Climate Change: The State of Emissions and the Trump Administration Climate change is a ticking time bomb sitting under humanity’s feet. Environmental scientists predict that within years billions could die from famine, heatwaves, floods, and resource wars. Current climate modeling cannot remotely capture the true effects of warming, as every aspect of human existence depends […]
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The Earth is Begging for a Carbon Border Tax
In 2015, the US signed on to the Paris Agreement, vowing to work towards a goal of reducing global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels, by 2100. Scientists argue that even this increase is too high, ideally it should be below 1 degree. But, as of right now, we are on […]
Cap-and-Trade in the Golden State
California’s cap-and-trade system is a policy that prevents the escalation of global warming and reduces health risks related to pollution by setting a limit on the amount of greenhouse gases emissions. The cap-and-trade policy has two components. The “cap” refers to the legal amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted in one region, lowering […]