Climate change, biofuels mandate would cause corn price spikes
April 24, 2012
A study from Purdue and Stanford university researchers predicts that future climate scenarios may cause significantly greater volatility in corn prices, which would be intensified by the federal biofuels mandate.
Read Full StoryPCCRC Annual Report
February 20, 2012
The center seeks to encourage the application of evidence-based knowledge to address fundamental questions related to the Earth's changing climate system. We invite you to explore our most recent work and have a look at what's on the horizon.
Read Full StoryDrop in carbon dioxide levels led to polar ice sheet, study finds
December 1, 2011
A drop in carbon dioxide appears to be the driving force that led to the Antarctic ice sheet's formation, according to a recent study led by scientists at Yale and Purdue universities of molecules from ancient algae found in deep-sea core samples.
Read Full StoryAgriculture and Long Run Sustainability
October 14, 2011
When the National Public Radio's Planet Money team sat down to discuss an October 2011 article in Nature Magazine entitled "Solution for a cultivated planet" they queried scientists and economists around the world, including Purdue's Thomas Hertel.
Read Full StoryLessons learned from Japan's earthquake applicable for hurricanes, other natural disasters
August 29, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The importance of knowing your neighbors and taking warnings seriously are just two of the life-saving lessons that can be learned from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan six months ago, says a Purdue University polit
Read Full StoryREVIEW ESSAY "It's Too Late Baby, Now, It's Too Late?"
August 23, 2011
"It's Too Late Baby, Now, It's Too Late?" Frustration and Resignation in Recent Books on Climate Change Policy Leigh Raymond reviews three books (Mike Hulme's, Why We Disagree About Climate Change, Elizabeth Malone's, Debating Climate Change, and
Read Full StoryPurdue researcher travels to China to promote EcoPartnership, sustainability
July 11, 2011
Purdue professor Timothy Filley has been awarded a Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists, marking the university's first activity under a new Purdue-China EcoPartnership.
Read Full StoryGrant will help farmers deal with changes to climates
July 1, 2011
Purdue University researchers have been awarded a $5 million grant from the USDA to develop decision-support tools to help corn and soybean growers adapt their practices to changes in climate. The 5 year project, called U2U for useful to useable, is
Read Full StoryArctic Stories
March 30, 2011
The beauty of the Arctic, its precious and fragile nature, its critical role in maintaining a stable climate for the planet, and the rapid rate of change that is occurring there must all be conveyed to the general public. Here, through digital story
Read Full StoryConference on Network Resilience - April 7, 2011
March 30, 2011
April 7, 2011 Disaster mitigation and recovery policies qualify as global, grand challenges that require the insights from multiple disciplines working in concert for developing solutions. This one-day conference brings together international researc
Read Full StoryShepson named AAAS Fellow
January 20, 2011
Paul B. Shepson, professor of chemistry, and PCCRC founding director has been elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.
Read Full StoryBeyond Climategate
November 3, 2010
November 3, 2010: The PCCRC and the Global Policy Research Institute will convene a panel of national experts, including climate scientist Judy Curry, policy researcher Roger Pielke, Jr., and journalist Andy Revkin to explore the roles for science an
Read Full StoryResearchers find future temperatures could exceed livable limits
November 3, 2010
Reasonable worst-case scenarios for global warming could lead to deadly temperatures for humans in coming centuries, according to research findings from Purdue University and the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Read Full StoryDoering named director of Purdue Climate Change Research Center
October 13, 2010
Longtime Purdue agricultural economics professor Otto Doering has been named director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, the university's interdisciplinary effort focusing on research and education in global climate change.
Read Full StoryDoes Life Evolve Differently in the sea?
October 6, 2010
Professor Groberg will speak about the evolution of biodiversity in marine environments rellative to terrestrial environments. Sponsored by Purdue Green Week: Global Sustainability at Purdue.
Read Full StoryA Paradigm Shift in Ecosystem and Environmental Modeling
September 16, 2010
An interdisciplinary team led by Qianlai Zhuang has been awarded a grant by the NSF to develop a cyber-enabled stochastic carbon-weather system to provide more adequate quantification of regional carbon exchanges, which is critical to better understa
Read Full StoryBeyond Additionality in Cap-and-Trade Offset Policy
July 1, 2010
Perhaps no element of recent cap-and-trade proposals has been as controversial as provisions for offset credits, writes PCCRC Associate Director Leigh Raymond. Moreover, at the heart of nearly all offset programs is the requirement of "additionality.
Read Full StoryIndiana, Illinois climate trending toward fewer droughts
May 12, 2010
Indiana and Illinois may experience severe droughts in the future, but they'll be few and far between, according to a Purdue University study.
Read Full StoryResearchers find future temperatures could exceed livable limits
May 4, 2010
Reasonable worst-case scenarios for global warming could lead to deadly temperatures for humans in coming centuries, according to research findings from Purdue University and the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Read Full StoryEmissions Trading Workshop Online
April 30, 2010
Earlier this year the Purdue Climate Change Research Center sponsored a non-partisan workshop of the many issues related to emissions trading policy design. A summary report highlighting some of the main lessons learned from the day's presentations a
Read Full StoryMammalian biodiversity on Madagascar controlled by ocean currents
January 20, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - How did the lemurs, flying foxes and narrow-striped mongooses get to the large, isolated island of Madagascar sometime after 65 million years ago?
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