Trump Admnstration
Small, Medium, and Large Things to Do Today
Three ideas for simple, personal, and tangible ways to react to the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.
Many folks this morning are feeling anticipatory grief over what’s to come in the second Trump administration. This is perhaps especially true for those of us who work on solutions to climate change, an issue that doesn’t have four years to burn away. I’m not yet at the stage of crafting particularly strategic plans in …
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CONTINUE READINGThe Social Cost of Carbon – Revisited
The case for using global rather than simply U.S. impacts.
The estimated harm done by a single ton of carbon in the atmosphere – the “social cost of carbon” — is a key factor in setting climate policy. The Trump Administration is trying to get its estimate as close to zero as possible. A key part of this effort is to exclude from consideration the …
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CONTINUE READINGOne Year and Counting
He’s played his cards. Next year, we’ll see how well the other side plays theirs.
In September, Eric Biber and I released a report assessing the state of play in environmental issues 200 days into the Trump Administration, based on an earlier series of blog posts. As we end Trump’s first year, it’s time to bring that assessment up to date. It follows the same outline as the previous report …
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