Steven. Davis, Ph.D.
Dr. Davis is working on satisfying global demand for energy, food, and goods without adding CO2 to the atmosphere is a central challenge of the 21st century. His research aims to both better understand the problems and point the way to feasible solutions.
Research Interests
Coupled human and natural systems and sustainable systems analysis, including especially: energy technology and policy; pollution and resources embodied in international trade; “lock-in” of environmental problems; assessments of impacts and vulnerabilities; and the complex interactions of energy systems, agriculture, climate change, and global ecology.
Expertise
Water Energy Climate Land
Contact
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Research Projects
Mapping Seaweed Farming Potential
Meeting global climate goals will require drastic reductions in fossil CO₂ emissions as well as gigaton-scale removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere. Farmed seaweed (macroalgae) may help on both fronts.
Carbon Monitor
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the use of fossil fuels and the production of cement are the main driving force of climate change. Carbon Monitor is an international initiative providing for the first time regularly updated, science-based estimates of daily CO2 emissions.
IFNEWS - The California Crucible
Since 2016, a team of University of California scientists has been working on an NSF/USDA-funded project whose goal is to comprehensively assess the interactions of food-energy-water systems and use the results to model future scenarios for California.