“Change will be slower than advocates and scientists would like. But it will accelerate if the leaders most willing to act on climate change stop moralizing and start seeing deep decarbonization as a matter of industrial engineering.” David Victor and other researchers explain how a global push to adopt low-emission energy technologies could help save the planet.

The 50th anniversary of Earth Day presents a unique opportunity to envision a future where dramatic reductions in pollution across the globe are the status quo. Melanie Gilarsky, Kriston McIntosh, and Jay Shambaugh highlight a new video explaining how existing emissions policies could be updated once a sufficiently high carbon price is in place.

Climate change is a long-term problem that requires long-term thinking. However, when facing an existential threat like a pandemic, governments and individuals are necessarily thinking about the short term. Samantha Gross explains that investments in clean energy may take a hit over the pandemic.