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Climate One at Harvard: John Holdren and Gina McCarthy

Apr 2 2019 - 10:30am

With the Green New Deal in the national spotlight, a vigorous debate is happening: how ambitiously and broadly must the U.S. act on climate? Are issues like economic equity, job security and public health outside the frame of climate action — or fundamental to its success?

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How Climate Broke California’s Biggest Utility

Apr 18 2019 - 6:30pm

PG&E has had a bad few years. A series of record-breaking wildfires culminating with 2018’s devastating Camp Fire propelled the California utility giant into lawsuits, $30 billion in liabilities and, ultimately, bankruptcy. Under new state laws, regulated utilities will have a hard time avoiding blame in fires where their equipment is involved—so what’s ahead for PG&E’s peers and their shareholders when a deadly blaze could spell bankruptcy? What happens when the California dream of living near nature is in direct conflict with disruptive tragedies fueled by climate change?

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Sea Changes: Why Oceans Play A Bigger Role in Climate Than You Think

Apr 23 2019 - 6:30pm

Global temperatures would be soaring even higher were it not for a powerful heat-trapping ally: oceans. From regulating the temperature of the planet to generating half of the oxygen we breathe, oceans are a vital part of sustaining life on earth. Increasing their temperature as little as two degrees, however, has an opposite effect, threatening marine biodiversity and turbo-charging dangerous hurricanes and typhoons.

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Republicans on Climate

Apr 30 2019 - 6:30pm

The Green New Deal is shaking up climate politics in Washington. Sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Edward Markey, the resolution’s ambitious clean energy goals are championed by several leading Democrats — but are criticized by Republicans for being costly and unrealistic. With an increasing number of Green New Deal alternatives being put forward by Democrats, the pressure is on Republicans to propose an actionable climate plan of their own.

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