Climate Change
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Crisis in Cape Town: A Global Warning
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“We are now in Phase 1 of the disaster plan.” Issued by the Safety and Security department of Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2017, this grim warning indicated that the city’s freshwater dam capacity was at 25% and dropping. At 13.5%, the city would have reached “Day Zero,” triggering…
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Disaster Relief in the U.S. Often Depends on Your Race
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One of the first Executive Orders from President Biden’s Administration reads, “We must deliver environmental justice in communities all across America.” Amongst the many, many moving parts in climate and environmental policy, one of supreme importance is environmental justice and its nexus with racial and economic disparities. Certain communities have…
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Put a Socket in It: Getting EV Charging into Multi-Unit Buildings
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Combatting climate change is an all-hands-on-deck emergency. To fully eradicate emissions by 2050 – the path that scientists agree will keep warming below 1.5ºC and mitigate the worst warming-induced catastrophes – the world needs to electrify practically everything and power the grid with carbon-free electricity. It’s an enormous task, and…
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Climate and Conflict: Why Politicians Should Understand How Climate Change Poses a Threat to Security
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The review of 55 scientific articles shows that deviations from moderate climate and precipitation patterns systematically increase the risk of violence and conflict, both on an interpersonal level (assaults, murder, rape) and an intergroup level (political conflicts).
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Poverty Trap, or Ticket to Economic Growth? Forecasting the Impact of Climate Change on Migration and Global Inequality
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A new study models the long-run effects of global warming on agricultural productivity and its impact on migration flows in low- and middle-income countries.
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Putting a (New) Price Tag on Global Warming
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A new model suggests that future costs of climate change have been underestimated.
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Editor’s Note: Forecasting Effects of Climate Change
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An introduction to a series on climate change.