What Davos delegates missed when they discussed green finance for business

Smaller firms struggle to get the finance they need to become greener – but new partnerships between governments and banks could be part of the solution.

Mimoza Shabani, Associate Professor in Economics, University of East London • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 ~7 min

Trump voters are not the obstacle to climate action many think they are

Climate change is not just about facts. It is wrong to dismiss the disengaged on the grounds that they are out of touch with reality.

Karl Dudman, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 ~8 min


Trump has rejected the Paris agreement again, but game theory shows how other countries can still lead by example

Game theory research suggests that environmental action is not all about summits.

Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 ~6 min

Trump returns: nine things to expect for the climate

Academics glean grim portents – and some continuities with supposedly pro-climate presidents of the past.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 ~9 min

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue

The climate policy pendulum is swinging back again with Trump in office. Money, lobbying and talking about red vs. blue states all play a role in the political and public divide.

Joe Árvai, Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability | Professor of Psychology, Biological Sciences, and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 ~12 min

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president

Headed by the president’s science adviser, OSTP serves as a one-stop shop for everything science and innovation inside the White House.

Kenneth Evans, Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 ~11 min

Trump’s Greenland bid is really about control of the Arctic and the coming battle with China

Trump’s bid to buy Greenland is partly based on security concerns about Chinese and Russian access to the Arctic.

Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 ~7 min

3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls

For example, the first Trump administration tried to use the principles of transparency to prevent federal agencies from considering major health studies when setting pollution rules.

Eric Nost, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Guelph • conversation
Jan. 8, 2025 ~8 min


Tech law in 2025: a look ahead at AI, privacy and social media regulation under the new Trump administration

The Trump administration has different interests and priorities than those of the Biden administration for regulating technology. For some issues like AI regulation, big changes are on tap.

Sylvia Lu, Faculty Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 3, 2025 ~9 min

Trump may cancel Nasa’s powerful SLS Moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel

The Space Launch System is a crucial part of America’s plans to return to the Moon.

Yang Gao, Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London • conversation
Dec. 2, 2024 ~9 min

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