This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the key concerns about climate change is ecosystem resilience. This is particularly true for those that are anchored over large locations with little ability to move. Ecological communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The New York State Comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, is helping direct stockholders’ resolutions to fight climate change using tools built by a nonprofit organization. Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organization with revenue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the most recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), CO2-induced global warming will result in a considerable reduction in sea ice extent in the Southern…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the contentious interface of climate science and policy, there’s one thing that people of all flavors agree upon: if Greenland were to shed all its ice in a century…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world’s tropical forests are living exemplars of the tragedy of the commons, where the needs of the world clash with those of individuals. The trees in those forests lock…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A glossy booklet with an intriguing title recently turned up in Patrick Engleman’s mailbox. “Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming,” it proclaimed. A cover letter packaged with the book told…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In June, President Trump announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate accord. Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is a wise decision. Compliance would impose significant costs on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Trump is likely getting an earful in Paris over his extrication of the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement earlier this year. But our withdrawal will be meaningless unless…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From Richard Epstein’s recent excellent article “Containing Climate Change Hysteria“: As the Wall Street Journal has noted, the level of carbon efficiency in the United States has improved vastly in the last decade…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hey there, Elon Musk. We need to have a little talk. I understand that you’re very worried about what artificial intelligence could mean for our future. Here’s a…list of just…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prices for solar and wind are coming down dramatically, putting such technologies within reach of some of the poorest people in the world. At the same time, basic household lighting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Let me add to the complexity of the situation we find ourselves in: At the same time we’re solving for climate change, we’re going to be building cities for 3…