How to meet America’s climate goals: 5 policies for Biden’s next climate bill

President Joe Biden needed a Plan B, one that Congress could approve, to take to the UN climate conference. But his new strategy is unlikely to meet the country’s emissions reduction goals for 2030.

Kelly Sims Gallagher, Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy and Director, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Oct. 30, 2021 ~11 min

The plastic recycling system is broken - here's how we can fix it

The problem of increasing plastic waste has been exacerbated by the pandemic, requiring better regulation and monitoring to solve.

Norman Ebner, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Circular Plastics-Techno-Economics, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 14, 2021 ~6 min


Airport towns like Luton and Hounslow are suffering as people fly less often – here's how to help them

Green jobs are the way to avoid a decade of decline for towns dependent on airport employment.

Martin Parker, Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 ~6 min

Airports towns like Luton and Hounslow are suffering as people fly less often – here's how to help them

Green jobs are the way to avoid a decade of decline for towns dependent on airport employment.

Martin Parker, Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 ~6 min

The ocean economy is booming: who is making money, who is paying the price? Podcast

Plus, why Brazilian women who lived through Zika are avoiding getting pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to episode 18 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Editor: Science, Health, Environment; Co-Host: The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
June 3, 2021 ~5 min

Brazil’s economic crisis, prolonged by COVID-19, poses an enormous challenge to the Amazon

Because Brazil's economic prosperity in the last two decades is increasingly linked to the Amazon's good health, restoring the country's economy is a critical first step toward ending deforestation.

Peter Richards, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University • conversation
April 19, 2021 ~8 min

States drop COVID-19 mask mandates but still expect people to mask up – will they?

The COVID-19 case spike in the summer of 2020 and earlier attempts to rely on personal responsibility, like wearing seat belts, showed that mandates make a difference.

Walter Thomas Casey II, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University-Texarkana • conversation
March 7, 2021 ~8 min

These states are dropping COVID-19 mask mandates but still urge people to wear them – which message will the public follow?

The COVID-19 case spike in the summer of 2020 and earlier attempts to rely on personal responsibility, like wearing seat belts, showed that mandates make a difference.

Walter Thomas Casey II, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University-Texarkana • conversation
March 7, 2021 ~8 min


States drop COVID-19 mask mandates but still urge people to wear them – which message will people follow?

The COVID-19 case spike in the summer of 2020 and the history of seat belts shows that mandates make a difference.

Walter Thomas Casey II, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University-Texarkana • conversation
March 7, 2021 ~8 min

States drop COVID-19 mask mandates but still expect people to wear them – will they?

The COVID-19 case spike in the summer of 2020 and the history of seat belts shows that mandates make a difference.

Walter Thomas Casey II, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University-Texarkana • conversation
March 7, 2021 ~8 min

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