VIDEO
Warwick J. McKibbin, November 13, 2009
Delaying national commitments to reach reduced greenhouse gas emissions will be more costly for national governments in the long run. Nonresident Senior Fellow Warwick McKibbin says the floundering global economy is a critical factor in what actions can be taken now.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Arvind Panagariya, August 10, 2009, Forbes.com
In response to Secretary Clinton's call for India to help combat global warming, India's environment minister said that India, with over 300 million impoverished people, was not in a position to assume legally binding emissions. Arvind Panagariya reviews the debate and argues for developed countries to substantially cut their emissions before asking developing countries to commit to mitigation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Warwick J. McKibbin, Adele Morris, Peter J. Wilcoxen and Yiyong Cai, July 27, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Brookings experts Adele Morris, Peter Wilcoxen and Warwick McKibbin analyze the economic effects of a potential U.S. cap-and-trade program and offer insights to policy-makers on how to limit climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions with little risk to the economy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis, July 18, 2009, The Wall Street Journal
As the world community gears up for another round of climate change talks, a central issue will be how to bring developing countries—especially rapidly growing India and China—into a climate-change pact. William Antholis examines the "per capita" emissions reduction standard favored by India's Manmohan Singh and argues that it is too simple a metric by which to achieve equity in global carbon reductions between the developed and developing worlds. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Strobe Talbott, July 16, 2009, Financial Times
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in the first visit to India by a top Obama administration official, engaged her hosts on two major issues facing the world: nuclear non-proliferation and climate change. Brookings President Strobe Talbott writes that Indians, like many Americans, still need to be persuaded to see the urgency of prompt action on these two issues. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC
Earth 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
VIDEO
Adele Morris, April 21, 2009
Nearly 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.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
BOOK
Lael Brainard, Abigail Jones and Nigel Purvis, March 01, 2009
Climate Change and Global Poverty: A Billion Lives in the Balance? draws on expertise from the climate change and development communities to ask how the public and private sectors can help the world's poor manage the global climate crisis. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Pietro S. Nivola, February 25, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The United States has been largely unsuccessful in reducing its petroleum consumption by regulating the fuel economy of motor vehicles. Pietro Nivola proposes a move towards a comprehensive carbon tax, which could reduce gasoline consumption more effectively and curtail carbon emissions from other, more damaging sources. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Energy security and climate change are top priorities for the next president—second only perhaps to addressing the economic crisis. The Scouting Report continued its weekly web chat with Brookings Managing Director William Antholis, who discussed the energy security and climate change issues facing President-elect Obama. Politico Senior Editor Fred Barbash moderated.
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PAST EVENT
Monday, November 10, 2008
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC
On November 10, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings hosted Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki of Japan for an address on the acute financial and environmental crises facing the world. Ambassador Fujisaki offered insights and approaches to these issues and outline where Japan and the world should be headed. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
October 10, 2008, The Brookings Institution
As President-Elect Obama prepares to lead the United States, what are the top global economic challenges facing the new president and his advisors and how should the new administration address them? A new report by Brookings global economic and development experts ranks the top 10 issues and details specific ideas for how to tackle the toughest challenges. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Barry Rabe, October 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Trading of emissions under a cap-and-trade regime has received prominent attention as a possible approach to reducing the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change. On September 25, one regional cap-and-trade program, involving ten Northeastern states, has already begun operation through an initial auctioning of carbon allowances. This poses many important issues of federalism, writes Barry Rabe, as the federal government begins to play catchup with states and will have to give thought to sorting out federal and state responsibilities. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Christopher P. Borick and Barry Rabe, September 16, 2008, The Brookings Institution
The 2008 presidential race may be the first in which the candidates’ positions on climate change have some influence on electoral outcome. Barry Rabe and Christopher Borick examine public attitudes toward climate change, with particular emphasis on policy options, including how to design and implement policies with states that have very different levels of capacity and patterns of emissions growth. Read More