Climate-Related Forest, Food, and Land Risks Threaten US Financial Stability
With 40% of US GDP exposed to climate-related risks from the land use sector, this report analyzes the source of these risks and shares recommendations for the federal government to protect US financial stability. In the US, 40 percent of GDP is generated from sectors directly exposed to tropical forest, food, and land risk, but […]
Leveraging Transatlantic Cooperation to Promote Industrial Decarbonization of High Carbon Industries: Pathways for Green Steel
To prevent catastrophic climate change, the world needs to reach zero net emissions by midcentury. Achieving that goal will require rapid innovation and large-scale investments in every economic sector, including the massive global food and agriculture economy. Within that sector, the largest single factor determining climate success will be whether the world transitions to low […]
Global Food System Transition is Necessary to Keep Warming Below 1.5°C
The Good Food Institute and Climate Advisers co-wrote this policy brief as part of our collaboration to embed alternative proteins into domestic and international climate and land-use policy priorities. To meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target and to protect forests and other critical ecosystems that serve as carbon sinks, a global food system transition is […]
Update on President Biden’s Regulatory Climate Agenda
The Trump administration devoted considerable effort to undoing environmental regulations such as restrictions on oil and gas and other development on protected lands, fuel efficiency standards and greenhouse gas emissions rules for motor vehicles, standards for taking climate impacts into account in cost-benefit analyses, regulations governing air pollutants and toxic substances, protections for threatened and endangered species, […]
Five Possible Scenarios for Congress’ Infrastructure and Climate Legislation
As July comes to a close, infrastructure talks on Capitol Hill continue to see disagreements over specific details to be included in legislation and how to pay for the more than $4 trillion of new spending. Even though Democrats are pushing hard for infrastructure bills to pass Congress in the coming weeks, the debate over […]
What the EU’s CBAM Means for the United States
Climate Advisers reviews the EU’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the potential economic and political implications of a US response. The EU is planning to impose a carbon fee on imports of carbon-intensive goods, such as steel, iron, cement, fertilizer, aluminum, and electricity. The EU’s motivation with the Carbon Border Adjustment Measure (CBAM) is […]
Pathways for Reaching the New U.S. NDC
Though there are a variety of potential pathways to achieving the United States’ emissions reduction target, doing so will likely require a combination of executive action, efforts by states and cities, and new federal legislation. Models agree that achieving the U.S. NDC is feasible or nearly so and that, in the next decade, the greatest […]
Increasing Climate Diplomacy with China
While the Biden administration was pleased that a number of important announcements were made at the Leaders’ Climate Summit in April, the fact that China did not make any new major commitments was a disappointment to the President and his closest advisers, who felt they had made significant progress separating climate from other contentious issues […]
Trends in US and International Carbon Offset Markets
Climate Advisers shares what companies planning to buy offsets need to know about the social, political, legal and market dynamics driving global carbon offset markets. In the face of growing public and scientific pressure to raise global climate ambition, more and more major corporations in the United States and elsewhere are adopting ambitious climate goals. […]
Just Transition in the United States
Climate Advisers dives into what a just transition for fossil fuel-dependent communities in the U.S. might look like with examples of past initiatives, President Biden’s plans, and challenges to overcome. The energy transition now underway in the United States, and in economies throughout the world, is expected to accelerate in the coming years and decades. […]