Environmental Sustainability Research
Microsoft Corporate Environmental Sustainability
Driving a more sustainable world through mission-driven scientific research and applied technology
Projects
Water managers in the western United States rely on long-term forecasts of temperature and precipitation to prepare for droughts and other wet weather extremes. To improve the accuracy of these long-term forecasts, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and the…
Markets match individuals to scarce resources or to each other. By designing the rules and infrastructure that govern markets, we can guide participants to optimal outcomes. In the process, we circumvent a wide range of market failures. If you are…
Through this project we hope to provide an effective tool to both policy makers and the general public to address air pollution and work toward cleaner air and healthier citizens.
Biodiversity is declining across the globe at a catastrophic rate, as threats from human settlement expansion, illegal wildlife killing, and climate change place enormous pressure on wildlife populations. Conservation biologists are faced with the daunting – but urgent – task…