The conversation is the first event in the new SIPA Spotlight series.

Donald Trump's base, says Robert Shapiro, "supports him since he sticks it in the eye... of the mainstream party leaders."

Researchers Thomas Braun and Wolfram Schlenker are highlighted in the National Bureau of Economic Research this month for their analysis on the benefits of large scale irrigation, which creates positive cooling effects that may prove useful to combat the effects of climate change. 

Richard Robb writes that "sustainability accounting should address the value in terms of externalities that companies create or destroy."

After a government proposal to overhaul Israel’s judiciary led to unrest and mass protests, SIPA held a rapid-response webinar at which leading experts provided analysis.

Jeffrey Sachs spoke at the G20 sherpas meeting in Kerala about the challenges around climate finance and more.

 

Over 1,300 gigawatts of solar power, wind power, and energy storage is awaiting permission to connect to the electric grid, writes Daniel Propp of CGEP. 

"The right solution for every part of the city is going to be different. In this case, lower Manhattan, high density, 110,000 people live in the flood protected area of this project alone. There's almost no other choice," Daniel Zarrilli explains.

Melissa Lott comments on the importance of non-renewable natural gas to meet emissions targets: “When you look at the data, natural gas has been a major driver for lowering greenhouse gas emissions from electricity because it’s been largely replacing coal-fired power plants."