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March 26, 2026
Dr. Edgar Virgüez won the 2025 AGU Science for Solutions Awards for significant contributions in the application and use of the Earth and space science to solve societal problems.

December 15, 2025
- Announcements
- Awards
Powering the Pacific: Two New Studies on California Floating Offshore Wind

November 04, 2025
- Research
Dhruv Suri passed his PhD defense! Congratulations Dr. Suri!!

October 30, 2025
- Announcements
- Students
PhD Dissertation Defense: Dhruv Suri presents his research

October 28, 2025
- Announcements
PhD Dissertation Defense: Nils Angliviel de La Beaumelle presents his research

May 27, 2025
- Announcements
E-IPER Dissertation Defense: Kiran Chawla Present her Research

May 01, 2025
- Announcements
Coal emissions cost India millions in crop damages

February 04, 2025
- In the News
The 2024 Economic Report of the President: Chapt 6 - Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition

March 21, 2024
- In the News
New Research consortium seeks to help optimize future grid

February 21, 2024
- In the News
Should I Buy an Electric Vehicle in California? All Your Questions Answered

January 23, 2024
- In the News
The Doerr School of Sustainability and the Portuguese Foundation for Science & Technology sign a Memorandum of Understanding toward collaborations between the university and Portugal.

July 31, 2023
Prof. Azevedo with her students and co-authors published several papers on India energy systems

July 31, 2023
PhD candidate Ranjitha Shivaram and Prof. Azevedo have recently published in Environmental Research Letters research showing the effect of COVID-19 pandemic across the consumptive patterns of people in the United States

July 31, 2023
Our recent research published in PNAS, led by Dr. Minghao Qiu, has assessed the impacts of droughts on the electricity system, emissions, and air quality in the western United States

July 31, 2023
Upcoming India workshop: Prof. Oliver Fringer, Prof. Aditi Sheshadri and Prof. Azevedo are partnering with IIT Bombay to organize an invitation only workshop on climate change.

July 24, 2023
Congratulations to our 2023 Graduates!

June 19, 2023
Anela Arifi Joins the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Advisory Council

June 06, 2023
- Announcements
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Stanford University, with Prof. Azevedo as lead PI, fir the The University Research Consortium for Grid Resilience (URCGR).

May 22, 2023
- Announcements
Inês Azevedo Discusses How Renewable Energy Is Charging Ahead

April 21, 2023
- In the News
Jill Horing & Jayson Toweh Chosen as Fellows for Rising Environmental Leaders Program

March 31, 2023
- Announcements
Inês Azevedo named to committee reviewing fossil fuel funding of research

February 24, 2023
Inês Azevedo was an invited speaker in a TEDx-style Faculty Forum on December 9, 2022 where she presented her work titled "Sustainable, Decarbonized and Equitable Energy Systems"

December 09, 2022
- Announcements
- Faculty
Prof. Azevedo was lead author on a paper published in Science with Shayak Sengupta, Peter Adams, Thomas Deetjen, Puneet Kamboj, Swati D’Souza, Rahul Tongia: "Subnational implications from climate & air pollution policies in India’s electricity sector"

November 11, 2022
- In the News
- Faculty
Madalsa Singh & Nora Hennessy presented their work with Inês Azevedo on Feasibility of Deep Decarbonization of California LDV Fleet, at the United States Association for Energy Economics, 39th USAEE/IAEE North American Conference in Houston, Texas

October 23, 2022
- Awards
- Students
Inês Azevedo moderated an event at Huang Engineering Center on September 29, 2022 where the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, discussed both California and Portugal’s shared climate concerns and sustainability efforts

September 29, 2022
- Announcements
- In the News
During the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability launch celebration event, Inês Azevedo's student and Knight-Hennessy scholar, Anela Arifi, was selected to give a speech highlighting her pursuit to become an biofuel engineer at Stanford

September 29, 2022
- In the News
- Students
Inês Azevedo and co-authors, Liang Min & Ram Rajagopal with PhD students, Siobhan Powell & Gustavo Vianna, published a piece in Nature Energy highlighting the importance of workplace charging for electric vehicles in the Western U.S.

September 22, 2022
Priya Donti and her expertise on AI and climate change was featured in a Popular Science article titled "AI can help fight climate change—but it can also make it worse" talking about the pros and cons on AI on climate change

May 23, 2022
- In the News
- Students
Inês Azevedo along with colleagues, John Bistline, Chris Bataille and Steven Davis wrote a guest essay for the New York Times titled "We Are Wasting Time on These Climate Debates. The Next Steps Are Clear." which highlights shared goals of moving forward

April 10, 2022
- In the News
- Faculty
Stanford energy expert, Accoc. Prof., Inês Azevedo, discusses UN report on climate mitigation and the assessment and changes necessary to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius

April 06, 2022
- In the News
- Faculty
Inês Azevedo co-authored with other colleagues in the energy sector, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, released on April 4, 2022 which provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges

April 04, 2022
- In the News
- Faculty
Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against Climate Change: A new report presented at COP26

November 11, 2021
COP26: Promise and limits of vows to rein in methane and protect forests

November 10, 2021
How Much Do Fine Particulates Matter for Public Health? Podcast with Inês Azevedo

October 12, 2021
- In the News
- Faculty
Krell Institute Launches ‘Science in Parallel’ Podcast Focusing on Computational Science Innovators

September 01, 2021
Artificial intelligence could dramatically speed up climate action

August 20, 2021
- In the News
Assoc. Prof. Inês Azevedo was selected for a prestigious Senior Editor position at the Energy Policy journal

August 05, 2021
- Announcements
- Faculty
PhD student Priya Donti named MIT's Technology Review List of Innovators and is doing a summer internship with DeepMind

July 06, 2021
Inês Azevedo (PI), Sally Beson (co-PI), Adam Brandt (co-PI), Jacques de Chalendar (co-PI) are part of the leading team on new Climate Change and Energy AI effort

June 14, 2021
PhD student Ranjitha Shivaram will be working this summer with NextEra Energy on their new fleet electrification initiative, on assignment from Epitec Inc

June 10, 2021
- Announcements
- Students
PhD student Kiran Chawla was awarded a SIGF award, one of the greatest honors that Stanford gives to a doctoral student pursuing interdisciplinary research

May 17, 2021
PhD student Madalsa Singh will do a summer fellowship with CPUC to help evaluate the new net metering policy for California

March 30, 2021
- Announcements
- Students
Congratulations to Masters student Jon Huster for accepting a summer internship with the Federal Energy Resource Commission (FERC) as an Energy Industry Analyst

March 24, 2021
- Announcements
- Students
PhD student Tapas Peshin accepted a summer fellowship with CARB working on Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) as part of the Shultz Energy Fellowship

March 23, 2021
- Announcements
- Students
Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Christopher B. Field, Eric A. Appel, Inês L. Azevedo, find that COVID-19 provides rare opportunities for studying natural and human systems

August 05, 2020
- In the News
- Faculty
Co-author's Fan Tong and Inês Azevedo study results show electric vehicle use must accompany clean energy grids to mitigate both climate change and air pollution

July 27, 2020
- In the News
- Faculty
Peter Tschofen, Inês L. Azevedo, and Nicholas Z. Muller paper on fine particulate matter damages in the U.S. economy is cited in Resources article

June 15, 2020
- In the News
- Faculty
Brian J. Sergi, Peter J. Adams, Nicholas Z. Muller, Allen L. Robinson, Steven J. Davis, Julian D. Marshall, and Inês L. Azevedo paper focuses on considering health when switching to cleaner electricity in ACS article

May 11, 2020
- In the News
- Faculty
Co-directors of the Scott Institute’s Power Sector Carbon Index, Costa Samaras and Inês Azevedo discuss cleaner power for the U.S. in Forbes

May 11, 2020
- In the News
- Faculty
PhD student, Madalsa Singh, co-wrote an article with Aniruddh Mohan on post COVID-19 green stimulus for India

May 06, 2020
- In the News
- Students
Inês Azevedo, Michael Davidson, Jesse Jenkins, Valerie Karplus and David Victor jointly published a piece in Foreign Affairs on how new technologies can combat climate change

May 01, 2020
- In the News
- Faculty
INES Research Group study finds health damages of animal agriculture outweigh economic contributions

December 30, 2019
USAEE Conference: Current and former students of Inês Azevedo meet up in Denver, CO

November 05, 2019
- In the News
- Students
Inês Azevedo, along with several affiliates in the same field, co-author a Final Report from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

October 08, 2019
- In the News
- Faculty
Jeremy Michalek, Inês Azevedo and Alan Jenn discuss electric car policies and are they reducing carbon emissions

August 12, 2019
- In the News
- Faculty
Brian Sergi, Inês Azevedo, Alex Davis, Jianhua Xu and Tian Xia look at sentiment toward air pollution in China

March 19, 2019
- In the News
- Faculty
Brock Glasgo, Inês Lima Azevedo and Chris Hendrickson agree on advantages of direct current power in buildings

August 28, 2018
- In the News
- Faculty
Greg Schivley, Inês Azevedo and Constantine Samaras cited in Axios article on paper assessing the evolution of power sector carbon intensity in the U.S.

June 06, 2018
- In the News
- Faculty
Eric Hittinger and Inês Azevedo paper on bulk energy storage cited in Vox article

May 15, 2018
- In the News
- Faculty
Evan D. Sherwin, Max Henrion and Inês Azevedo paper on the unpredictability of the U.S. energy system receives media attention

April 05, 2018
- In the News
- Faculty
Inês Azevedo appointed to Editorial Committee of ARER

February 13, 2018
- Announcements
- Faculty
Inês Azevedo meets former U.S. Vice President Al Gore

October 27, 2017
Selected as the 2017 recipient of the C3E Women in Clean Energy Award for Research, Inês Azevedo will be presented the award in November

August 28, 2017
Inês Azevedo, Karen Clay, Jeremy Michalek, Fan Tong, and Deb Stine presented their research “Pipelines, Trucks, Buses and Automobiles: Where, When, Which?” to several U.S. Government Departments

August 09, 2017
Inês Azevedo Featured in CMU College of Engineering video on Tracking Carbon Intensity with the Power Sector Carbon Index

July 28, 2017
Inês Azevedo serves as faculty mentor for the ETH Academy on Sustainability and Technology 2017

June 06, 2017
Inês Azevedo quoted by Union Radio on the Paris Agreement

June 05, 2017
Inês Azevedo quoted by W Radio on Paris Agreement

June 05, 2017
Inês Azevedo quoted in La Vanguardia on the Paris Agreement

June 05, 2017
Statement By CEDM Directors on Carnegie Mellon University News Page

June 05, 2017
Building on campus First year PhD student, Priya Donti, heavily engaged in energy and climate data rescue plan

May 23, 2017
Inês Azevedo Interviewed by WESA on Trump's Clean Coal Plan

April 18, 2017
Climate Central Quotes Inês Azevedo in piece on "Electricity’s Carbon Footprint in U.S. Shrinks, Sets Record"

April 10, 2017
Next Pittsburgh features Inês Azevedo and fellow researcher, Costa Samaras, on their recent findings on the U.S. drop in CO2 Emissions

April 07, 2017
Co-authors, Sam Markolf, Scott Mathhews, Chris Hendrickson and Inês Azevedo's paper on carbon footprints for cities was selected as the Editor's Featured Article in ERL!

March 28, 2017
Nathaniel Horner, Arman Sehabi and Inês Azevedo ERL paper on indirect effect of ICT makes it to highlights of 2016!

March 28, 2017
Carnegie Mellon university launches Power Sector Carbon Index!

March 28, 2017
Brian Sergi Featured in Steinbrenner Institute Student Research Video

March 14, 2017
PhD candidate Long Lam was awarded a prestigious IEEE-USA Congressional Fellowship!

February 22, 2017
Inês Azevedo named to the Department of Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee

February 17, 2017
Research by Long Lam and Inês Azevedo cited in Yibada.com article on green energy

February 05, 2017
Long Lam, Lee Branstetter and Inês Azevedo cited in Wall Street Journal on wind electricity

February 02, 2017
Inês Azevedo invited to join the Executive Editorial Board of ERL journal

January 17, 2017
Inês Azevedo Featured in City of Pittsburgh Climate Action Workshop Video

October 26, 2016
Nathaniel Horner, Inês Azevedo, and with Arman Shehabi of LBNL published in Environmental Research Letters on the “indirect” energy effects of information and communication technology (ICT) services

October 05, 2016
Long Lam and Inês Azevedo Featured on CMU College of Engineering Website on their paper Zero Emissions Day: China's Wind Energy Infrastructure

September 21, 2016
Congratulations to Nathaniel Horner on his successful PhD Defense

July 06, 2016
Congratulations to Stephanie Seki on her successful PhD Defense

July 06, 2016
Nathaniel Horner and Inês Azevedo Contribute to LBNL Report on latest analysis of electricity used by data centers in the U.S.

June 28, 2016
ETH Zurich Invites Inês Azevedo to Present Public Seminar on "Understanding the Uncertainties in Consequences of Climate Change for the United States Power Sector Infrastructure when Considering a Realistic Mitigation Pace and Adaptation Needs"

May 30, 2016
Inês Azevedo presented an "Andy Talk" at the Scott Institute Energy Week on Energy Pathways, Policies, and Decisions

April 27, 2016
Inês Azevedo Featured on Wilton Scott Institute Energy Bite Radio Program

February 17, 2016
CEDM and CMU are represented at USAEE Conference in Pittsburgh, PA

October 25, 2015
Inês Azevedo's students attend and present at BECC Conference

October 21, 2015
Fossil Fuels' Final Century! Article featured Inês Azevedo in Carnegie Mellon Today

September 01, 2015
Fan Tong, Paulina Jaramillo and Inês Azevedo Piece featured in article on Green Car Congress

August 21, 2015
Scientific American Features Inês Azevedo and Eric Hittinger piece on bulk energy storage to Increase total electricity system emissions in the U.S.

August 18, 2015
Which Vehicle Holds the Smallest Carbon Footprint?

July 16, 2015
Congratulations to Alan Jenn on new postdoc position at UC Davis!

July 16, 2015
Congratulations to Ahmed Abdullah on new postdoc position at UC San Diego!

July 16, 2015
Congratulations to Julian Lamy on internship as a summer scholar for DOE's ARPA-E program!

July 08, 2015
Congratulations to Ivonne Peña on new position at NREL working on issues related to the integration of wind and solar!

July 08, 2015
Congratulations to Russell Meyer on new position at NMR Group in Boston as a Quantitative Analyst doing energy efficiency program evaluation!

July 08, 2015
Jeremy Michalek, Chris Hendrickson and Inês Azevedo highlighted in Torque News on study showing the all-electric Nissan LEAF emits less CO2 than the Toyota Prius Plug-in and the Chevrolet Volt

July 04, 2015
Wired Magazine features article with Inês Azevedo's research on electric cars and infrastructure funding

April 08, 2015
Daniel Posen and Inês Azevedo recently published a blog post on The Energy Collective

March 23, 2015
Eric Hittinger and Inês Azevedo recently published a piece in ES titled: "Bulk Energy Storage Increases United States Electricity System Emissions"

March 18, 2015
Alan Jenn, Inês Azevedo and Paul Fischbeck Propose Solutions To Reduction in Revenue from Gasoline Tax

March 18, 2015
Inês Azevedo featured in CMU video on the Transition to Sustainable Energy

March 18, 2015
Recent Wilton Scott Energy Institute video with Inês Azevedo on assessing regional health, environmental, and climate change benefits from wind and solar in the United States

January 21, 2015
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine releases a report co-authored by Prof. Inês Azevedo

October 09, 2014