What We Do

The mission of the Penn State Climate Consortium is to accelerate discovery through collaboration, empowering actionable solutions for a just and thriving planet.

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Themes

Penn State’s Climate Consortium focuses on critical climate challenges that offer research opportunities and the potential to unite experts, partners, and communities for greater collective impact. Ten overarching themes and the intersections between them represent promising pathways to create tangible solutions that improve the lives of individuals and communities.

Climate Solutions Accelerator

Inspired by Penn State’s land-grant mission, the Climate Solutions Accelerator connects researchers, implementation partners, and community members across various fields to address the challenges of climate change in Pennsylvania and around the world.

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Climate Solutions Symposium

The two-day Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium highlights innovations from numerous disciplines through dynamic breakout sessions, keynote talks from leaders in the climate solutions space, a poster session, and more.