More research and commentary
๐๏ธ Housing growth and climate resilience. To demonstrate how the United States is falling short on climate resilience, Rushaine Goulbourne and Jenny Schuetz share some concerning housing development trends in the metro areas of Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.
โ๏ธ Preparing the U.S. for a geoengineering future. Global warming is leading to increased interest in solar geoengineering technologies, like strategic aerosol injection and marine cloud brightening. Joseph Versen, Zaruhi Mnatsakanyan, and Johannes Urpelainen outline a series of recommendations to prepare the U.S. for the risks and uncertainties that come along with the potential deployment of these technologies.
๐ญ The energy crisis of 2021-2022. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a historic drop in energy demand and prices. Now, recovering demand is straining fossil fuel markets for oil and gas, and even coal. In a recent policy brief, Alex Gilbert, Morgan Bazilian, and Samantha Gross discuss the emergence of the global natural gas market and the implications for security and environmental outcomes.
โ๏ธ The climate conundrum. While there were some signs of progress at last month's U.N. climate summit, the gathering showed that there is a long road ahead to restore the safety of the planet, Dennis Snower argues.