EI CEO Hal Harvey testified at this week’s hearing of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, laying out federal policy action options.
Tag Archives: Climate science
Sea Level Rise: The Past As An Indicator Of The Future
This research review details how past periods of rapid sea level rise could help predict how fast and far sea levels could rise under anthropogenic global warming.
Self-Driving Vehicles And The Environment
This research review discusses work to determine the environmental and energy-related impacts of self-driving vehicles including fuel consumption and emissions.
Improving Risk Assessment Of Extreme Events Across Past, Present, And Future
This research review discusses work to improve risk assessment of extreme weather events across past, present, and future
The Role Of Managed Retreat In Adapting To Sea Level Rise
In the U.S. alone, 3 feet of sea level rise by 2100 threatens 4 million people with inundation, increasing to 13 million people with 6 feet of sea level rise. What policies can mitigate rising damages and population migration from sea level rise, and which role should managed retreat play in adapting to risk?
What Nature’s Feedbacks And Tipping Points Portend For Our Future
This research review explores what nature’s self-reinforcing feedback loops and climate change tipping points portend for our future.
What Do We Know About Wildfire Attribution And Climate Change?
This research review explores the state of research on increasing wildfires across the Western U.S. and attribution to climate change.
Clean Energy And A Stable Climate: Progress And Challenges From 1998-2018
This research review explores progress made on expanding clean energy achieving a stable climate, as well as challenges remaining, from 1998 to 2018.
Alternative Pathways and Actions to Achieve a 1.5°C Future
This research review proposes several alternative pathways and potential actions to avoid dangerous global warming and achieve a 1.5C future.
Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates: A Sober Challenge – And A Clear-Eyed Solution – On Climate Change Policy
There is no way to seriously study climate change without having a very sobering moment: It is extremely difficult, but not impossible, to land this planet at a reasonable climate future – and solutions exist to meet the challenge.