Climate Change

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

David G. Victor speaking at Tudor, Pickering and Holt

Climate Change

David G. Victor speaks at Tudor, Pickering, and Holt & Co.

David G. Victor

June 2019

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Brookings Now

WATCH: A bipartisan conversation about carbon price proposals

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Reports

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

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

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Report

The environment beyond neoliberalism: Delivering sustainable growth

Manish Bapna, Helen Mountford, and Janet Ranganathan

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Solar panels

Workforce Development

Advancing inclusion through clean energy jobs

Mark Muro, Adie Tomer, Ranjitha Shivaram, and Joseph W. Kane

April 18, 2019

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India

Early life exposure to outdoor air pollution: Effect on child health in India

Prachi Singh, Sagnik Dey, Sourangsu Chowdhury, and Kunal Bali

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Blog Posts

Future Development

The fierce urgency of now: Toward a new multilateralism

Kevin P. Gallagher and Richard Kozul-Wright

Monday, June 24, 2019

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Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Progress on SDGs in Africa

Genevieve Jesse and Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A worker inspects solar panels at a solar Dunhuang, 950km (590 miles) northwest of Lanzhou, Gansu Province September 16, 2013. China is pumping investment into wind power, which is more cost-competitive than solar energy and partly able to compete with coal and gas. China is the world's biggest producer of CO2 emissions, but is also the world's leading generator of renewable electricity. Environmental issues will be under the spotlight during a working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which will meet in Stockholm from September 23-26. REUTERS/Carlos Barria BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE - GF20000056392

Future Development

Will the G-20 provide the urgent leadership needed on climate action?

Amar Bhattacharya

Friday, June 14, 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

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Up Front

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

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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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

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

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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

David Victor and Rachel Kyte

Brookings Now

Highlights: The new dynamics of global energy and climate

Thursday, November 29, 2018

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