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A New Way to Calculate the Price of Carbon Pollution

August 17, 2020

How to set carbon prices that are consistent with goals of both climate experts and economists.
New Model for Pricing Carbon Will Help Meet Net-Zero Climate Change Goals

August 17, 2020

A new approach to carbon pricing avoids the pitfalls of calculating the social costs of carbon.
Cheesemaking in Nepal Under Threat Unless Pastoralist Traditions are Revived

August 12, 2020

Cheese production in Nepal’s Langtang Valley is deeply enmeshed in the traditional practice of yak herding, which is undergoing a long-term decline.
Double Trouble: The Importance of Thinking About Compound Risk

August 11, 2020

Compound risk — when multiple risks occur simultaneously, or one after another — was the topic of a recent discussion as part of the Resilience Media Project, a part of the Initiative on Communication and Sustainability at the Earth Institute.
Treading on Shrinking Ice

August 11, 2020

In a new book, glaciologist Marco Tedesco takes the reader on a personal journey through his sometimes dangerous work.
Stronger Rains in Warmer Climate Could Lessen Heat Damage to Crops, Says Study

August 10, 2020

Intensified rainstorms predicted for many areas in the United States as climate warms could more efficiently water some major crops, which would at least partially offset projected yield declines caused by rising heat itself.
The Planet Has a Fever

July 31, 2020

A recent study shows heat waves are growing longer and more frequent in almost every part of the world. The findings emphasize the need to take action against climate change.
Climate Change and COVID-19: the Denial Playbook is the Same

July 30, 2020

The Trump administration has responded to COVID-19 using tactics it honed in the climate arena: ignoring or burying scientific information, pushing misinformation, and silencing scientists who warn us of the dangers.
Remains of Cold War Plane Crash Emerging From Rapidly Melting Alaska Glacier

July 28, 2020

In June, a search party discovered newly unthawed wreckage and human remains from a crashed plane trapped in ice for 60 years. The discovery evokes the ongoing legacy of Arctic militarization.

A New Way to Calculate the Price of Carbon Pollution

August 17, 2020

How to set carbon prices that are consistent with goals of both climate experts and economists.
New Model for Pricing Carbon Will Help Meet Net-Zero Climate Change Goals

August 17, 2020

A new approach to carbon pricing avoids the pitfalls of calculating the social costs of carbon.
Cheesemaking in Nepal Under Threat Unless Pastoralist Traditions are Revived

August 12, 2020

Cheese production in Nepal’s Langtang Valley is deeply enmeshed in the traditional practice of yak herding, which is undergoing a long-term decline.
Double Trouble: The Importance of Thinking About Compound Risk

August 11, 2020

Compound risk — when multiple risks occur simultaneously, or one after another — was the topic of a recent discussion as part of the Resilience Media Project, a part of the Initiative on Communication and Sustainability at the Earth Institute.
Treading on Shrinking Ice

August 11, 2020

In a new book, glaciologist Marco Tedesco takes the reader on a personal journey through his sometimes dangerous work.
Stronger Rains in Warmer Climate Could Lessen Heat Damage to Crops, Says Study

August 10, 2020

Intensified rainstorms predicted for many areas in the United States as climate warms could more efficiently water some major crops, which would at least partially offset projected yield declines caused by rising heat itself.
The Planet Has a Fever

July 31, 2020

A recent study shows heat waves are growing longer and more frequent in almost every part of the world. The findings emphasize the need to take action against climate change.
Climate Change and COVID-19: the Denial Playbook is the Same

July 30, 2020

The Trump administration has responded to COVID-19 using tactics it honed in the climate arena: ignoring or burying scientific information, pushing misinformation, and silencing scientists who warn us of the dangers.
Remains of Cold War Plane Crash Emerging From Rapidly Melting Alaska Glacier

July 28, 2020

In June, a search party discovered newly unthawed wreckage and human remains from a crashed plane trapped in ice for 60 years. The discovery evokes the ongoing legacy of Arctic militarization.