Some GOP candidates are warming to climate change
By Barry G. RabeThe latest round of Republican debates further confirms that there are a wide range of positions on climate change for voters to consider. But any serious policy engagement likely...
View ArticleThe economics—and politics—of carbon pricing
By Barry G. RabeThe selection of William Nordhaus as co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics raises anew the question of whether a compelling public policy idea generated within an academic...
View ArticleThe politics of methane
By Barry G. RabeThe United States is receiving global opprobrium for its record in an important environmental performance measure: methane emissions related to oil and gas production. The World Bank...
View ArticleTrump’s administrative presidency and its effort to weaken federal oversight...
By Kenneth K. WongAccording to a Gallup poll conducted in September, 82% of registered voters rate education as “extremely important” or “very important” in deciding how to vote in the U.S....
View ArticleWill the Supreme Court weaken lower-court checks on Biden’s executive power?
By Frank J. ThompsonDonald Trump’s term in office represents an extraordinary development that goes beyond his egregious effort to overturn the results of a presidential election. It also extends to...
View ArticleThe limitations of a climate change presidency
By Barry G. RabeFor nearly thirty years, every American president from Bill Clinton to Donald Trump has been reliant on administrative powers rather than fresh legislation to pursue their environmental...
View ArticleClimate politics: What congressional Democrats can learn from state legislatures
By Barry G. RabeThe nation now confronts a new political reality whereby the Democratic Party retained its advantage in the House, took control of the executive branch, and gained the narrowest edge in...
View ArticleWhen climate policy works: HFCs and the case of short-lived climate pollutants
By Barry G. RabeCongress began debating policy options for addressing climate change more than three decades ago but its first comprehensive legislative strategy to address any greenhouse gas was...
View ArticleBarry P. Bosworth
By adminBarry Bosworth is a senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. His research has involved work on the determinants of economic growth in...
View ArticleBarry G. Rabe
By adminBarry Rabe examines the political feasibility and durability of environmental policy, including efforts to address climate change in the United States and abroad. This has included analysis of...
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The challenge of detecting misinformation in podcasting
By Valerie Wirtschafter A podcast studio stands on a table at the Medientage Mitteldeutschland. (Jan Woitas/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa) Confronted by viral conspiracy theories, climate change denialism,...
View ArticleAddressing Methane: Learning from Colorado
By Barry G. RabeAfter languishing for decades as the second banana of climate change behind carbon dioxide, methane appears to be enjoying its 15 minutes of fame—with even more notoriety likely on the...
View ArticleHow technology can help with methane regulation
By Barry G. RabeMethane’s march from obscurity to center stage at the Glasgow climate summit reflects its growing recognition as an intensive global warming driver. President Joe Biden launched a...
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Hutchins Roundup: Drug use, inflation, and more
By Sophia Campbell, Lorena Hernandez Barcena, Nasiha Salwati, David WesselWhat’s the latest thinking in fiscal and monetary policy? The Hutchins Roundup keeps you informed of the latest research,...
View ArticleA possible North American path forward on short-lived climate pollutants
By Barry G. RabeAs the world revisits energy and climate security with new urgency, can North America find a constructive path forward? The United States, Canada, and Mexico have struggled for decades...
View ArticleRatifying Kigali: Can the U.S. go the distance on a global climate treaty?
By Barry G. RabeThe House Energy and Commerce Committee dominated April 6 headlines with high-octane hearings amid a sea of cameras and microphones. The search was on for the culprit for high gasoline...
View ArticleWhat does the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling mean for climate regulation?
By Barry G. Rabe, Adrianna PitaThe Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA narrowed the breadth of powers the Environmental Protection Agency has to regulate carbon emissions under the Clean...
View ArticleEmission reduction remains public’s preferred approach to climate change
By Barry G. Rabe, Christopher BorickAmericans continue to favor reducing greenhouse gas emissions as their preferred approach for staving off the worst impacts of climate change, according to new...
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Hutchins Roundup: Drug use, inflation, and more
By Sophia Campbell, Lorena Hernandez Barcena, Nasiha Salwati, David WesselWhat’s the latest thinking in fiscal and monetary policy? The Hutchins Roundup keeps you informed of the latest research,...
View ArticleEmission reduction remains public’s preferred approach to climate change
By Barry G. Rabe, Christopher BorickAmericans continue to favor reducing greenhouse gas emissions as their preferred approach for staving off the worst impacts of climate change, according to new...
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