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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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May 3, 2010
Fossil Fuels
Deepwater Horizon in Quantitative Context
I’ve been spending some time this morning trying to understand past estimates of the environmental impacts of oil spills. In the process, I’ve been looking at damage estimates and frequency data…
November 10, 2005
United States
Record $66.1 billion trade deficit
Cannot say that I am totally surprised by a record monthly trade deficit. I have long argued that the deficit was likely to continue to expand.In September, goods exports were down $3.3 billion; goo…
January 10, 2013
China
Five Critical Questions About the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Constant chatter about an impending oil release from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was a prominent feature of the oil market last year. Much of the speculation was driven by the ongoing …
October 24, 2022
Energy and Environment
Superstorm Sandy: Lessons for Climate Resiliency Ten Years Later
In October 2012, Superstorm Sandy made landfall as one of the most destructive hurricanes to ever hit the United States, causing tens of billions of dollars in damage and dozens of casualties. A deca…
May 3, 2007
Foreign Aid
Transforming U.S. Foreign Aid
One year into the U.S. State Department’s effort to transform foreign assistance programs, funding is up but criticism remains over the scope of the reforms.