-long disinformation bombardment.," as @whitehouse.senate.gov put it. Now on solutions--see work by Climate Action Against Disinformation groups caad.info www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

Just over two weeks until Values at Risk 2025! Don't miss this opportunity to hear from our esteemed guests, each of whom brings their own unique expertise to the topic of climate risk. Register to attend the Dec 9 webinar: events.brown.edu/event/319990...

Reporting by @mongabay.com on our new Global Assessment and larger trends of climate obstruction in the COP: india.mongabay.com/2025/11/obst...

@edsustainable.bsky.social is hosting our first annual interdisciplinary conference! Research at the intersection of education and the environment. 🎓🌎 May 1st, 2026 Providence, RI Easy one paragraph abstract submission ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share w/ your networks!

Brown faculty, including IBES fellow @baylorfk.bsky.social & affiliate @maratimes.bsky.social, are part of the new SIMCoast initiative modeling microplastics in Narragansett Bay. “It’s a fantastic way to do interdisciplinary work and learn from others,” Freilich told @browndailyherald.bsky.social.

WATCH | “Subjects of the Sun”: Rethinking solar justice with Myles Lennon. During an October 18 book talk hosted by @brown-ibes.bsky.social, Assistant Prof Myles Lennon challenged audiences to see solar energy as not only a climate solution, but a reflection of deeper social and economic inequities.

IBES is hiring! The Student Transformative Engagement Pathways (STEP) Program Director will guide development and execution of expanded paid internships & research assistantships in climate, sustainability, and the environment for undergrads across Brown. brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...

Spotted lanternflies, Japanese barberry, Oriental bittersweet – When plants and animals like these invade our environment, they can disrupt other organisms that are native to the region. But can we stop these species? And should we? www.oceanstatemedia.org/what-should-...

A big move in the right direction by world leaders. See CSSN Director @timmonsroberts.bsky.social quoted in @earthjournalism.bsky.social: earthjournalism.net/stories/coun...

Phosphorus is essential to life on Earth, but in the wrong places and quantities, it’s an environmental hazard. IBES Prof Stephen Porder and UVM Assoc Prof Eric Roy, a former Voss postdoc, joined Facing Future to discuss the phosphorus conundrum and explain their work on the phosphorous cycle.

Red seaweed has been washing up on Rhode Island beaches for years, but what is it? On our latest episode of Possibly: what’s causing this red seaweed to appear, how it’s different from harmful “red tides” and how it might help the planet. www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

How can we deepen collaboration across disciplines & communities to tackle the climate crisis more effectively? Explore answers during the Equitable Climate Future Initiative's 2025 conference on Dec 3! Learn more: https://events.brown.edu/event/319822-equitable-climate-futures-seeding-collaborative

Join IBES's Values at Risk 2025 webinar! On Dec 9 at noon, experts in finance, insurance, policy, and environmental science will explore how we can better anticipate, price, and manage climate-related risk. Learn more + register: https://ow.ly/3UVH50XnZaK Carolyn Kousky Environmental Defense Fund

IBES Director @kimcobb.bsky.social joined LA's AirTalk radio show to discuss Bill Gates's recent memo on climate change — in which he expresses concerns on how the climate crisis is being framed and addressed — and how should we talk about climate moving forward. laist.com/news/la-city...

Lukas Rieppel Named 2025 @brown-ibes.bsky.social Catalyst Research Awardee — The annual award supports Brown University faculty in pursuing research that aligns with IBES’s goals of accelerating exploratory research with the potential to impact communities and engage with non-academic partners.

At a recent IBES seminar, Columbia University's Adam Sobel called for a transparent approach to climate risk science—one that guides practical decisions in an era of extremes. Learn more and view a recording of the event: https://ibes.brown.edu/news/2025-11-12/sobel-climate-risk

A sobering take on what a slew of new reports say about how the world will look under 2-3°C+ of warming. W/ @laurapaddison.bsky.social & insights from @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, @kimcobb.bsky.social, @weatherwest.bsky.social & others. www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/c... (For CNN subscribers.)

Several IBES Voss Fellows have brought their research beyond campus this semester, presenting at Providence’s Hamilton House as part of the Conversations in Science series: a collaboration that connects Brown scholars with lifelong learners eager to explore real-world environmental challenges.

IBES Voss Postdoc Elodie Freymann is first author of a new report that documents a novel foraging behavior in fire-crested alethes. The African birds followed humans & bushbuck, likely to flush out insect prey, diverging from their typical ant-following strategy. www.frontiersin.org/journals/bir...

IBES Professor Amanda Lynch co-authored a new policy brief published by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, which argues that, in the Arctic, the global transformation brought about by AI and ML technology is "not merely disruptive – it is decisive." Read "Algorithmic North" ⤵️

IBES affiliate David Savitz, a professor emeritus of epidemiology and pediatrics, offered commentary on how uncertainty around toxin data can affect public health outcomes.

Viewpoint: @carlschleussner.bsky.social @paucastro.bsky.social Alexandra Lesnikowski, @adellethomas.bsky.social @romainweikmans.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social Ambuj Sagar, Sonia Klinsky, Thomas Bernauer discuss status of #ParisAgreement Articles on it's 10th anniversary rdcu.be/eOBBU

A new paper co-authored by IBES Asst Prof @danibarra.bsky.social examines chemical fingerprints in preserved trees understand how plants responded to the low CO2 levels and cooler temperatures of the last glacial period, about 20,000 years ago. Read the full press release:

IBES is hiring! We seek a Visiting Asst Professor for the 2026-27 & 2027-28 academic years with the possibility of renewal. Scholars with expertise in energy, sustainable design, the built environment, and/or environmental justice are particularly encouraged to apply. apply.interfolio.com/176395

Celebrate Geography Awareness Week at Brown! From Nov 17-21, IBES & partners will host a career panel, photo contest, workshops, colloquia, and tours highlighting how GIS skills can be used in + beyond the classroom. Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week

IBES affiliate @steffriedhoff.bsky.social, a professor of the practice at @brownpublichealth.bsky.social, is among the authors of a new report highlighting how extreme weather events are jeopardizing the health, safety and economic prospects of Americans.

📢 Announcing the 25-26 SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series! We're hosting 4 public seminars synthesizing research at the intersection of ed & climate change: 12/1 @jorgecuartas.bsky.social 2/9 Jaimie Davis 3/11 Hunter Gehlbach 4/15 @claudiapersico.bsky.social Register: linktr.ee/edsustainable

If US dogs and cats were their own country, they’d be the fifth largest meat eater in the world. And that means major carbon emissions. This week on Possibly, we explain what's going on, and how you can reduce your pet’s carbon pawprint. Listen to our latest episode on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social

IBES Fellow Baylor Fox-Kemper is leading a team of Brown faculty members involved in SIMCoast, an NSF initiative to track how microplastics move from land to sea and explore what this means for ecosystems, climate, and communities. Learn more about Brown's role in the project ⬇️

Two recent studies in @natcomms.nature.com, co-authored by IBES & DEEPS Prof Laurence C. Smith, suggest that current climate models may not adequately consider meltwater-retaining processes that occur on the Greenland Ice Sheet, leading to overestimations of meltwater runoff. Learn more:

Allan Just (@brown-epi.bsky.social & IBES Assoc Prof) and Joseph Braun (Epidemiology Prof & IBES Fellow) are among the authors of a study in @springernature.com finding that poor air quality negatively affects marathon finish times. @brownpublichealth.bsky.social Read coverage in @nytimes.com:

IBES Director @kimcobb.bsky.social delivered Loyola Maryland's 2025 Grand Seminar lecture, “Science and solutions for a (rapidly) warming world,” earlier this week! The annual lecture connects students with thought leaders in the natural and applied sciences.

Tomorrow at 3pm! Join us for the second installment of the Brown Seminar Series on Environment and Society, in person at Andrews House (13 Brown St) or online at livestream.brown.edu/ibes.

Despite its benefits, “renewable energy can simultaneously redress & re-entrench unjust fossil-fueled structures of power,” Asst Prof Myles Lennon told audience members during his Family Weekend book talk. Bathsheba Demuth Brown Anthropology Brown History Department Learn more + view a recording ⤵️

The R/V Endeavor, the oldest research vessel in the US, was retired last month after 49 years of operation by @urigso.bsky.social. Possibly's @nathardy.bsky.social toured the ship and spoke with the scientists who knew it best. Listen our latest episode below, or wherever you get you podcasts.

Congratulations to IBES Voss Postdoc Elodie Freymann, one of the 50 newest members of the prestigious Explorers Club! Want to learn more about Freymann's work? The primatologist and storyteller will deliver an Explorers Club-hosted talk at IBES on Nov 3: www.explorersclubne.org/events/drfreymann

Earlier this month, IBES Prof Amanda Lynch traveled to Iceland to partake in a panel on the 5th International Polar Year at the Arctic Circle Assembly. Representing the IPY5 Executive Planning Committee, panelists told the audience, “if you care about the climate, the IPY is for you.” ipy5.info

Spotted lanternflies have been hopping around Rhode Island this year. Maybe you’ve been told to squish them when you see them. But why? This week on Possibly we’re taking a closer look at our new insect neighbors www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

IBES announces 2025 Catalyst Research Awardees — @brown-ibes.bsky.social awarded grants to six core and affiliate faculty members, allowing them to conduct research that crosses boundaries and benefits communities, both at Brown and around the world. Lukas Rieppel was one of the six awarded.