Purdue
Climate Change
Research Center
15 years of collaborative research for people and our planet
"...offsetting crop yield losses projected by climate and crop models over 2006–2050 would require increased R&D adaptation investments of between $187 billion and $1,384 billion...”
– Tomas Hertel, Purdue University
By Jeff Dukes This commentary originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune on September 11, 2020. It’s hard to fight something you can’t see. But that’s the unfortunate position that our financial system is in as it faces increasing challenges from climate change. It’s time for the financial system to wake up to the threat. As […]
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The past 10,000 years has been marked by a range of climate conditions in which human society is particularly well-adapted to thrive. But, as the planet warms, the range of weather conditions we can expect is changing—and it’s trending toward a combination of heat and humidity unprecedented in the three million years over which modern […]
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Putting global change into local perspective
Led by the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, scientists and decision makers from across the state are working together to increase awareness about how a changing climate affects state and local interests.
Learn more at www.IndianaClimate.org
A Carbon Neutral Energy Future
Purdue University researchers, with private and public sectors partners, are developing the technologies, infrastructure, and engagement needed to transition energy systems toward carbon neutral resources, improved efficiency, and an affordable, durable, and smart power grid.
SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS
NUCLEAR
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
SCIENCE-BASED POLICY
TRANSPORTATION
Stories of Change
Climate + Soil
According to third-generation farmer Chris Mulkey, rainfall is on the rise and threatening his most precious resource, the soil. Mulkey shares what he's doing to leave this land in better shape for his kids, and their kids.
The PCCRC is a Discovery Park center at Purdue University.
