The Case for Climate Reparations, Africa's Rare Earth Elements, and More

March 4, 2023

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The case for climate reparations in the United States

Black Americans are roughly 75% more likely to live in communities near high-emission or toxic industrial processes. Amid global momentum for climate reparations, it is time for a similar conversation in America, Manann Donoghoe and Andre M. Perry argue. Their new report outlines what a reparative stance for U.S. climate policy should look like.

The Biden-Harris administration’s gender strategies and policies

The White House has introduced and started to implement several policies and strategies to advance global gender equality. Caren Grown, Megan O’Donnell, and George Ingram emphasize the importance of establishing concrete goals and collecting robust data to measure progress.

Listen: Africa’s global opportunity in rare earth elements

On the latest episode of the Foresight Africa podcast, Gracelin Baskaran joins Aloysius Uche Ordu to discuss Africa’s rich natural resources—especially rare earth elements—and recommendations for how African nations can leverage these assets for the benefit of the continent.

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Combating child poverty in America

How did the expanded Child Tax Credit affect poverty? The 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) led to a historic reduction in poverty, particularly for children. Sophie Collyer, Bradley Hardy, and Christopher Wimer examine the CTC’s impact across the country.

An enhanced partially refundable CTC. The failure of Congress to renew the 2021 CTC expansions shows that doing so will require compromise. Wendy Edelberg and Melissa S. Kearney offer a proposal which addresses three key concerns from U.S. policymakers.

Delivering nutrition assistance to children. Gaps in child nutrition program coverage and implementation continue to pose challenges for solving childhood hunger. Lauren Bauer, Krista Ruffini, and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach discuss lessons from Pandemic EBT that could inform the implementation of a new program.

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