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Save to My PortfolioGreenhouse Governance: Addressing Climate Change in America

Barry Rabe, December 15, 2009

Greenhouse Governance features a number of America's preeminent public policy scholars, examining some aspect of governance and climate change. Read More

Climate Change, Regulation, Energy Security

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Climate Change Moves to the Senate

Wednesday, July 01, 2009
12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Washington, DC

In the July 1 edition of The Scouting Report, Brookings expert Adele Morris and Senior Politico Editor Fred Barbash took questions on climate change legislation as it moves to the Senate. Read More

Climate Change, Climate and Energy Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioToward a Realistic G8 Energy Policy

Charles K. Ebinger, June 30, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Toward a Realistic G8 Energy PolicyMajor topics of discussion at the upcoming G8 summit will be energy and climate change policy. Charles Ebinger assesses where the United States currently stands on the issues and outlines what needs to be done to formulate sound policy for the future.  Read More

G8 Summit, Energy Security, Climate Change, Environment, International Relations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNext on Climate: Improve Waxman-Markey Innovation Provisions in Senate

Mark Muro, June 29, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Following a narrow House vote on Friday to pass climate change legislation, President Obama called on the Senate this weekend to follow suit. Mark Muro urges an even greater investment in energy innovation to catalyze a radically cleaner future. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Competitiveness, Technology and Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioClimate Change, Natural Disasters, and Internal Displacement

Walter Kälin, June 24, 2009, Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population of the Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe

Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Internal DisplacementAn estimated 50-200 million people may move by the middle of the century as a result of the negative effects of climate change, either within their countries or across borders, on a permanent or temporary basis. While some of this movement may be voluntary, some of it will not. Walter Kälin points out that there are significant differences in both groups' situations and the responses to their migrations must also be different. Read More

Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Internal Displacement, International Organizations, Europe

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioU.S.-European Union Cooperation on Climate Change

William J. Antholis, June 10, 2009, "The Great Transformation: Climate Change as Cultural Change" (International Conference, Essen, Germany)

U.S.-European Union Cooperation on Climate ChangeAt a recent climate change gathering in Bonn, some Europeans criticized American positions as lacking sufficient ambition to address the climate crisis. Can the U.S. and Europe get past old disagreements and turn a new page? William Antholis—in Germany to address the conference of climate change experts—charted out a new course for transatlantic cooperation on climate issues. Read More

Climate Change, Global Environment, Transatlantic Relations, European Union, Europe

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Economic Impact of Climate Change Reduction Strategies

Monday, June 08, 2009
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Economic Impact of Climate Change Reduction StrategiesOn June 8, the Brookings Institution hosted a preview of a forthcoming report on the economic impact of climate change reduction strategies by Brookings experts Warwick McKibbin, Adele Morris and Peter Wilcoxen. Read More

Climate Change, Climate and Energy Economics, Environment, Environmental Regulation, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioChallenges and Opportunities for U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change

Kenneth G. Lieberthal, June 04, 2009, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kenneth Lieberthal addressed the growing need for U.S.-China climate cooperation and how it is in the interest of both countries. Lieberthal testified that an important step is for the U.S. to have a realistic understanding of the reasons China's emissions are growing so rapidly, and he offered suggestions for the future of the relationship. Read More

Climate Change, China, International Relations, Energy Security, Environment

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Clean Energy Innovation

Wednesday, June 03, 2009
12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Washington, DC

In the June 3 edition of the Scouting Report live web chat, Brookings policy expert Mark Muro and Politico senior editor Fred Barbash discussed how "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" is more than just a cap-and-trade bill. The bill has significant components dedicated to energy innovation and clean energy technology development and deployment. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Technology and Development, Competitiveness

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWaxman-Markey: What About Innovation?

Mark Muro, May 26, 2009, The Vine, The New Republic

The climate change bill now winding its way through the House of Representatives has significant components dedicated to energy innovation and clean energy technology development and deployment. However, Mark Muro argues, funding the Department of Energy’s budget request for innovation would more immediately establish American alternative energy leadership. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Technology and Development, Competitiveness

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

Dennis Wilder, May 15, 2009, The Jamestown Foundation's China Brief

The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic DialogueEngagement between Beijing and Washington operates on many levels but none is more critical than a regularized mechanism for strategic discussion by the top officials in economics and foreign policy. Dennis Wilder explores how dialogue should be carried out between the two countries during the Obama administration. Read More

China, International Relations, Asia, Global Economics, Climate Change

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Save to My PortfolioThe U.S.-Japan Alliance: Beyond Northeast Asia

Friday, May 08, 2009
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

A transformed alliance of the world’s two largest economies—Japan and the United States—could have far-reaching effects on issues such as trade, development, climate change and international security. On May 8, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings and the Slavic Research Center at Hokkaido University hosted a forum to examine the U.S.-Japan alliance and its potential for addressing issues beyond the Northeast Asia region. Read More

Japan, Northeast Asia, Trade, Development, Climate Change

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Climate Change

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC

The Scouting Report: Climate ChangeEarth Day is an opportunity to discuss global environmental issues including climate change, conservation and sustainable development. On April 22, Brookings expert Bryan Mignone and Fred Barbash, senior editor of Politico, took your questions in a live web chat. Read More

Climate Change, Energy Security, Global Environment, Global Warming

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Save to My PortfolioControlling Climate Change

Adele Morris, April 21, 2009

Controlling Climate ChangeNearly 40 years ago, Earth Day was founded to increase awareness about our protecting the environment. Adele Morris says the call for action to control climate change is greater than ever and urges President Obama and other world leaders to work together on this critical issue.

Climate and Energy Economics, Climate Change, Global Warming, Energy Security, Environment

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTransportation and Climate Change: The Perfect Storm

Robert Puentes, April 21, 2009, The Brookings Institution

According to Robert Puentes, transportation is an area that is crucial to both economic growth and environmental sustainability. The link between transportation and climate change is making it imperative that we find new ways to think about transportation policy, especially in our nation's metropolitan areas. Read More

Transportation, Climate Change, Global Warming

In Brief

Slowing global warming is among the most complex economic, political and diplomatic challenges of our time. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal, petroleum, and other fossil fuels will require innovation and hard work by governments, businesses and consumers alike. While there are great challenges, there are also promising opportunities in addressing the problem, not only in industrialized nations, but also in rapidly developing countries like India and China.

Featured Experts

William Antholis

William J. Antholis

Managing Director, The Brookings Institution

William Antholis is managing director of the Brookings Institution. He has worked on foreign security and economic policy at the National Security Council and the State Department, and was director of studies at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
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Adele Morris

Adele Morris

Deputy Director for Climate and Energy Economics, Global Economy and Development

Adele Morris is a Fellow and Deputy Director for Climate and Energy Economics. She focuses on the economics of climate change and related energy and natural resource policies.
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Warwick J. McKibbin

Warwick J. McKibbin

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

An international economics expert based in Australia, Warwick McKibbin focuses his research on global climate change; the emergence of China and India into the world economy; and global economic modeling.
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Bryan K. Mignone

Bryan K. Mignone

Director of Research, Energy Security Initiative

Working at the intersection of climate, energy and technology policy, Bryan Mignone uses quantitative, process-based models to evaluate climate change and energy security policies. A former staff member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, he is also interested in the politics of energy and the environment.
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Q&A with Adele Morris

Controlling Climate Change

"We are seeing a crystallizing consensus from the United States that the [U.S.] needs to take action on climate change. We need to reduce emissions here domestically. We need to leverage our domestic action into action by major trading partners and large and industrialized developing countries."

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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any democracy requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work has extended beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions and issues in higher education. Experts are tackling fundamental issues on the role of education in the national and global economy.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is a security studies professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Research ProjectAfrica Growth Initiative

The Africa Growth Initiative conducts high-quality policy research and analysis focused on attaining sustainable economic development and prosperity in Africa, while amplifying the voice of African researchers in policy-making and planning.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

ProgramMetropolitan Policy Program

Redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive and sustainable ways.

TopicMigration

Migration is an issue that bridges Brookings’s expertise in domestic and foreign policy. In the United States, reforming immigration policy remains a subject of intense political debate. Globally, the unprecedented movement of people across borders raises issues in both industrialized countries and the developing world.

ExpertEswar Prasad

Eswar Prasad, who holds the New Century Chair in International Economics, is a senior fellow in Global Economy and Development. He is the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and was previously head of the Financial Studies Division and the China Division at the IMF.

ExpertMartin Neil Baily

Martin Baily, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform and U.S. economic policy.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  She is completing a project on the politics of advice and consent, and is at work on the politics of how Congress responds to financial crises.

Research Project21st Century Defense Initiative

The 21st Century Defense Initiative produces cutting-edge research, analysis, and outreach that address some of the most critical issues facing leaders shaping defense policy in the coming century. The initiative focuses on three core issues: the future of war, the future of U.S. defense needs and priorities, and the future of the U.S. defense system

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

Research ProjectBudgeting for National Priorities

The Budgeting for National Priorities project promotes greater fiscal responsibility by developing new ideas, educating the public and finding common ground among experts and policy-makers.

Policy CenterJohn L. Thornton China Center

The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

ExpertRobert Puentes

Robert Puentes focuses on the broad array of policies and issues related to metropolitan growth and development. He is an expert on transportation and infrastructure, urban planning, growth management, suburban issues and housing.

Policy CenterCenter on the United States and Europe

The Center on the U.S. and Europe is dedicated to the study of Europe and U.S.-Europe relations. It involves American and European experts in an active program of research, analysis, and debate.