Environment
Preparing for Next Time
The remnants of Hurricane Idalia swept through the Carolinas Wednesday on a track to miss Southside Virginia, but next time the area may not be so lucky.
SoVaNow
UVA Diversity and Inclusion Climate Survey
A survey of the climate for inclusion and safety at UVA Main Campus and UVA Wise to aid in informing the University on priority areas for institutional transformation around diversity, equity, inclusion, and campus belonging.
Pulaski County's green era: a vertical farm, solar panels and green manufacturing
Pulaski is also adding solar panels, a methane conversion plant and a focus on green manufacturing in an effort to market itself as a green, 'solar friendly' locality.
Cardinal News
2017 Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Survey
A survey conducted on behalf of the Charlottesville Division of Parks to get feedback on residents’ experience with Charlottesville’s parks, facilities, and programs and elicit feedback on future programs, parks, and athletic opportunities.
The Role of Direct Air Capture and Negative Emissions Technologies
This report assesses direct air capture with carbon storage (DACCS) use relative to other carbon capture methods and examines its side effects for global energy, water, and land systems.
Electricity Sales Forecast 2020-2050
This report covers recent trends in Virginia’s electricity demand and then forecasts how Virginia’s electricity demand will change through 2050.
The Soft Costs of Distributed Solar
This study examines the share of soft costs in solar panel installation and offers policy recommendations for lowering the share of soft costs to make solar more competitive.
Negative Emissions: Deployment Implications
This paper evaluates the impacts and tradeoffs of three distinct types of negative emissions technologies – afforestation, BECCS and DAC – in two emissions pathways to reach 1.5°C.
Decarbonizing Virginia's Economy
This report explores four strategies for decarbonization in Virginia: efficiency in energy use, eliminating fossil fuels from electricity generation, electrifying transportation services and building energy use, and capturing and sequestering remaining CO2 emissions.