Climate Change

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Aldy says Trump efforts to reverse Obama policies "temporary aberration"

A new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), a top government watchdog, says the yearly cost of climate change to the federal government is tens of billions of dollars and rising rapidly — yet US President Donald Trump still refuses to acknowledge basic science.
November 8, 2017
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Torn to receive prestigious Berkeley Lab award

Two EESA staff are set to receive a prestigious Director’s Award from Berkeley Lab’s Directorate at a ceremony on November 30. ...
November 8, 2017
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What to watch for at the UN's climate change conference, COP23 in Bonn

Fellow Heather Coleman writes about four critical things to watch as the negotiations in Bonn over the "Paris Rulebook" unfold in November.
November 6, 2017
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Schuler quoted in Yale Environment 360 on U.S. states' banding together on climate change

Just hours after President Trump’s Rose Garden speech in June announcing plans to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the governors of three states — California, Washington, and New York — announced their remedy. They formed the U.S. Climate Alliance, and called on other states to join them in continuing to push ahead on fighting climate change. ...
November 5, 2017
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Gallo finds 70% of climate pact signatories include oceans in climate change action plans

On the eve of international climate talks taking place in Bonn, Germany, a new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego evaluates the extent to which parties to the historic Paris Agreement on climate have considered the oceans in their plans to address climate change. The study shows that while many countries include the oceans, a striking number do not.
November 5, 2017
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Fallon Lambert quoted in Washington Post on Trump's EPA finding on Obama climate plan

A sweeping Obama-era climate rule could prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths per year by 2030, the Trump administration has found in its analysis of the plan, projecting that the plan could save more lives than the Obama administration said it would. The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is moving to repeal the plan.
November 5, 2017
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Hurricanes' contaminated floodwaters might crest next wave of climate change litigation

Fellow Dena Adler writes that recent storms could usher in a wave of climate change-related lawsuits. The litigation dodges the sticky issue of climate change attribution – facilities and municipalities are liable for failing to undertake adequate preparatory, safety, and control measures without needing to prove a link between global climate change, the particular storm, and actual harms suffered.
November 5, 2017
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Bowen writes on customer engagement with utilities for Green Tech Media

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: “Most utility customers spend just 8 minutes per year thinking about their electricity bill.”
October 13, 2017
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Stoll publishes on uneven adaptive capacity among Gulf of Maine fishers

Increasing environmental uncertainty coupled with rapidly changing market conditions in the Gulf of Maine raise important questions about the ability of Maine’s commercial fishermen to adapt. How resilient is the industry to these shifting waters? Who is best positioned to adapt and who is most vulnerable?
October 13, 2017
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Steinberg directs documentary on how to build bike-friendly cities

In the heart of car-dominated Los Angeles, a group of students set out on a journey to discover what it takes to create bike-friendly cities. The result is an inspiring call to action for people everywhere.
October 13, 2017