Marisa Coulton MIA '21 writes on the ways for effectiveness in a carbon club model: “The Canadian system is a promising—and politically palatable—prototype for other large emitters.”

We're sorry to share news of the death of Frances McCall Rosenbluth MIA '83, a longtime professor at Yale University.

Joseph Stiglitz cautions Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell against raising interest rates too soon, since it could lower American competitiveness and weaken the economy.

Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg could agree to run together in 2024 if Biden does not run again, giving the Democratic Party a very strong ticket that would seem like a natural continuation of Biden's first term, writes Lincoln Mitchell.

Whether or not countries will follow through on their commitments is uncertain. “The incentive is to hold back, because each country represents just a small part of the total progress needed,” says Scott Barrett.

In a September letter, 17 Nobel laureates —including Joseph Stiglitz— said they believe the spending plans "will ease longer-term inflationary pressures."

“We never thought climate change would affect national boundaries. So many laws are designed for an old world, and we’re in a new kind of world now,” Ben Orlove comments.

Antoine Halff of SIPA's Center on Global Energy Policy says the initial impact on prices is likely to be “not that much.”

Whether countries will follow through on the commitments made at the Glasgow climate talks is uncertain. “The incentive is to hold back, because each country represents just a small part of the total progress needed,” says Scott Barrett.

Pavina Adunratanasee MPA '14 talks about the importance of investing for equitable technological scaling and innovation in our race to net-zero.