Center for Sustainable Systems
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April 15, 2024
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe to deliver Wege Lecture
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe will deliver the Wege Lecture on Sustainability on April 24. Hayhoe’s talk will focus on “New Climate Solutions and Galvanizing for Action.”
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December 11, 2023
Study examines switching from fluorescent lamps to LEDs
A U-M study that compared the costs of six lighting replacement options for linear recessed lighting systems found LED products were 18%-44% more efficient than T8 fluorescent lamps.
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November 8, 2023
Study focuses on decarbonizing light-duty transportation
U-M researchers have found that meeting greenhouse gas emissions goals for light-duty vehicles — passenger vehicles such as cars and trucks — is possible, but not just by increasing EV sales.
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March 14, 2023
Wege lecturer Mary Robinson ties climate crisis to injustice
Addressing the world’s climate crisis requires a people-centered approach that elevates positive climate work and connects climate change with injustice, Mary Robinson said during the Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability.
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March 6, 2023
Ireland’s first woman president to deliver Wege Lecture
Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, will deliver the Wege Lecture on Sustainability on March 13. Her talk will focus on “Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience and the Fight for a Sustainable Future.”
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January 19, 2023
Study looks at benefits of reusable take-out food containers
In the effort to reduce plastic waste in the restaurant industry, U-M researchers compared the lifetime environmental impacts of single-use and reusable food containers.
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December 8, 2022
Hydrogen initiative to focus on clean, just energy transitions
With growing interest around hydrogen’s potential economic and environmental benefits, U-M has launched a new initiative to support and catalyze multidisciplinary research.
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October 31, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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October 3, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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February 23, 2022
Wege speaker: Everyone has a role in saving the planet
For the environmental movement to be effective, it must be something that everyone participates in, marine biologist and climate policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson says.