With the effects of climate change becoming more evident, many young folks are looking to build careers around finding solutions to the problem. After all, young people are likely to bear the brunt of climate change’s most severe impacts.
Decarbonizing the U.S. economy will be a massive jobs engine, according to a new study. But the benefits won’t be automatic, highlighting the need for strong public policy to make sure energy workers get a fair deal.
Scientists are specifying how much damage climate change is adding to extreme weather events, potentially influencing court cases, insurance claims and public policy.
Governments and financial institutions should incorporate climate change action into their COVID-19 economic recovery plans, said the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol.
The 1972 Clean Water Act has driven significant improvements in U.S. water quality, according to the first comprehensive study of water pollution over the past several decades, by researchers at UC Berkeley and Iowa State University.
