The Environmental Forum

LEAD FEATURE ❧ With stocks already stressed by over-harvesting, the dual obstacles of population growth and climate change are likely to challenge marine species like never before. And it is here where policy transforms their health from a local issue into an issue of global security.

CENTERPIECE ❧ Climate change has the potential to undermine the entire financial system. Active risk management, disclosure, and reporting could be the basis for an informed response by both markets and policymakers, while failing to act could precipitate an economic disaster.

COVER STORY ❧ Likely death or bodily harm from greenhouse gases raises questions about the ethical responsibilities of an emitter’s legal counselors. By focusing on the lawyers’ role, climate activists avoid many of the problems of current litigation strategies, such as standing and preemption.

TESTIMONY ❧ Confronting climate change paralyzes many individuals as well as schools and businesses. I designed the Climate Solutions Living Lab at Harvard to inspire meaningful, practical solutions and empower students and others to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The 2019 edition of the ELI-Miriam Hamilton Keare Policy Forum brought together four experts to debate the future of nuclear power at a time when humanity is facing a climate crisis. The event leveraged on the recent ELI Press publication of a book on “deep decarbonization,” which envisions cuts of at least 80 percent by 2050 in emissions from the United States, a goal that is necessary to meet the 2 degree Celsius target of the Paris Agreement.