YCNCC News

Subtropical forests in the Everglades bounce back quickly after fires, reaffirming the need for prescribed burns in the face of a changing climate.

YCNCC researchers awarded major grant to use machine learning to improve MRV for marine CDR.

Climate change drives massive wildfires globally. Burned areas are now up to 35x larger, says the State of Wildfires 2024-2025 report.

YCNCC’s Fall 2025 Research Showcase featured 27 lightning talks on Ecosystem Capture, Geological & Ocean Capture, and Industrial Carbon Utilization.

YCNCC convenes experts from geochemistry, forestry, and soil organic carbon to advance enhanced weathering MRV.

YCNCC welcomed Fall 2025 Visiting Scholar Matthew Potts to campus with a packed schedule of talks, panels, and collaboration on climate solutions.

YCNCC Marine CDR Lead Gabby Kitch presented on “The State of the Science and Social Science on mCDR” at a recent Columbia University symposium.

SHIFT-CM is a new Yale-led research initiative designed to address the evidence gaps that undermine trust in natural climate solution carbon credits.

New YSE research examines the supply and demand side of hydrogen-based energy and incentive scenarios for adoption across industries

YCNCC convened sessions at Yale @ Climate Week NYC on showcasing the Center’s work to advance “Research Through Deployment.”

New YCNCC-led research suggests that project-scale empirical data are required (in addition to models) to verify soil carbon sequestration.

YCNCC research has found that spreading crushed limestone on croplands could significantly reduce pollution by storing carbon. 

Yale scientists have discovered that changes in climate and water levels are reducing the ability of some ecosystems in the Everglades to store carbon

YCNCC-led research highlights the need to reduce the “hammer” of human impact rather than focus on an all-encompassing climatic tipping point. 

YCNCC is excited to announce new members of its Science Leadership Team, as well as the addition of several new Faculty Affiliates.

Liza Comita, a forest ecologist who studies the dynamics of tropical forests, joined the Yale faculty in 2014.

YCNCC research shows that adding crushed limestone to fields can potentially remove CO2 at scale and low cost while boosting crop yields

Faculty Affiliate Oswald Schmitz on how reintroducing European bison boosts carbon capture and biodiversity through ‘trophic rewilding’.

Faculty Affiliate Liangbing Hu has been elected a fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS), one of the discipline’s highest honors.

As tons of plastic waste continue to build up in landfills every day, Yale researchers have developed a way to convert this waste into fuels..

Farms commonly spread crushed limestone on fields to make the soil less acidic – this practice can also help remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

The climate benefits of cross-laminated timber may outweigh earlier concerns but only if managed responsibly

New YCNCC-Supported Research Highlights Role of Soils, Roots, and Biota in Tropical Forest Restoration..

Researchers from YCNCC shared their latest work on enhanced weathering at the Goldschmidt 2025 Conference..

A new analysis of Everglades wetlands shows that this slow creep of salt can boost total carbon storage, if managers leave space for mangroves.