By Jonathan Harris and Anne-Marie Codur The United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP27 took place in Sharm-El-Sheik, Egypt, this November. Opinions differ on whether the conference should be rated a success or a failure, but there were both some clear accomplishments and some important tasks for the future. The urgency of effective action on […]
By Ellie Hu Climate change has already had an observable and adverse impact on the global environment, with rising sea levels, increased incidence of droughts, storms and wildfires, and declining water supplies and agricultural production. These impacts have fallen heavily on groups that face greater vulnerabilities from natural disasters. Among the groups most affected are […]
By Mohish Agrawal There is increasing demand for an economics curriculum that accounts for the importance of environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and natural resource degradation. Not only does the environment provide the natural capital essential as inputs to production, it also provides essential services, such as assimilation of waste and provision […]