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Extreme Weather Events Show More Communities Should Take Action To Prepare For Climate Change
Cities like New York City and New Orleans learned the hard way what kind of damage extreme weather events can inflict — and the limitations of current policy approaches. Facing our climate vulnerabilities demands focused action. Vicki Arroyo, executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center, highlights some policies that can help communities be prepared for a future that looks different from our past.
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Inaction On Climate Change Is Costing Us Lives And Money
Peter LaPuma, professor of environmental and occupational health at George Washington University, sits down with GE Reports to discuss society’s “inevitable transition to cleaner energy sources,” and what’s missing from the climate change debate.
- You focus a lot on climate change in your work. Where are you seeing the most progress?
Renewables
Translating the Paris Climate Deal into Action — Q&A with Christina Hood of the IEA
Following the climate breakthrough in Paris, there’s reason to be more optimistic about curbing emissions. Renewables can play a key role in that effort.
Ian Bremmer: 5 Patterns Disrupting the World
Five forces are shaping political risks, from climate change to conflict. Here’s what to look out for.
We see patterns everywhere — in nature, in physics and in the world we’ve created — economic booms and recessions; market spikes and crashes; social stability and revolution. But I’ve never accepted George Santayana when he said, Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Recognizing patterns is one thing. Thinking they’re repeating themselves, that’s something else entirely.
How LED Is Lighting the Way Toward Indoor Farming
Advances in LED technology are helping to create an environment where vegetables can be produced at scale for maximum impact — with higher yields and shorter grow cycles, no matter what climate.
Mark Baker: Magic in the Moonlight
Perspectives
Taking the Carbon Out of Power Markets — Q&A with Manuel Baritaud
Not only does electricity generation account for about 40 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions, but the power sector is also expected to play more of a role in reducing the share of fossil fuels in the global energy mix than any other, the International Energy Agency (IEA) explains in its latest World Energy Outlook.
Eileen Claussen: Addressing Climate Change in the Absence of Policy
While this approach makes sense — given that climate change is a global issue and market-based national or international solutions would be far less expensive solutions than command and control approaches — an ambitious, binding international treaty has yet to materialize. And here in the U.S., climate change legislation doesn’t look likely for the foreseeable future.
Drive Innovation and Profits By Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
