California has adopted a host of climate policies including energy efficiency standards and a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At Duke on September 11, University of San Diego School of Law's Tim Duane will discuss incorporating environmental justice for disadvantaged communities into California climate law.
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Register to join experts, state officials, and stakeholders from across the PJM Interconnect for a workshop exploring state energy and environmental policy objectives.
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Small-scale fisheries' contribution to nutrition, food security, and poverty eradication is massive. A new report surveys the theory and practice of their governance.
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What are investors getting out of environmental impact investing? A new report sheds light on how fund managers think about measurement and reporting of environmental returns.
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In an ongoing effort with the Aspen Institute to develop the foundations of an Internet of Water, a new Nicholas Institute working paper reviews the literature on the costs and benefits of government investments in public water data.
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A report from the Aspen Institute Dialogue Series on Water Data presents a vision for a national policy framework that addresses institutional barriers to scaling the integration of water data and information to support sustainable water management.
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California has extended its innovative greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program to 2030, making changes to the program in the process. In this webinar, moderated by the Nicholas Institute's Brian Murray, experts on the cap-and-trade concept explain how those changes could affect the program’s functioning.
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The Nicholas Institute's Tim Profeta and Brian Murray discuss President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. Exiting the agreement, they say, will undermine the ability of the United States to shape solutions to the global challenge of climate change.
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