If you live in the American West, find out what the NCA has to say about how climate change will affect you.
NCA
NCA by Region: Northwest, Alaska & Hawai’i
NCA by Region: Midwest & Southwest
Live in the Midwest or Southwest of the U.S.? Find out how climate change will affect you.
NCA by Region: Northeast & Southeast
Live in the East of the U.S.? Find out how climate change will affect you.
Summarizing the NCA
Part one of our series on the findings of the National Climate Assessment.
KEY Platform
Closing the Divide
The Knowledge-Practice divide is a major obstacle to effective progress and the target of our efforts at S&S.
Toward Sustainability 2.0: Making the Perspective Shift
A summary and video of S&S Co-Director Jisung Park’s wrap-up speech from the 2014 K.E.Y. Platform conference in Seoul.
KEY Platform Day 2
A final recap of S&S’ participation in the KEY Platform 2014.
Closing Key Platform 2014
S&S had the privilege of giving the closing presentation at the 2014 Key Platform.
Key Platform 2014 Day 1
Our reports from the first day of the 2014 Key Platform Conference.
Welcome to Korea!
The S&S team arrives in Seoul to prepare for the KEY Platform 2014.
Water Week
Water Policy and Sustainable Development, Part Two: Careers in Development and Public Policy
Interested in working in sustainable development? In the second half of their interview, Jisung and John Briscoe discuss careers in the field.
Water Policy and Sustainable Development, Part One: What are the Key Issues?
Is there such a thing as a “global water policy”? Or is water primarily a local issue? Jisung Park sits down with noted water expert John Briscoe to discuss these and many other issues.
Crafting Water “Solutions”: A Complex Process
Managing water in a rapidly-changing world is becoming increasingly difficult. What solutions are out there, and how are they being put to use?
The Challenges of Water Governance
Managing increasingly strained water resources will require new thinking around water governance. What changes in governance can we expect in the future?
The Energy Water Nexus
Part Three of Water Week. Water and energy are interdependent resources and, as the population grows and the climate changes, we will need to carefully manage our resources.
Water Economics
In the second installment of Water Week, S&S examines the economics of water: perhaps, in solving the water crises of the coming century, good governance will be more important than good engineering?
Business
Green Cup
Even FIFA acknowledges climate change exists and required the World Cup hosts to mitigate its impact.
Wild Growth
Easy access to wilderness can drive regional growth that poses an existential threat to that wilderness.
Bad Balance
The BBC has taken a step towards correcting the relationship between science, politics and the media.
Green Cup
Even FIFA acknowledges climate change exists and required the World Cup hosts to mitigate its impact.
Regulation
Discounting Choices
Discount rates have a huge impact on climate policy but how should policymakers choose the right one?
Circling the Square
An overview and assessment of the idea of a circular economy.
Circling the Square
An overview and assessment of the idea of a circular economy.
Conquering Climate
Changes in the climate have, in the past, been beneficial for some groups. Will this be true of modern climate change?
Discounting Choices
Discount rates have a huge impact on climate policy but how should policymakers choose the right one?
Energy & Technology
Building Carbon
Green buildings are a popular step towards reducing carbon emissions, but what about the carbon associated with building materials?
Building Carbon
Green buildings are a popular step towards reducing carbon emissions, but what about the carbon associated with building materials?
Building Carbon
Green buildings are a popular step towards reducing carbon emissions, but what about the carbon associated with building materials?
Closing the Divide
The Knowledge-Practice divide is a major obstacle to effective progress and the target of our efforts at S&S.
Environment
Coal’s Cost
Transitioning to renewable energy might be beneficial for the climate but how will it impact coal workers?
Indonesia’s Election
As Indonesians go to the polls, the future of the country’s forests hang in the balance.
Coal’s Cost
Transitioning to renewable energy might be beneficial for the climate but how will it impact coal workers?
Indonesia’s Election
As Indonesians go to the polls, the future of the country’s forests hang in the balance.
Human Capital
Prescribing Parks
Doctors have a new tool at their disposal to fight chronic health problems: prescriptions to go outside.
Workforce Education
Starbucks has generously offered to pay employee’s college tuition but that’s no substitute for Federal support.
Prescribing Parks
Doctors have a new tool at their disposal to fight chronic health problems: prescriptions to go outside.
Coping with Climate Change: Uncertain, But Not Unprepared
Why has there been such a failure to implement projects to reduce exposure to disaster risks? Coping with uncertainty about disaster risk in the policy making process is no easy task.