Explainers

Explainers are written to provide you with a quick introduction to timely topics in sustainability using interviews from Yale’s very own staff, faculty, and alumni experts. Browse through our library of articles to learn what these topics are, how they work, and why they should matter to you.

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Yale Experts Explain Healthy Forests

December 16, 2020

Forestry experts Dr. Mark Ashton and Dr. Joseph Orefice explain the threats to our forests and the...

Yale Experts Explain Microplastics

December 1, 2020

Environmental health expert Leigh Shemitz and green chemist Paul Anastas walk us through a tiny...

Yale Experts Explain Green Building Certifications

October 19, 2020

Experts of the built environment Mark Simon and Cathy Jackson talk about one strategy for building...

Yale Experts Explain Environmental Justice

October 1, 2020

Environmental justice scholars Dr. Dorceta Taylor and Dr. Gerald Torres talk about the link between...

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Yale Experts Explain The Paris Climate Agreement

September 21, 2020

Global environmental legal expert Sue Biniaz and global environmental governance professor Maria...

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Yale Experts Explain Sustainable Food Systems

September 2, 2020

Experts Kristin Reynolds and Mark Bomford discuss important concepts and controversies in advancing...

Yale Experts Explain Biodiversity

August 17, 2020

Renowned biology and ecology experts Tom Lovejoy and Os Schmitz talk about one of planet Earth’s...