Death and Lost Income: The Impact of Climate Change on Latinx Communities
The climate crisis is devastating Latinx* communities. From extreme heat to floods to wildfires, Latinx people are bearing the brunt of climate change. In the United States, climate change is a...
View ArticleCalifornia Can Work with Fire Survivors to Rebuild Resilient
It was disheartening to see several recent pieces in the Los Angeles Times — with headlines like “Every burned town is tragic. But Newsom needs to lead with science, not sentiment.” Many would argue...
View ArticleNYT Says Europe Can Meet Its Solar Manufacturing Targets by Spending Just...
The NYT did a classic “really big number” move when in an article on Europe’s energy needs. It told readers: “But major challenges remain. Solar power, in particular, has supply chain risks of its own....
View ArticleCalifornia Coastal Commission Public Comment on March 2023 Agenda Item...
In the Future Actions section of the California Coastal Commission’s Draft Sustainability Principles, the commission needs to consider the housing crisis contained within its purview and beyond the...
View ArticleRealism About Investment Treaties
Project Syndicate See article on original site As EU member states withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty en masse, developing economies should call for an overhaul of many more investment treaties....
View ArticleRealismo sobre los tratados de inversión
Project Syndicate Ver artículo en el sitio original in English Una serie de países europeos se ha retirado del polémico Tratado de la Carta de la Energía (TCE) en el transcurso del último año. Francia,...
View ArticleClimate Adaptation in Arizona Will Require More than Just Federal Funding, Luck
Arizona Capitol Times See article on original site The federal government just reached a historic deal with California, Arizona, and Nevada to provide cities, irrigation districts, and tribal...
View ArticleClimate Disasters are Getting Worse — Congress Can Help
The Hill See original article here. It’s been a banner summer for climate-related disasters. Wildfires devastated Maui, a tropical storm slammed low-lying desert communities in Southern California,...
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Climate Change and the Future of Catastrophe Insurance Programs
Acknowledgments I am grateful to Amalgamed Bank for generous funding of this study. This paper also would not exist without the help of Victoria Coan and Destinee Anderson in tracking down FAIR Plan...
View ArticleThe IMF Must End Its Hypocrisy on Climate
Inter Press Service See article on original site The world faces the existential threat of a climate change crisis, and it is becoming increasingly clear that the latest UN climate summit, COP28 —...
View ArticlePutting Community First in Climate Adaptation Strategies
With rising sea levels and an increasing number of extreme weather events affecting the US, conversation amongst policymakers has turned to managed retreat from repetitive loss communities. However,...
View ArticleEcuador News Round-Up No. 14: Noboa Faces a Scandal and the Prosecutor...
Security Challenges Prompt Another State of Emergency On April 30, citing increasing security threats and the “internal armed conflict” he decreed on January 9, President Noboa declared a 60-day state...
View ArticleSouthern Governors’s Climate Change Policies Fail to Protect Low-Income...
Washington, DC — As summer turns up the temperature in states below the Mason-Dixon line, low-income residents there brace for extreme heat and weather exacerbated by climate change. CEPR’s new...
View ArticleReport Examines Complex Web of Agencies, Organizations, and People Working to...
Washington, DC — “They’re trying to wash us away,” declared the song, Louisiana 1927. Since The Great Mississippi Flood in 1927, a complex ecosystem of resources and helpers evolved to protect and...
View ArticleOSHA Acknowledges Climate Change, Proposes New Heat Protection Rule
Washington, DC — Last year was the hottest year on record, with 2024 on track to beat that record. In light of increased heat-related deaths and illnesses, the Occupational Safety and Health...
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