Why the Fed should treat climate change's $150B economic toll like other national crises it's helped fight

Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the latest National Climate Assessment shows.

Martin Sokol, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 ~9 min

COP28: how bad is climate change already and what do we need to do next to tackle it?

Temperature records are tumbling – how much progress is really being made towards tackling climate change?

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 ~8 min


The psychology of climate negotiations: How to move countries from national self-interest to global collective action

Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.

Asif Husain-Naviatti, Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~9 min

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant hosting 2023 climate change summit

UAE will preside over talks to limit climate change – despite revelations it plans oil deals.

Aiora Zabala, Lecturer in Economics and the Environment, The Open University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~7 min

How climate negotiators turn national self-interest into global collective action

Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.

Asif Husain-Naviatti, Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~9 min

UN's 'global stocktake' on climate offers a sobering emissions reckoning − but there are also signs of progress

With many countries planning fossil fuel production increases and continuing subsidies, negotiators have their work cut out for them when the COP28 climate summit begins.

Maulik Jagnani, Assistant Professor of Economics, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Nov. 10, 2023 ~9 min

UN's 'global stocktake' on climate is offering a sober emissions reckoning − but there are also signs of progress

With many countries planning fossil fuel production increases and continuing subsidies, negotiators have their work cut out for them when the COP28 climate summit begins.

Maulik Jagnani, Assistant Professor of Economics, Tufts University • conversation
Nov. 10, 2023 ~9 min

Sunak's climate shift is out of touch with the demands of the UK's workforce – here's why

Our survey of UK workers reveals their deep concern about climate change – many want to see action being taken.

Jo Cutter, Lecturer in Work and Employment Relations, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 9, 2023 ~7 min


When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco's PR playbook

The natural gas industry has spent years trying to undermine scientific findings about gas stoves and health. If this sounds familiar, that’s no accident.

Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 ~8 min

Why young workers are leaving fossil fuel jobs – and what to do if you feel like 'climate quitting'

The oil and gas industry is struggling to retain talent – here’s why.

Birthe Soppe, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Innsbruck • conversation
Oct. 27, 2023 ~8 min

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