Center for Climate Solutions: Risk Assessment and Management

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Actions for addressing the most pressing environmental challenges must be grounded in science, informed by data, and supported by implementable and attainable solutions.

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Improving Future Precipitation Estimation

A new approach developed for NOAA helps estimate future precipitation in the face of changing weather patterns. This model enhances flood risk management and supports resilient infrastructure planning for extreme weather events.

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Assessing the Viability of Green Fertilizer Production in Africa

Green fertilizer production can improve Africa’s food security and drive clean energy expansion. RTI researchers conducted innovative research to assess the technological and economic viability of producing green ammonia and low-carbon urea in four African countries.

Can Better Data Keep the Promise of Rapid Methane Reductions Alive

As a short-lived environmental pollutant, addressing methane emissions can deliver near-immediate benefits. RTI experts explain the challenges of tackling methane emissions, existing data gaps, and the data revolution that can help us lower global emissions.

Transportation Electrification: What's the Cost?

Transportation is being electrified and policies enacted with the goal of reducing state- and nation-wide fossil fuel emissions from the transportation sector, the largest source of GHG emissions in the U.S. Our experts quantify the impacts of such policies using RTI's ALPSS model.