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Climate Change, Disasters & Displacement, Elizabeth Ferris
Climate Change, Disasters & Displacement, Elizabeth Ferris
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
This lecture examines trends in natural disasters, the effects of climate change, and their impact on human rights, including economic costs, the displacement/migration of people, and the likelihood that the poor and marginalized are most likely to be affected by natural disasters and climate change.
Changing Policy Without Changing Law: Addressing Climate Change Under The Clean Air Act, Philip Wallach
Changing Policy Without Changing Law: Addressing Climate Change Under The Clean Air Act, Philip Wallach
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
The evolution of our national climate change policy at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from the 1990s-2000s, is marked by a backdrop of congressional inaction. In 2007, litigation (Massachusetts v. EPA) required the EPA to re-interpret the Clean Air Act to also apply to greenhouse gases. This presentation will include a summary of the legal arguments in that case, and the narrow Supreme Court decision that supported the petitioners; a review of the legal and practical challenges emanating from this ruling; and consideration of the EPA's impact on continuing legislative debates. The speaker will explore the impact of this decision …
Clean Energy: The Economics Of Why And How, Adele C. Morris
Clean Energy: The Economics Of Why And How, Adele C. Morris
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
One rationale for large public investments in clean energy technology points to concerns that have not been addressed by other policies, most notably greenhouse gas emissions and energy security. Another inspiration for clean energy policy suggests that strategic government investments would increase domestic firms' market share of a growing industry and thus help domestic firms and workers. This lecture examines the economic case for clean energy policy in the United States and addresses the issues state and local governments confront in building a clean energy industry.
U.S. Energy Policy: The Burdens Of The Past And Moving Forward, John P. Banks
U.S. Energy Policy: The Burdens Of The Past And Moving Forward, John P. Banks
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Since the oil embargo of 1973, the United States has struggled to implement a sustainable and comprehensive national energy policy. Forging a consistent policy approach has been complicated by more recent emerging trends: how to combat global climate change, the continued emergence of viable alternative energy options, and the hydrocarbon renaissance.
This presentation will discuss several major themes that have impacted energy policy-making since the 1970s and how they are reflected in key issues debated in the current election year. It will then pose some thoughts on how to move away from the burdens of the past and move forward.
Booms And Busts: Russia And Its Oil, 1970 To 2011 And Beyond, Cliff Gaddy
Booms And Busts: Russia And Its Oil, 1970 To 2011 And Beyond, Cliff Gaddy
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
For 40 years Russia’s domestic economic and political development and its foreign policy ambitions have been driven by the varying fortunes of its oil and gas wealth. The story continues to play out today, with crucial global consequences. Russia remains the world’s largest producer of oil and gas. It holds the third largest foreign exchange reserves in the world. Understanding the role of Russia’s energy wealth is key to understanding what role the country may play in world energy security and geopolitics in the years ahead.
A Fateful Year For Climate Change, William J. Antholis
A Fateful Year For Climate Change, William J. Antholis
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Since 1979, 20% of the polar ice cap has melted away. While the public is aware of climate change, the urgency to action is not there. Climate change is also an issue of national security, but enforcement of the the Kyoto and Copenhagen treaties is hampered.
Climate Change Economics 101, Adele C. Morris
Climate Change Economics 101, Adele C. Morris
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Outline of Talk:
- Climate change is a market failure
- Climate and energy facts
- Economically efficient policy design
- Economics of Domestic Legislation
Geopolitics Of Global Change: The Melting Of The Arctic, Charles K. Ebinger
Geopolitics Of Global Change: The Melting Of The Arctic, Charles K. Ebinger
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Arctic Melt:
- Climate change, feedback loops
- More than one million square miles of ice melted in 2007
- We could have ice-free Arctic summers as early as 2013 or 2015
- New environmental and strategic challenges