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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Juliette N. Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts Lowell(THE CONVERSATION) The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been called a “deafening” alarm and an “ear-splitting wake-up call” about the need for sweeping climate action. But will one more scientific report move countries to dramatically cut emissions?Evidence, so far, says no.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) One of the great challenges of tackling climate change is making it real for people without a scientific background. That’s because the threat it poses can be so hard to see or feel. In the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, for example, one may be compelled to ask, “Was that climate change?” Many politicians and

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sarah Mills, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) The federal government has never played a leading role in restricting the carbon footprint of the nation’s power plants. But now that the Trump administration is trying to dismantle many energy regulations, that national role is even smaller.Many states have been trying to fill this vacuum for years with cap-and-trade systems,

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Constantine Yannelis, University of Chicago; Lorenzo Garlappi, University of British Columbia, and Markus Baldauf, University of British Columbia(THE CONVERSATION) In the wake of two powerful hurricanes in the U.S. this fall, the scientific evidence that climate change will raise the risk of severe weather events continues to grow.In some coastal areas such as Hawaii and Florida,

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brett Levy, University at Albany, State University of New York and Lauren Collet-Gildard(THE CONVERSATION) Back in 2007, the world’s foremost body charged with assessing climate change stated with “very high confidence” that humans were a primary driver of climate change.But you may not get the message that humans are responsible for climate change if you peered into some of the

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jessica Eise, Purdue University and Kenneth Foster, Purdue University(THE CONVERSATION) World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations’ annual food security report. The total number of people who face chronic food deprivation has increased by 15 million since 2016. Some 821 million people now face food insecurity, raising numbers to the same