Environment

Centers & Institutes: Environment

Carolina Population Center (CPC)

The Carolina Population Center is a community of scholars and professionals collaborating on interdisciplinary research and methods that advance understanding of population issues.

Center for Climate, Energy, Environment, and Economics (CE3)

The UNC School of Law Center for Climate, Energy, Environment and Economics (CE3) exists to provide advanced student education and policy and legal examination of issues surrounding the law of climate, energy, environment, and economic development, with particular attention to the intersection of these issues.

Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology (CEMALB)

The Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology (CEMALB) is broadly concerned with environmental impacts on human health and on cardiopulmonary health in particular.

Center for Galapagos Studies (CGS)

To address the current challenges facing the Galapagos Islands such as population growth, resource conflict, and economic development, a collaborative partnership has been created between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. The partnership is designed to foster research, education, and outreach programs in the islands, with the larger goals of advancing conservation efforts in the Galapagos and promoting better understanding of ecologically sensitive and protected areas worldwide.

Center for Natural Hazards Resilience

The Center for National Hazards Resilience conducts research and education to enhance the resilience of people, infrastructure, economies, and the natural environment to the impacts of coastal hazards such as floods and hurricanes. The Center also considers climate trends such as sea level rise and changing storm characteristics, and the means by which communities can adapt.

Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS)

The Center’s mission is to promote and support within UNC-Chapel Hill, high-quality basic and applied research on urban, regional and rural planning and policy issues.

Environmental Finance Center (EFC)

The EFC at UNC is dedicated to enhancing the ability of governments to provide environmental programs and services in fair, effective and financially sustainable ways.

Institute for Convergent Science

The UNC Institute for Convergent Science builds and supports imaginative teams with disciplined practices in spaces designed for collaboration. Through creative partnerships and our “Ready, Set, Go” innovation framework, we help move ideas from basic research into transformative applications.

Institute for the Environment (IE)

The Institute for the Environment educates future environmental leaders and engages with the people of North Carolina and the nation to address and solve environmental challenges.

Sustainable Energy Research Consortium (SERC)

SERC, the UNC Sustainable Energy Research Consortium is positioning the University to be a leader in formulating a sustainable energy future. Our current research focus is on energy storage research in the areas of liquid solar fuels and next-generation battery technologies.

Water Institute

The vision of the Water Institute at UNC is to bring together individuals and institutions from diverse disciplines and sectors and empower them to work together to solve the most critical global issues in water and health.