Asia & the Pacific

For many, integrating “decarbonization” into public policy, corporate and financial strategies has become a requirement, not an option — yet, what happens when the critical link between climate stability and decarbonization breaks?

Today’s economic crisis leaves us with an unsettling and perplexing regret. Why weren’t financial portfolios already adjusted for risks that stem from health events such as pandemics? After all, financial portfolios are adjusted for liquidity risks, market risks, credit risks, and even operational and political risks.

Stephen Walt writes that several important events occurred in 2019, but few did anything to significantly alter global trends.

Joel Clement discusses the negative consequences of a warming Arctic for the entire planet.

Fifteen Minutes sat down with Professor Robert N. Stavins, Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program, to talk about cap-and-trade, the Peace Corps, and what individuals can do to combat climate change.

Professor John P. Holdren gave this presentation at the Session on 60 Years of Arctic & Antarctic Science at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C., on December 13, 2018.

The authors write that solving the challenges of a changing Arctic will require new approaches.

John P. Holdren gives a comprehensive interview on how climate change is affecting the Arctic.

The authors explain how the consequences of climate change for the Arctic become consequences for the entire planet.