Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Since this is Black History Month, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about some of the prominent contributions by Blacks to understanding and addressing climate change. STEM stands for ‘Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.’) He has pioneered computer modeling of climate change. Download as PDF.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 13, 2022
I was invited to speak at a panel discussion last Wednesday as part of The Economist ’s annual Sustainability Week, titled “What technologies are needed to avert a climate disaster?” True to the theme, I was asked about which technological innovations would be necessary to save our planet. And yet, we aren’t.
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Legal Planet
JUNE 20, 2024
The institutional developments are new, but university engagement with the climate issue goes back decades. University research has led in developing clean technologies, mapping the impacts of climate change, and identifying policy tools to reduce emissions. Institutional changes don’t accomplish anything by themselves.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 3, 2021
I feel like climate change is going to have to get worse before it gets better. Climate change has been a big, scary, looming problem for basically the entirety of my life; I cannot remember a time when it was not at least a background concern. This holiday season, I’m especially grateful for their tone of determination.
Legal Planet
APRIL 1, 2025
Discussing climate change at a large workshop can provide important policy insights and opportunities for networking, but it necessarily lacks the human element. The first goal of the campaign was to create awareness about climate change. To address this, SEWA created the Climate School. Download as PDF
Legal Planet
JULY 21, 2023
Last month’s report on solar geoengineering research from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) consolidated a shift in the discourse on this controversial technology. Here it is often linked to a concern that continued climate change might trigger irreversible tipping points in the climate system.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 3, 2022
is a serious blow to the EPA’s ability to fight climate change—and could have dangerous repercussions beyond this case. The timing of the decision feels especially harsh, as the nation is in the throes of the “ Danger Season ” for hazards such as heat waves, drought, wildfires and hurricanes, all worsened by climate change.
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