Read about different cases on carbon pricing. An Incentive to Reduce Pollution In order to diminish the amount of fossil fuels we burn some countries have been implementing carbon taxes [Arthur Pigou had proposed something similar in 1920]. The main ob…

During one of the panels at COP24 in Katowice I heard a speaker talk about Costa Rica and New Zealand as “soulmates”, for being “small countries with great ideas”.  New Zealand Profile: Photo by Casey Horner, Unsplash. Area…

How much can we grow? How much can Earth endure? How much is enough? Communicating the Science of Global Environmental Change Lance Gunderson at Emory University,  November 27th, 2017 Lance Gunderson graduated in Botany and has a Ph.D. in Env…

What happened in Bonn at COP23 regarding energy? The Rise of Environmental Concern During the 70s environmental concern increased and with time institutions were created. In 1988 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] appears with the tas…

“But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself’ – Rachel Carson Environmental History’s Audience Challenge Tom Rogers at Emory University, November 13th, 2017 Thomas Rogers is an Asso…

‘Sumak kawsay – “good living” in harmony with our communities, ourselves, and most importantly, our living, breathing environment’ – Pachamama Alliance The Four “S’s” of Life and Sumak Kawsay (An Andean academic-people’s approach to critical science) Jaime Breilh at Emory University, November 7th, 2017 Jaime Breilh is a doctor from Ecuador who does research about …

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There can be development without that meaning environmental depletion.  Environmental Economics  Robert N. Stavins at Georgia Tech Technology Square Research Building, October 30th, 2017 ‘The Paris Agreements provides an important opportunity for…

Class activity: A UN Conference of the Parties Mock MOCK CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES at Emory University, on October 25th On October 25th we had a Mock of the Conference of the Parties [COP] in the class of Climate Change and Society at Emory University….

A fun and concise introduction to climate change. “Now that science is ready, we should be doing more commitments for the future’- Eri Saikawa WHAT DOES CLIMATE CHANGE MEAN TO US AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? Webinar by Eri Saikawa, October 2…

American meteorologist visits Emory to talk about communicating climate. “Not knowing your audience is like throwing darts at a dartboard with the lights off’, Anthony Leiserowitz Communicating Ain’t Easy Marshall Shepherd at Emory Universi…