Sep 13, 2024 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases, Seed Funded Projects, Uncategorized
Existing global energy projections underestimate the impact of climate change on urban heating and cooling systems by roughly 50% by 2099 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high, researchers report. This disparity could profoundly affect critical sustainable energy...
Sep 12, 2024 | Campus Sustainability, News, SWATeams, Transportation
The University of Illinois community has made steady progress and encountered a fair share of challenges on the road to its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — a target set out by the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP). However, keeping that central...
Sep 3, 2024 | News, Uncategorized
As the inaugural recipient of iSEE’s Doug and Dawn Sitton Award, University of Illinois senior Rudy LaFave won a paid internship to work with the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) on lobbying efforts during the Illinois General Assembly’s spring legislative...
Jun 11, 2024 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases, Seed Funded Projects
An interdisciplinary proposal for a “Future Metropolis Initiative” — to address urban climate threats and make cities more sustainable — has been awarded a two-year, $50,000 planning grant from the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)....
May 29, 2024 | ELP, News, News Releases
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) has announced the first winner of the newly established Doug and Dawn Sitton Award, designed to help University of Illinois undergraduates improve their career prospects in sustainability fields. Rudy...