Environment

Blog Posts

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

FixGov

Pivoting from global climate laggard to leader: Kigali and American HFC policy

Barry G. Rabe

Friday, September 23, 2022

Trucks sit idle in a nickel-mining area in Indonesia's central Sulawesi July 8, 2012. Indonesia's nickel mining operations and exports have been mostly halted since the government restricted exports of unprocessed minerals in May, and levied a 20 percent export tax, the Indonesian Nickel Association (ANI) said on Wednesday. Picture taken July 8, 2012. To match Interview INDONESIA-NICKEL REUTERS/Fergus Jensen (INDONESIA - Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES TRANSPORT POLITICS)

Up Front

Indonesia’s electric vehicle batteries dream has a dirty nickel problem

Rodrigo Castillo, Lilly Blumenthal, and Caitlin Purdy

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The Avenue

Sea level rise from climate change is threatening home septic systems and public health

Rebecca Mann, Cassidy Pearson, and Jenny Schuetz

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

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Events

Accelerating city climate planning and action in an era of historic federal investment

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Graduate workshop: Data-driven environmental economics research from the EPA

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

China’s role in poaching and wildlife trafficking in Mexico

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

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Related Books

Can We Price Carbon?

By Barry G. Rabe

2018

The Water Problem

Edited by Pat Mulroy

2017

BP Blowout

By Daniel Jacobs

2016

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Experts

Dana R. Fisher

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

@Fisher_DanaR

Sanjay Patnaik

Director - Center on Regulation and Markets

Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development

Fellow - Economic Studies

sanjay_patnaik

Barry G. Rabe

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

BarryRabe

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Multimedia

Stock Photo ID: 1922066648 | Industrial brown coal power plant chimney smokestack emission

Podcast Episode

What does the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling mean for climate regulation?

Barry G. Rabe and Adrianna Pita

Friday, July 1, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Delegates talk during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

Podcast Episode

A “breakthrough” agenda on climate finance

Amar Bhattacharya, John Podesta, Zia Khan, and John W. McArthur

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Women carries mangrove saplings for plantation in the riverside in the Sundarbans. (Photo by Sudip Maiti/Pacific Press/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Podcast Episode

Investing in nature to protect and benefit people

Zia Khan, John W. McArthur, Rosina Bierbaum, and Richard Florizone

Thursday, December 16, 2021

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More on Environment

Chart with upward trend on a forested background

Green finance – The road from billions to trillions

Ishac Diwan and Homi Kharas

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

vibrant coral reef with various species of fish and sea creatures

The Great Blue Wall Initiative: At the nexus of climate change, nature conservation, and the blue economy

Nassim Oulmane and Thomas Sberna

Thursday, June 23, 2022

This photo includes ESG concepts circling around Earth.

The coming of age of sustainability disclosure: How do rules differ between the US and the EU?

Addisu Lashitew

Monday, June 6, 2022

The sun is seen over a house wall in Munich April 7, 2011. In the past few weeks, exceptional weather conditions have led to unprecedented ozone depletion over the Arctic. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT ENVIRONMENT)

Ratifying Kigali: Can the U.S. go the distance on a global climate treaty?

Barry G. Rabe

Monday, May 23, 2022

Protesters march to the Capitol during a strike against climate change by the youth-led organization, Fridays for Future. This event was one of many held worldwide March 25 by FFF, the global organization begun by Greta Thunberg in 2018. Protesters are demanding policymakers and the private sector take action against the climate crisis and reparations for the ordinary people - primarily in the global south - who have been hurt most by the practices responsible for climate change. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

What will it take to get to successful climate action?

Dana R. Fisher

Thursday, May 12, 2022

The American Electric Power Company's cooling tower at their Mountaineer plant is shown in New Haven, West Virginia October 27, 2009. A looming government clampdown on CO2 emissions is about to confront an already embattled U.S. coal power industry with two stark options: capture carbon or die. Legislation from Congress or tough new regulatory demands could make it costly to spew greenhouse gases, posing a serious threat to the nation's coal-fired power plants. Picture taken October 27, 2009. To match feature USA-CARBON/COAL REUTERS/Ayesha Rascoe (UNITED STATES ENERGY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Emission reduction remains public’s preferred approach to climate change

Barry G. Rabe and Christopher Borick

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

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Reports

Accelerating city climate planning and action in an era of historic federal investment

Graduate workshop: Data-driven environmental economics research from the EPA

China’s role in poaching and wildlife trafficking in Mexico

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Director - Center on Regulation and Markets

Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development

Fellow - Economic Studies

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies