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While scaling up finance is still a major challenge, I’ve come away feeling hopeful that the dedicated people and organizations working on these issues will be able to move the needle” on climate change, says Emily Dahl, F22, at right above. Other Tufts delegates at the U.N. summit included, from left: Hengrui Liu, a Ph.D. student at The Fletcher School and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Jacob Werksman, a visiting professor of international law at Fletcher; and Eda Kosma, F23.

Global Climate Summit Offers ‘A Master Class in Diplomacy and Negotiation’

Tufts students describe inspiring moments and slow progress at the U.N. conference in Egypt.

Carolyn Pelnik, Ernesto Tiburcio, and Robel Alemu

Global Changemakers

Through a cross-school Ph.D. program, Neubauer Fellows are on a mission to shape a better world

A Bridge to Bettering the World

Ph.D. Students in Economics and Public Policy Follow their Passion for Global Challenges

A hand reaching for a gasoline pump at a gas station

Why Are Gas Prices So High, and Should We Eliminate the Gas Tax in Response?

Three questions with Tufts economist Gilbert Metcalf about gasoline costs and what suspending gas taxes might do.

Steve Cicala and Jim Poterba have a new project 'Economic Analysis of Regulation' at the NBER

This project seeks to assess the state of research on the economic costs of regulation.

Joyce Cummings Center signage. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Joyce Cummings Center: New Home for Learning, Research, and Collaboration Is Nearly Open

Joyce Cummings Center will welcome students in January 2022. The building, which is located next to a future MBTA station, offers unrivaled views of the Medford-Somerville campus and the Boston skyline.

Keiron Clarke, a worker for Brooklyn SolarWorks, installs solar panels at a home in Brooklyn on Dec. 3, 2020. The firm, which serves New York City, buys solar panels through buyer collectives to get lower prices. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)

Don’t Kill Clean Jobs for Laid-off Energy Workers

Gilbert Metcalf co-published an op-ed in The Houston Chronicle on how energy regulations and carbon prices affect green jobs.

An electric meter. As more people worked remotely and avoided community activities in 2020, residential electric usage shot up.

Staying Home in COVID-19 Means Higher Electricity Bills

Recent research by Steve Cicala found that household electricity use in the United States rose 10 percent during the second quarter of this year.

William Masters sitting at a table. Masters was recently selected as one of five new fellows of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) for 2020.

Professor Masters Recognized for Contributions to Agricultural Economics

William Masters was selected as one of five new fellows of the AAEA for 2020