Watch a video report of MSU researchers at work in Thailand and Laos.
The Carbon2Markets program, led by MSU forestry scientists David Skole and Jay Samek, combines sustainable forest production with emerging carbon markets to help farmers in developing Asian and African countries boost their standards of living and slow climate change.
July 24, 2009
MSU researchers link carbon markets and tree-planting to fight poverty, protect the earth
Michigan State University scientists are combining sustainable forest production with emerging carbon markets in a unique effort to help some of the world's poorest people grow trees that will boost their standards of living and slow climate change. More>>
May 12, 2009
Carbon assessment project grows under U.N. umbrella
Michigan State University researcher David Skole’s international carbon assessment project has become part of a larger program, with a May 11 announcement by the United Nations. More>>
April 3, 2009
MSU researchers help lead international carbon assessment project
Michigan State University scientists will work with top international organizations to determine how best to foster development in poor regions while protecting the environment. More>>
Fall, 2008
Growing Fuel on the Home Front
MSU chemical engineering researcher Dennis Miller's work in Michigan to demonstrate the feasibility of small, local canola biodiesel cooperatives parallels the work David Skole and Jay Samek are doing in Thailand. One of Miller's collaborators, visiting researcher Lars Peereboom, is working with Skole and Samek to set up oil processing equipment in Thailand. More>>
Feb. 20, 2008
MSU, University of Iowa become partners in Chicago Climate Exchange program
Michigan State University and the University of Iowa have agreed to a partnership involving the transaction of carbon credits through the Chicago Climate Exchange program. More>>
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