How to Understand the Geopolitics of Climate Change
As the World Warms, How Should States Respond?
Warming World
by Joshua Busby
The disruption to the earth’s climate will ultimately command more attention and resources and have a greater influence on global affairs than other forces visible in the world today.
The Two-Degree Delusion
by Ted Nordhaus
The focus on the two-degree Celsius warming target in global efforts to address climate change leaves the world ill prepared to mitigate or manage the consequences of a warming planet.
Climate Change Is a Chronic Condition
by Kate Gordon and Julio Friedmann
Climate events are no longer one-off incidents but chronic problems. The burden of managing the impacts and preparing local infrastructure for inevitable future disasters falls largely on city and state governments.
Paris Isn’t Burning
by Brian Deese
The United States’ withdrawal has not destroyed the Paris agreement entirely. But Trump’s actions can still cause the United States serious diplomatic and economic pain—and cost the world precious time.
The Clean Energy Revolution
by Varun Sivaram and Teryn Norris
Fighting climate change successfully will require leveling the economic playing field between clean and dirty energy, as well as encouraging investment in innovative clean energy technology.
Climate Extremes and Global Health
by Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, Partha Dasgupta, Joachim von Braun, and David G. Victor
Extreme climate events, such as heat waves, the collapse of major ice sheets, and mass extinctions, are becoming more probable, and their far-reaching effects will include immediate risks to human health.