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Climate and the Environment

Content from Council experts related to climate change and environmental protections. 

Past Events

Securing a Sustainable Future in a Polarized Era

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Alex Kruzel and Patrick Shewell discuss how business leaders can navigate policy shifts to stay the course on driving climate action.

Apr 10
Patrick Shewell and Alex Kruzel on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Health at Risk: The Local and Global Impacts of Climate Change

PAST EVENT

At this special partner event with the University of Chicago's Kiphart Center, experts in public health, environmental science, and policy discuss the effects of climate change on global health.

Apr 9
This May 18, 1969 photo provided by NASA shows Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft.
NASA / AP
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Commentary & Analysis

Rollback of the Inflation Reduction Act Would Surrender Economic Primacy to China

In the News
The National Interest
Joshua Busby

Proposed cuts risk weakening US industrial competitiveness and clean energy leadership, handing China a strategic advantage in future technologies, Josh Busby and Greg Pollock write.

A ChargePoint electronic vehicle charger
George Walker IV / AP
US Foreign Policy

Investing in Clean Energy Bolsters European Security

In the News
Project Syndicate
Joshua Busby

"With the US abandoning its claim to international climate leadership, Europe must take up the mantle," Greg Pollock and Joshua Busby argue.

olar panels work near the small town of Milagro, Navarra Province, northern Spain
Alvaro Barrientos / AP
Climate and the Environment
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Research

Despite Trump Withdrawal, Americans Back Paris Climate Agreement

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz

Most Americans—including a majority of Republicans—favor a range of measures to reverse or adapt to climate change.

A pumpjack operates in the foreground while a wind turbine at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rises in the distance
Charlie Riedel / AP
Public Opinion

Republicans and Democrats Continue to Clash over Climate Change

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz

But a majority of Americans support efforts to mitigate its effects.

A climate activist continues to chant while under arrest
AP Photos
Public Opinion
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Experts

Fay Hartog-Levin 

Distinguished Fellow; Council Board Member
Council expert Fay Hartog-Levin
Expertise
Europe
Climate and the Environment
Global Politics
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