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15 years of collaborative research for people and our planet
"We have some of the best people in the world working on adaptation to potential climate change here."
– Mitch Daniels, President, Purdue University
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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.
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Purdue Water and Climate Expert Series
Weekly podcast starting March 30, 2020
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This year, Purdue is hosting a virtual celebration of World Water Day. Beginning Monday, March 30, a series of weekly podcasts will be released as part of a new Purdue Water and Climate Expert Series. Moderated by undergraduate students Grace Filley (ABE) and Ally Jacoby (NRES), each recording will feature a conversation with a Purdue faculty member about their research at the intersection of water and climate change. Podcasts will be posted on the Center for the Environment Water Challenges page, and you can also stay updated by following the Purdue World Water Day Facebook page.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Rising global temperatures are expected to thaw Arctic permafrost, reinvigorating the microorganisms that live in the region’s carbon-rich soils. When that happens, those microbes will begin consuming the carbon stored in the permafrost and emitting massive amounts of methane, one of the most powerful greenhouse gases on the planet. This injection […]
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A message from the Purdue Climate Change Research Center Director, Jeff Dukes, about the 2019 PCCRC Annual Report. As we enter the 2020s – hopefully a great decade for climate solutions – this report looks back on the PCCRC’s activities during 2019. The center now has 92 faculty affiliates across 29 departments. We highlight just […]
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In the forests of North America, a mutualistic relationship exists between trees and mycorrhizal fungi—fungi supply trees with nutrients and trees provide carbon to fungi. It is well documented that these forests are experiencing unprecedented change due to a combination of stressors including climate change, nitrogen deposition, habitat fragmentation, invasive species and fire suppression; however, […]
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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
The PCCRC is a Discovery Park center at Purdue University.
