University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Climate & Land Use Change

Army of students mobilized to work with Monona on first UniverCity Year project

UniverCity Year mobilizes an army of students to boost urban sustainability with its first partner, the city of Monona, Wisconsin.

UVM: Lecture: Jonathan Patz

“The Nation’s Health:” Climate change, health take center stage at Annual Meeting

Bird Habitat Changing Quickly As Climate Change Proceeds

The climatic conditions needed by 285 species of land birds in the United States have moved rapidly between 1950 and 2011 as a result of climate change, according to a recent paper published in Global Change Biology. “Our goal was to look at the climate where these birds were observed breeding over this period and …

Live From Paris: Connecting Wisconsin and the U.N. Climate Talks

Watch the video as GHI Director Jonathan Patz and colleagues report live from the United Nations climate talks in Paris.

Wis. Academy: The promise of Paris: An interview with Wisconsin leadership at COP21

The Wisconsin Academy interviews panelists from "Live from Paris" about their hopes for the climate talks.

Cap Times: Wisconsin climate change panel beams optimism from Paris conference

“The optimism is palpable,” UW law professor Sumudu Atapattu said, speaking live via teleconference from the COP21 conference on climate change in Paris to about 200 environmental activists and interested citizens gathered for the Live From Paris event.

WORT: UW participates in Paris Climate Change Conference

GHI Director Jonathan Patz and the Law School's Sumudu Atapattu visit with WORT about forced migration, the health effects of climate change, and the U.N. climate summit in Paris.

Cap Times: Jonathan Patz talks health opportunities – not risks – en route to Paris climate conference

UW-Madison's Jonathan Patz doesn't focus on looming risks to the planet when he talks about climate change.

WKOW: UW climate change researchers optimistic about Paris summit

WKOW visits with Jonathan Patz about the United Nations climate change summit in Paris.