Climate Change

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

September 13

Soldiers and rescue workers unload aid from cargo aeroplane in Sittwe airpot at Sittwe, Rakhine state, August 5, 2015. The United States will announce an aid package for Myanmar to help the Southeast Asian country provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by floods, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. More than 250,000 people have been affected and 69 killed by flooding that was triggered last week by monsoon rains, according to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun - GF20000014051

Future Development

US foreign aid is worth defending now more than ever

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Men board up a business ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Cocoa, Florida, U.S., September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello - RC182820E550

The Avenue

Another summer of flooding should be a wake-up call to redesign our communities

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

An aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon at the Bom Futuro National Forest in Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 3, 2015. Picture taken September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Nacho Doce - RC116E6EAAA0

Future Development

For growth and well-being, climate crisis overshadows all else

Friday, August 23, 2019

Reports

Natan Cabral, 5, stands on the cracked ground of the Boqueirao reservoir in the Metropolitan Region of Campina Grande, Paraiba state, Brazil, February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino SEARCH "BRAZIL DROUGHT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC1BC8B7DB20

Report

The climate crisis, migration, and refugees

Thursday, July 25, 2019

A boat sails past DanTysk wind farm, 90 kilometres west of Esbjerg

Report

Aligning G-20 infrastructure investment with climate goals and the 2030 Agenda

Amar Bhattacharya, Minji Jeong, Kevin P. Gallagher, Miquel Muñoz Cabré, and Xinyue Ma

Thursday, June 13, 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

June 2019

A man walks past an advertisement promoting China's renminbi (RMB) or yuan, U.S. dollar and Euro exchange services at foreign exchange store in Hong Kong, China, August 13, 2015. German Bund yields edged up on Thursday following efforts by China's central bank to slow a sharp descent of the yuan that has prompted investors this week to seek safe-haven assets. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - GF10000172716

China

Grow Green China Inc.

May 2019

A boy rows his boat in the polluted waters of the Brahmaputra river on the occasion of World Water Day in Guwahati, India, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika - RC14A5D8FB60

Report

The environment beyond neoliberalism: Delivering sustainable growth

Manish Bapna, Helen Mountford, and Janet Ranganathan

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Blog Posts

Forest

Future Development

To save forests, think beyond the trees

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

A natural gas flare on an oil well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota

FixGov

The politics of methane

Monday, July 8, 2019

A helicopter flies over the Hudson River with One World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan in the background, on a hazy day in New York City, December 6, 2015. REUTERS/Rickey Rogers TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000256860

Brookings Now

WATCH: A bipartisan conversation about carbon price proposals

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

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Events

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

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Related Books

Front cover: The Role of Business in the Circular Economy

The Role of Business in the Circular Economy

By Vasileios Rizos, Arno Behrens, Eleanor Drabik, David Rinaldi, and Katja Tuokko

2018

The Economic Consequence of Climate Change

By Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD

2017

Climate Change Mitigation Policy

By Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD

2016

Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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?

Friday, February 8, 2019

Photo: The slogan "Decarbonize" is projected on the Eiffel Tower as part of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) in Paris, France, December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - LR1EBCB1BVQ2S

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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