Hi GEP folks - It’s easy to get depressed about climate change, but parts off the solution are available to political leaders right now. Today, Brown University’s new Climate Solutions Lab is releasing a report <https://watson.brown.edu/files/watson/imce/news/explore/2020/Final%20CSL%20Report.pdf> with 10 recommendations to the next U.S. president — see below.
I’d be thrilled if you read it, share it, Tweet it, and write about it. Jeff Colgan Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science Web: www.jeffcolgan.com <http://www.jeffcolgan.com/> Twitter: @JeffDColgan > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Presidential Climate Action on Day One: A Foreign Policy Guide for > the Next U.S. President > Date: October 8, 2020 at 9:35:23 AM GMT-4 > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mpfJw7QND1h5mHWedijDa8s-CWEYSW7BR-vgf_IOg6XQHCqQsNf1ndQMO4_imF8XpLg6Wo7i3OYXnleWp7OTE2FuU4F0nY61FMMxm90RvHcEakOsZM7bQglZdko99QbBCTp9ZpOMk3FCT_G2HmFwvg==&c=ub6uuJD1lsyj6ovv_gHXcv9Ta7z6-G0Mpx2n0rwFQVLLUkYwKf_8dg==&ch=BM-TYLzTQ5-0nmQPXlBeC_Z0ekN2v4jnNIupqlbSAMiDJi0oY4-scA==> > > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mpfJw7QND1h5mHWedijDa8s-CWEYSW7BR-vgf_IOg6XQHCqQsNf1nbhow1VGYL9eVofTIJ6_WPYI7hmDZ_YMz8JAIdkvxQydnDrNazb92FIDhGk1WMslLXojQqBKxycnIcL0NZSgus-DjEcRdtpK0FJcrVTIzUlu8gqOsVyzKmyp7Mstoo6mtoIsI5vuypWCDqL3eZyfECsRoeANF-Gsi-2pPahT2juIJHa363lCJJd8Zr1icFVN8g==&c=ub6uuJD1lsyj6ovv_gHXcv9Ta7z6-G0Mpx2n0rwFQVLLUkYwKf_8dg==&ch=BM-TYLzTQ5-0nmQPXlBeC_Z0ekN2v4jnNIupqlbSAMiDJi0oY4-scA==> > New Brown Climate Solutions Lab Calls for Executive Action on Climate Change > > A comprehensive report released by faculty at Brown University today, titled, > Presidential Climate Action on Day One: A Foreign Policy Guide for the Next > U.S. President, issues a sweeping set of recommended actions, both domestic > and international, to address climate change, this century's defining global > challenge. > > "Despite the doom and gloom you sometimes hear, the U.S. federal government > is not helpless to address climate change. There are many actions that the > Executive Branch can take, even without help from the Congress," said Jeff D. > Colgan, Director of the Climate Solutions Lab and the Richard Holbrooke > Associate Professor of Political Science at the Watson Institute for > International and Public Affairs. Presidential leadership must drive these 10 > recommended policy changes. The report urges the United States to make > changes domestically, collaborate and coordinate with foreign allies, and > apply appropriate pressures to persuade reluctant foreign actors to engage. > Colgan co-authored the October report with Fred Shaia, a Ph.D. student and > Presidential Fellow in the Department of Political Science at Brown > University, after extensive discussions with nationally-known climate change > experts at Brown University and across the country. > > Because former Vice President Joe Biden has issued the most assertive climate > change plan in U.S. history - surpassing efforts by President Barack Obama - > the report recognizes the Biden campaign's climate commitments and proposes > 10 additional recommended actions. Regardless of who wins the election, > Colgan said, "The report contains recommendations that Democrats and > Republicans can work together on, such as a climate club that commits to > deliver a carbon emissions tax, which has gained support on both sides of the > political aisle." To that end, the report will be sent to Congressional > lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Biden climate policy advisors, and > nonpartisan think tanks such as Brookings, American Enterprise Institute and > the Niskanen Center. It provides a timely and meaningful roadmap for the next > president to implement and enforce climate change solutions. > > Most of these recommendations can be done through Executive Orders, rather > than legislative actions, added Colgan, so they can be implemented on Day 1 > of the new presidential administration. Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord - > which Biden has already committed to doing - and the World Health > Organization, and elevating climate change action to WHO's top priority are > just two examples. > > Some domestic recommendations include: > Direct the Federal Reserve to address systemic financial risks created by > climate change by taking specific actions that are detailed in the report; and > Declare a U.S. national climate emergency, including using military funding > to secure and decarbonize the electricity grid, accelerate the expansion of > clean energy technologies and issue loan guarantees to clean energy > developers and utilities; and > Mitigate other climate risks to the domestic financial system. > > International recommendations, among others, are: > Create an international "Climate Club" of countries collectively committing > to reducing emissions, penalizing non-participants through carbon tariffs and > strengthening the World Trade Organization. > Launch a new partnership with the world's 10 leading democracies and make > climate change a core priority; > Protect the Amazon rain forest by working with Brazil and the international > community; and > > "Domestic policy and foreign policy must work together, hand-in-glove. Each > policy is weaker without the other," cautioned Colgan. "Continued inaction by > the United States is very worrisome." According to the United Nations > Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world must reduce our carbon > emissions by 50 percent by 2030 if we are to avoid further climate damages -- > greater than the recurrent fires, hurricanes and floods that have already > left parts of the world devastated. > > > *For media inquiries, please email Jeff Colgan > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mpfJw7QND1h5mHWedijDa8s-CWEYSW7BR-vgf_IOg6XQHCqQsNf1nbhow1VGYL9epXawS4FamEGHNI2ZiOf-b8wvl_MfUEq6N-Pl8IfJtoc9NZB077groef3UE18o_AvKJutWfM0HHXEQWT5zTwg9xxTYdAtmQCkFG_cngBDP1PzsK2eaBHuYg==&c=ub6uuJD1lsyj6ovv_gHXcv9Ta7z6-G0Mpx2n0rwFQVLLUkYwKf_8dg==&ch=BM-TYLzTQ5-0nmQPXlBeC_Z0ekN2v4jnNIupqlbSAMiDJi0oY4-scA==> > or Kathryn Dunkelman > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mpfJw7QND1h5mHWedijDa8s-CWEYSW7BR-vgf_IOg6XQHCqQsNf1nbhow1VGYL9eTFSXp846QYmltd3MIlcGhJ_wh0VYnLeYxZ1eYoagHnwolW2BFSpXyml3swj-j03YNUMNoCy39PEYe1wpGWyyYFSJ9rwqgxtG6ON357RJdntnC-vvgkECAA==&c=ub6uuJD1lsyj6ovv_gHXcv9Ta7z6-G0Mpx2n0rwFQVLLUkYwKf_8dg==&ch=BM-TYLzTQ5-0nmQPXlBeC_Z0ekN2v4jnNIupqlbSAMiDJi0oY4-scA==>. > > > Housed at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the > newly-launched Climate Solutions Lab, > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mpfJw7QND1h5mHWedijDa8s-CWEYSW7BR-vgf_IOg6XQHCqQsNf1nRL1dD9FVh3bvlY8L-cWJ673R-sotayBOfQSkDLd-mUCXoc1Ju65nTVU3JOzL7PhnXFoPdJrSdET7iTEeFhBnluurTAC_TFQ_uJzTojd6u2DgNeoBbU9dL725iKvI_8_ZrF0Dr9cFOADwqnRH4G0YTo=&c=ub6uuJD1lsyj6ovv_gHXcv9Ta7z6-G0Mpx2n0rwFQVLLUkYwKf_8dg==&ch=BM-TYLzTQ5-0nmQPXlBeC_Z0ekN2v4jnNIupqlbSAMiDJi0oY4-scA==> > is dedicated to creating, learning and distributing solution-oriented > climate knowledge, at Brown and across the world. > > Read the Full Report > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mpfJw7QND1h5mHWedijDa8s-CWEYSW7BR-vgf_IOg6XQHCqQsNf1nbhow1VGYL9eVofTIJ6_WPYI7hmDZ_YMz8JAIdkvxQydnDrNazb92FIDhGk1WMslLXojQqBKxycnIcL0NZSgus-DjEcRdtpK0FJcrVTIzUlu8gqOsVyzKmyp7Mstoo6mtoIsI5vuypWCDqL3eZyfECsRoeANF-Gsi-2pPahT2juIJHa363lCJJd8Zr1icFVN8g==&c=ub6uuJD1lsyj6ovv_gHXcv9Ta7z6-G0Mpx2n0rwFQVLLUkYwKf_8dg==&ch=BM-TYLzTQ5-0nmQPXlBeC_Z0ekN2v4jnNIupqlbSAMiDJi0oY4-scA==> > > Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs | 111 Thayer Street, > Providence, RI 02912 > Unsubscribe [email protected] > <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001hUxb5j__ViVjVVl3TDepbQ%3D&ch=6c52c610-1ce5-11e4-aebb-d4ae52a2cb52&ca=537f019d-31a3-4d9a-a08e-cfeaf7eae3b7> > Update Profile > <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001hUxb5j__ViVjVVl3TDepbQ%3D&ch=6c52c610-1ce5-11e4-aebb-d4ae52a2cb52&ca=537f019d-31a3-4d9a-a08e-cfeaf7eae3b7> > | About our service provider > <http://www.constantcontact.com/legal/service-provider?cc=about-service-provider> > Sent by [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. 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