This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You may have noticed that weather forecasts on your cellphone are reasonably accurate for the next three to five days, but very iffy eight to 10 days out. This may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Spending time outdoors provides essential lessons about how we relate to the natural world, how we depend upon it for our health and welfare, and the responsibility we all share…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in companies that are adapting, transitioning and innovating around climate change can be an important part of mitigating some of its most harmful effects. At the same time, it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The small Himalayan country of Bhutan, mainly known for measuring national happiness instead of GDP, is the only carbon-negative country on the planet. Believe it or not, it has only had one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 50 years ago, despite a storm that was brewing in Memphis, an overflow crowd of hundreds gathered to hear a rousing speech from Martin Luther King, Jr., who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Everything is connected, and there’s no longer any such thing as solving for only one challenge.” That was the emerging theme of Global Washington’s annual Women of the World event,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like the air you breathe, you may not spend a lot of time thinking about the land you live on. But for many communities and individuals in low- and middle-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study that suggests hat U.S. cities are undercounting their emissions. The study, published in the Nature Communications journal earlier this month, assessed the self-reported inventories of carbon dioxide in 48…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The most pressing issues of our time are often the most polarized, and this is certainly true of climate change. To get past the political gridlock, many environmental leaders urge…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Regional disparities in human and financial resources largely determine how they do their work. Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of the…
Climate change is already affecting how, whether, and where people migrate. But environmental change is likely to become more extreme in the coming decades, unless the world takes serious action…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If it did nothing else, the emergence of Covid-19 a year ago underscored for all of us the importance of anticipating and preparing for — and, as appropriate, steering the…