Rendering of wind turbines

Green Systems

Contributing to National Climate Goals

APL is supporting efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of our nation by quantifying sources of emissions, innovating to reduce the carbon load of critical activities, supporting green supply chains, and developing tools and technology to capture carbon.

Mission
Smog

Track and Reduce Greenhouse Gases

Tools to measure carbon emissions at a global scale

Leaf

Enable Green Technology

Meet mission objectives with novel power systems and create resilience through critical supply chain alternative materials

Energy

Capture and Utilize Atmospheric Carbon

Convert carbon and waste to useful resources

Featured Work

Thermal management

Advancing Materials for Thermal Management

More than half the energy consumed in the American residential industry is spent on heating and cooling homes. Researchers at APL have made a significant breakthrough in the development of advanced materials technology that can efficiently manage thermal conditions, particularly in buildings and data centers.
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James Johnson and Danielle Nachman in APL’s PFAS research laboratory.

Eliminating Forever Chemicals

Multiple studies have linked PFAS exposure to harmful health effects in humans and animals, and without a natural way to break them down, the chemicals persist in soil and contaminate the environment — including water. APL scientists are developing several technologies to capture and destroy these “forever chemicals.”
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Earth (Credit: Bigstock)

Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Using a combination of machine learning, satellite imagery, and localized emissions data, APL advances its accurate, scalable, and easily configurable greenhouse gas monitoring framework for road transportation.
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We want to know how much an individual power plant, or an acre of pastureland, or even transportation on a single road is emitting over time—and how that changes as technologies and policies are implemented and adapted. With that knowledge, we can take more informed climate action and invest in tools that have proven to be effective in lowering emissions.

Marisa Hughes Assistant Program Manager, Human and Machine Intelligence, Research and Exploratory Development
Marisa Hughes
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Green Force panel at RFF 2023

Game Changers — Green Force

At the 2023 Research Frontiers Forum, APL assembled diverse thought leaders to discuss Climate Change and National Security: Goals. Gaps. Game Changers. 


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Johns Hopkins APL Uses AI to Track Greenhouse Emissions

APL Uses AI to Track Greenhouse Emissions

Scientists at APL have leveraged artificial intelligence and machine learning to produce accurate estimates for road transportation emissions in of the top 500 emitting cities worldwide. 


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Meet Our Experts

Sarah E. M. Herman

Sarah Herman Program Manager, Biological and Chemical Sciences

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Marisa Hughes

Marisa Hughes Senior Staff Scientist

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Bobby Armiger

Bobby Armiger Branch Supervisor, Exploratory Science

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Leslie Hamilton

Leslie Hamilton Assistant Program Manager, Science of Extreme and Multifunctional Materials

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Impact
Climate Security

Climate Security

APL is bringing all of its core competencies to bear on this critical challenge area, assembling top experts from a variety of scientific fields and partners from across the Johns Hopkins enterprise, industry, and government to explore strategic opportunities to make the greatest impact on climate change.


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