Recently, several THB readers have been in touch with requests. One request is to discuss climate mitigation policy in less technical terms, to be more broadly accessible to nonspecialists. The second ...

The most destructive form of carbon isn’t coal, oil or natural gas. It’s the human being. That’s the sobering takeaway from the omnipresent campaign to rid the world of carbon-based energy sources, ...

As extreme weather events become more frequent and the impacts of climate change become stronger, countries around the world are strengthening their decarbonization efforts. The 2016 Paris Agreement ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large ...

Koray Köse is a supply chain expert, tech futurist, author, former Gartner analyst, and now Chief Industry Officer at Everstream Analytics. The fight against climate change demands a paradigm shift ...

The delay leaves the shipping sector in regulatory limbo even as companies, investors, and insurers press ahead with net-zero goals. It also raises fresh questions for legal, commercial, and ...

The transition to a low-carbon economy, which is needed to mitigate climate change and meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals, has been affected by the supply chain and energy supply disruptions ...

Decarbonization is now explicitly tied to energy security and geopolitics, integrating emissions cuts with resilience, supply ...

The interplay between decarbonization strategies and the macroeconomy plays a crucial role in informing equitable and effective public policy. The National Academies will convene a workshop to explore ...