Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate

Sediment on wetland marshes to create new solid ground is seen near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States August 19, 2015. Experts believe that the rebuilding of artificial barrier islands and wetlands near New Orleans will help protect the city from rising sea levels during future storms. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina triggered floods that inundated New Orleans and killed more than 1,500 people as storm waters overwhelmed levees and broke through floodwalls. Congress authorized spending more than $14 billion to beef up the city's flood protection after Katrina and built a series of new barriers that include manmade islands and new wetlands. Reuters photographer Carlos Barria returned to New Orleans after documenting events in 2005 and found a city much rebuilt and renovated, although abandoned homes show Katrina’s lingering impact. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaPICTURE 5 OF 28 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "HURRICANE KATRINA 10 YEARS ON"SEARCH "CARLOS HURRICANE" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000178673

Climate Change

The Atlantic Festival: Our shared planet

Rick Duke

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Figure 3: India's gross electricity generation by source

Brookings Now

Charts of the Week: Climate and energy

Fred Dews

Friday, September 20, 2019

A woman poses next to a polar bear mural in the town of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "SVALBARD CLIMATE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC157F319730

Climate Change

A global response to the climate crisis

Amar Bhattacharya, Samantha Gross, and Fred Dews

Friday, September 20, 2019

Climate protest near the White House in Washington, DC, September 13, 2019

PlanetPolicy

Around the halls: Brookings experts on what to watch for at the UN Climate Action Summit

David G. Victor, Todd Stern, Sahil Ali, Jeffrey Ball, Rick Duke, Samantha Gross, Christina Kwauk, Nathan Hultman, Jenny Schuetz, and Rahul Tongia

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Research

A view of Duke Energy's Marshall Power Plant in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, U.S. November 29, 2018. Picture taken November 29, 2018. To match Special Report USA-COAL/POLLUTION. REUTERS/Chris Keane - RC150344BDC0

Report

The risk of fiscal collapse in coal-reliant communities

Adele Morris, Noah Kaufman, and Siddhi Doshi

Monday, July 15, 2019

Smog is seen near transmission towers in Bedzin, near Katowice, Poland, December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel - RC1B28B92B00

Climate Change

Mapping low-carbon energy transitions around the world

Samantha Gross

June 2019

China

Grow Green China Inc.

Jeffrey Ball

May 2019

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Blog Posts

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Order from Chaos

Around the halls: Brookings experts react to the attack on Saudi oil facilities

Samantha Gross, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, and Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

People walk in front of national flags which are set up for the upcoming 2nd World Internet Conference in Jiaxing

PlanetPolicy

The fight to contain climate change – Implementing Paris, mobilizing action

Todd Stern

September 16, 2019

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Cory Booker, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Kamala Harris, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke and former Housing Secretary Julian Castro pose before the start at the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman - HP1EF9D00SX2R

PlanetPolicy

Campaign 2020: What candidates are saying on climate change

Samantha Gross

Friday, September 13, 2019

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Events

2019

Jun

Past Event

Leading carbon price proposals: A bipartisan dialogue

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Sustainable Energy for All CEO Rachel Kyte

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Exelon CEO Chris Crane

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Experts

Bruce Jones

Vice President and Director - Foreign Policy

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Project on International Order and Strategy

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David G. Victor

Co-Chair - Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate

Samantha Gross

Fellow - Foreign Policy, Energy Security and Climate Initiative

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Multimedia

A Volkswagen I.D. electric vehicle is shown at a news conference in Guangzhou, China November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip - D1BEUNIGXQAA

Podcast Episode

China’s epic push for cleaner energy

Jeffrey Ball and David G. Victor

Friday, May 31, 2019

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) hold a news conference for their proposed "Green New Deal" to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 10 years, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FD2ED6050

Climate Change

Is the Green New Deal biting off too much?

Samantha Gross

Friday, February 8, 2019

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Podcast Episode

Priorities for climate change action after COP 24

Todd Stern, David G. Victor, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

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