Environment

The future of the Paris Agreement and global climate change cooperation without U.S. leadership

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

U.S. President Donald Trump departs after announcing his decision that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTX38LPW

America heads to the exit: What Trump got wrong about Paris

David G. Victor

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump announces his decision that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RTX38LQH

What Brookings experts have said on Trump’s Paris climate accord decision

Jennifer Potvin

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

A California Gulf porpoise, also known as a vaquita, monument (R) is seen in San Felipe in Mexico's state of Baja California March 7, 2008, The vaquita, a tiny stubby-nosed porpoise found only in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, is on the brink of extinction as more die each year in fishing nets than are being born, biologists say. Picture taken March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Henry Romero(MEXICO) - RTR1YHEB

The vanishing vaquita and the challenges of combating wildlife trafficking

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, June 5, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump announces his decision that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

How China-EU ties will play out

Philippe Le Corre

June 2, 2017

Train pulling out of station by Mike Wilson Unsplash

Why does the US need energy innovation?

Mark Muro and Devashree Saha

Thursday, June 1, 2017

The Eiffel tower is illuminated in green with the words "Paris Agreement is Done", to celebrate the Paris U.N. COP21 Climate Change agreement in Paris, France, November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen - RTX2RZ3X

America exits the climate stage

David G. Victor

Thursday, June 1, 2017

A marker indicating the conservation easement.

Abuse of tax deductions for charitable donations of conservation lands are on the rise

Thursday, June 1, 2017

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An America not in Paris

Philip A. Wallach

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Rigging equipment is pictured in a field outside of Sweetwater, Texas.

Nobody knew border carbon adjustments could be so complicated

Warwick J. McKibbin, Adele Morris, Peter J. Wilcoxen, and Weifeng Liu

Wednesday, May 31, 2017