Climate Change

Sara Santiago moderated this conversation with Marija Verner, Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz, and Ada Monzón about a recent global survey conducted by Meta and YPCCC, challenges and opportunities in the agricultural sector, and current initiatives to engage different audiences in Puerto Rico.

In advance of this year's UN climate summit, NPR interviewed Switzer Fellow Kelly Sims Gallagher, an environment and resource policy expert and dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University about her expectations for the COP28. Highlights...

Dustin Mulvaney was featured in a November 2023 story by Nithin Coca in Coda exploring the question: “Why are climate skeptics speaking out about the Uyghur genocide?”

“We hope to highlight that any transition without critical attention to histories of power and powerlessness is likely to further harm those who stand to benefit the most from a truly just transition.”

“Wisconsin’s Driftless Area, an unglaciated region defined by steep river valley systems, has been plagued by chronic flooding in part due to Euro-American agricultural practices and anthropogenic climate change. The region, which has played a central role in environmental knowledge production, has a storied history of resilience practices and flood experience.”

“Scientific institutions must create roles so that researchers can provide the deep public engagement necessary to respond effectively to the escalating impacts of climate change.”

The paper finds that sea level rise will substantially affect local government revenues in Florida, and underscores the need for stronger regional climate assessments and land and tax governance to overcome challenges facing coastal and near-coastal municipalities.

Dylan Harris published an article distinguishing between ‘understanding’ and ‘knowing’ climate change, and outlining ways to teach that integrate the two. He makes the distinction as: “the former referring to how students can learn about...