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Researchers shared how human behavior, trust, and tailored communication can boost public support for climate action and adaptation strategies during a conference hosted by the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

Debbie Sivas discusses California's fire crisis and examines how climate change and urban development are making residents more susceptible to the dangers of fires.

A study of guaranteed income to low-income households in the Southern California city of Compton finds that direct cash payments with no strings attached can lower household spending, with the extra money likely used to pay down debt. 

Negotiators met last week for a U.N. climate change conference marked by severe disagreement over how much wealthy nations owe developing nations to help decrease emissions and build climate resilience. Stanford experts discuss the conference’s outcome, how a potential Trump administration withdrawal from global climate talks might affect the U.S., and more.

Scholars and government leaders including California Attorney General Rob Bonta discussed the future of climate action and clean energy during a conference focused on democracy and sustainability.

Research suggests image search engines reinforce climate preconceptions. Better image search is key to inspiring climate action.

The interdisciplinary PhD program brings together social sciences to focus on the world’s evolving economic, political, and environmental demands. Students will be trained to understand and envision pathways to a more sustainable future.

A new study shows that electric vehicle tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act reduced pollution and boosted U.S. automakers, but largely benefited buyers who would have purchased EVs without subsidies.

New research shows E.V. tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act have decreased climate pollution and boosted American car manufacturers – at relatively high cost to taxpayers. The policy could have been more beneficial if it provided larger tax credits to cleaner, more efficient vehicles.

U.S. tropical cyclones, including hurricanes, indirectly cause thousands of deaths for nearly 15 years after a storm. Understanding why could help minimize future deaths from hazards fueled by climate change.

Solomon Hsiang combines data science, natural science, and social science to answer key policy questions about climate change and other fundamentally global problems.

Hélène Benveniste investigates how climate change is reshaping global migration patterns, what the future holds, and how countries can work together for solutions.

Madalina Vlasceanu studies the cognitive, behavioral, and societal barriers to addressing climate change – and how to overcome them. 

The inaugural Stanford Sustainability Summit, S3, convened global climate innovators to forge new connections.

Residents of the wildfire-choked San Joaquin Valley desperately want something done about their air quality – but they want researchers to approach the work in a new way.

Scholars and community leaders gathered at an environmental justice conference to discuss the importance of community-driven research, intersectional frameworks, and institutional legitimacy.

Experts discuss how insights from social science research can help U.S. climate policies overcome polarization and spur lasting change in consumer behavior.

Water is our most precious resource and we are facing a whole series of crises.

As the newest addition to Doerr’s programs, the department of environmental social sciences will explore applications of social sciences like political science and psychology to environmentalism, according to the department’s faculty. 

The new department within the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability incorporates the human element into interdisciplinary efforts to tackle humanity’s greatest sustainability challenges.

Hunt Allcott explores how new environmental solutions can be made as effective, sustainable, and equitable as possible.

 Wildfire smoke has slowed or reversed progress on healthy air in 35 states, erasing a quarter of recent air quality gains in just six years.

With science fiction as inspiration, faculty encouraged students in the course 'Imagining Adaptive Societies' to imagine a future where people thrive in a sustainable and equitable world.

A new AI-driven analysis finds the most popular U.S. history textbooks used in California and Texas commonly misrepresent the scientific consensus around climate change.