VIDEO
Carlos Pascual, Warwick J. McKibbin, James Connaughton and Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, March 03, 2008
On March 3, Brookings hosted the top Japanese and U.S. climate change advisors for a discussion on their governments’ respective policy initiatives. The speakers explored options for a new international framework on climate change and discussed the role of the Hokkaido Summit as a critical milestone in ongoing climate policy negotiations.
VIDEO
Strobe Talbott, February 04, 2008
The next president of the United States will face significant domestic and international challenges. Brookings president Strobe Talbott, author of "The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation," explains that nuclear proliferation and climate change are two of the most critical issues the next administration will have to address.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter J. Wilcoxen and Warwick J. McKibbin, May 2006, Brookings Discussion Papers in International Economics # 171
Warwick McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen propose a detailed climate change policy that establishes long-term incentives for investments in new energy-sector capital, and in research and development, as well as enhancing coordination and collaboration between countries, rather than on coercion. Read More
UPCOMING EVENT
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
to
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Washington, DC
On June 11 and 12, the Brookings Institution and Google.org will host a conference on electric vehicles, their potential to reduce oil dependence and the role of federal policy in promoting them. Read More
VIDEO
The Honorable Lamar Alexander, (R-Tenn.), William J. Antholis, Carlos Pascual, David B. Sandalow, Jonathan Elkind and Jason Bordoff, May 12, 2008
Energy issues are central to the most important strategic challenges facing the United States and the world. And in the presidential campaign, they are increasingly central to the discussion of how the next president will approach America's environmental, economic and security policy. On May 12, the Opportunity 08 project at Brookings hosted Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) for a discussion of energy issues facing the next president.
PAST EVENT
Monday, May 12, 2008
Washington, DC
Energy issues are among the most important strategic challenges facing America and the world. From ethanol subsidies to trade policy, energy may well dominate policy and political discussions this summer. The Opportunity 08 project at Brookings hosted a discussion with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on the big energy questions facing the next president. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Washington, DC
On April 22, Global Economy and Development at Brookings hosted a luncheon discussion with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and other distinguished panelists. The conversation held on Earth Day tackled questions like how global leaders and a new U.S. administration might utilize new approaches to resolve some of the globe’s most pressing problems including environment and climate change, population growth, extreme poverty and global governance. Dr. Sachs, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, shared ideas from his latest book, “Common Wealth: Economic Possibilities for a Crowded Planet.”
Read More
VIDEO
Lael Brainard and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, April 22, 2008
Dr. Jeff Sachs, special advisor to the UN secretary-general and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, was featured at a Brookings discussion on how global leaders and the next U.S. administration might utilize new approaches to resolve some of the world’s most pressing problems, including environment and climate change, population growth, extreme poverty and global governance.
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Washington, DC
On April 16, the Brookings Institution hosted James Gustave Speth, dean of the Yale School of Environment & Forestry, for a discussion of his new book The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability (Yale University Press, 2008). Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Warwick J. McKibbin, March 28, 2008, The Australian Financial Review
The Garnaut Climate Change Review, commissioned by Australia's state and territory governments, examines the impacts of climate change on the Australian economy and makes recommendations for sustainable prosperity. Warwick McKibbin examines the science the review is based on and the political cloud that hovers over the climate debate. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, March 03, 2008
Washington, DC
On March 3, the Brookings Institution hosted the top Japanese and U.S. climate change advisors for a discussion on their governments’ respective policy initiatives. The speakers explored options for a new international framework on climate change and discuss the role of the Hokkaido Summit as a critical milestone in ongoing climate policy negotiations. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jason E. Bordoff, Spring 2008, Democracy Journal, Issue #8, Spring 2008
Jason Bordoff presents a plan for "pay-as-you-drive" car insurance, a win-win policy—good for society and good for most drivers—that makes significant progress on climate change, congestion and other driving-related harms and is more equitable at the same time, all while reducing insurance costs for the majority of drivers. Read More
VIDEO
Richard C. Bush III and Martha Raddatz, February 22, 2008
China is an economic powerhouse, a key member of the United Nations Security Council and a world leader that continues to expand its influence. Richard C. Bush III says now is the time for the United States to embrace a strategy of engagement with China.
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Washington, DC
Brookings hosted John W. Rowe, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Exelon Corporation, the country's largest electric and gas utility and largest nuclear operator, for a discussion of critical energy challenges facing the United States. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Patricia Mulroy, February 07, 2008, Opportunity 08
Climate change has the unprecedented potential to profoundly affect the world’s water supplies. Shrinking reservoirs and more-frequent floods, among other threats, have tremendous ramifications for Americans living in dry areas or near the coast. Overcoming the challenges ahead will require the federal government to rethink how it views water and utility management. Read More