Climate and the Environment

Past Events

Québec's Role in the Global EV Revolution

January 19, 2022

PAST EVENT

World-leading battery expert and Strategic Advisor to Investissement Québec Dr. Karim Zaghib discusses the rapidly evolving world of electric vehicles and their impact on the global economy, climate, and the future of transportation.

A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle

Reuters

World Review: When Biden Met Xi, Russia Threatens Europe, and COP26 at Home

November 19, 2021

PAST EVENT VIDEO

World Review

Journalists Ryan Heath, Carla Anne Robbins, and Philip Stephens join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

President Biden meets with President Xi Jinping

REUTERS

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Commentary & Analysis

January 11, 2022

Why Support Africa's Small Farmers?

In the News

Project Syndicate

Roger Thurow

“As Africa’s farmers work to adapt to climate change, global leaders must do their part by keeping–and extending–the promises they made at COP26,” writes Roger Thurow in Project Syndicate.

Subsistence farmers work their field of maize after late rains near the capital Lilongwe, Malawi February 1, 2016.

Reuters

Food and Agriculture

December 17, 2021

Infrastructure and SDG Localization: The 21st Century Mandate

In the News

IOPscience

Kris Hartley

“Cities are at the front lines of UN Sustainable Development Goal implementation,” argues Nonresident Fellow Kris Hartley.

Exhibition opening the UN in Germany promoting the Sustainable Development Goals Action Campaign.

Inga Kjer

Global Cities

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Research

October 29, 2021

Republicans and Democrats in Different Worlds on Climate Change

RESEARCH

Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

As President Biden heads to the UN Climate Change Conference, he will grapple with significant divides in domestic public opinion.

An artist finishes a mural of the earth on fire with the caption "while you were talking."

Reuters

Climate and the Environment

September 22, 2021

Renewing International Extension to Equip Farmers for a Changing Climate

RESEARCH

Report by Gloria Dabek

The climate crisis necessitates a new extension agenda that prioritizes farmer needs and preferences and promotes climate resilience and adaptation. US policy should reflect this new extension agenda to ensure farmers have the tools to succeed in providing for themselves, and ultimately, feeding the world.