🚨 Job alert! We are hiring an Energy and Climate Project Manager to support our growing portfolio of action-oriented energy and climate research. Apply by May 13th: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02750 (UCSB is an EOE, including disability/vets)

Brain break with emLab UC Santa Barbara and watercolors

📢 Out now 📢 in the May '24 issue of JAERE:

'Spillovers to Manufacturing Plants from Multimillion Dollar Plantations: Evidence from the Indonesian Palm Oil Boom' by Sebastian Kraus (@smkraus_), Robert Heilmayr (@econ_servation), & Nicolas Koch

journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…

New publication on JDE!

Models in climate economics assume accurate beliefs about climate, but what happens when we can observe them? 👇🏼

doi.org/10.1016/j.jdev…

What skill is emphasized by mentors at emLab? Mentee Noah Moyer and mentor Lauren Harris speak of the value of different perspectives and the importance of learning to collaborate throughout the research process.

“This result points to the important role of public + environmental policy in mitigating mental health and suicide crises outside of individual-level intervention,” says Tamma Carleton on a groundbreaking study directly linking air quality & suicide rates news.ucsb.edu/2024/021373/cl…

~10 more days to submit your abstracts to GLP's Open Science Meeting in Oaxaca!
event.fourwaves.com/osm2024/pages

Come spend the week in Oaxaca talking science with an incredibly friendly, interdisciplinary and brilliant community of land system scientists!

'If you boil it all down, I really like the challenge of solving problems,' says Andrew Plantinga on what keeps him curious. Learn more about Andrew beyond his bio in his #emLabSpotlight emlab.ucsb.edu/blog/emlab-spo…

Last week, the Waitt Institute hosted a workshop on Climate Smart Approaches to Marine Spatial Planning with Blue Prosperity Coalition partners. Read this article to learn more: blueprosperity.org/post/climate-s… #BlueProsperity #WeAreBlueProsperity

🛰️ Remote sensing data can increase an RCT’s power and allow researchers to measure outcomes that can’t be measured with surveys—but it might not be right for every RCT. Read our tips and tricks for using remote sensing in RCTs: j-p.al/t3f #EconTwitter

Working towards Ghana's goal of 50% of the population using LPG by 2030, we are testing a novel approach to making LPG a more viable and affordable option for households in Ghana. We recently wrapped up successful planning meetings with partners in Accra to support this effort.

Encouraged by donor John Arnhold, emLab has expanded our fellowships to include more undergraduate students. Hear what Executive Director Michaela Clemence has to say about how rewarding this change has been!

Wildfire research, economics, land use, guitar playing, and a background in english and agriculture collide in Andrew Plantinga’s #emLabSpotlight . Read his full spotlight here to learn more: emlab.ucsb.edu/blog/emlab-spo…

Today marks the pilot launch of GasPay, a mobile app w/ built-in financial services to help facilitate LPG purchases & cylinder inventory management in Ghana. GasPay aims to explore how financial services can accelerate the shift to cleaner cooking fuels. gaspayapp.com

🌬️ Just accepted 🌬️ in JAERE:

'Intermittency or Uncertainty? Impacts of Renewable Energy in Electricity Markets' by Paige Weber and Matt Woerman

Read it here: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…

A study combining air quality data and suicide reports from across China confirms earlier observations that heavy air pollution from traffic, factories, coal-fired power plants, and home heating can increase the risk of suicide. scim.ag/5Q7

Wonder what a #BenioffScholar 's research looks like?

Meet Pratyush, a UC Santa Barbara PhD student in the Department of Geography! Learn more about how he's contributing to applied environmental science.

We're accepting 2024 Benioff Scholar applications! tinyurl.com/benioffscholar…

New emLab NatureSustainability publication reveals how China’s Air Pollution Prevention & Control Action Plan has contributed to falling rates of suicides across the nation. A compelling case for pollution control policies across the globe! Read the study: nature.com/articles/s4189…

🚨 #postdoc job alert! We are hiring a postdoctoral scholar to lead research in low-carbon and just transitions in electricity systems in India and other regions. Apply by March 18th: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02692 (UCSB is an EOE, including disability/vets)

📉 Lower suicide rates linked to better air quality! Science Magazine covers emLab study showing how China’s recent “war on pollution” prevented nearly 46,000 suicides over 5 years. Read the story for more. science.org/content/articl…