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ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

As US-EU trade tensions rise, conflicting carbon tariffs could undermine climate efforts by Noah Kaufman, Chris Bataille, Gautam Jain, and Sagatom Saha. The Conversation, January 23, 2023.
Rising trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, two of the most important global leaders when it comes to climate policy, could undermine key climate initiatives of both governments and make it harder for the world to put the brakes on climate change.

Can Amazon Countries Save the Rain Forest? By Diana Roy. Council on Foreign Relations, February 10, 2023.
Spanning nearly 2.3 million square miles (6 million square kilometers) across eight South American countries, the Amazon Rainforest is the world’s largest tropical forest. This vast ecosystem, which makes up most of the Amazon River Basin, is one of the most biodiverse places on earth and the home of tens of millions of people, including some four hundred Indigenous groups. It also plays a critical role in mitigating climate change by regulating water and carbon cycles and absorbing greenhouse gas emissions.

How Russia’s war on Ukraine is threatening climate security by Oli Brown. Chatham House, March 2, 2023.
The war is an existential threat for Ukraine, but its impacts go well beyond the immediate devastation that it’s causing, particularly concerning the climate.

On the Horizon 2023. Environmental Change and Security by Sharon Burke, Claire Doyle, Amanda King, and Lauren Herzer Risi. Wilson Center,
January 6, 2023.
The results of the UN climate conference were mixed: progress was made on a “loss and damage” agenda, but commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain stubbornly shy of what is needed to curb rising temperatures.

What the ebb and flow of atmospheric dust has to do with global warming by Maanvi Singh. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January 20, 2023.
Atmospheric dust has increased by about 55% since the mid-1800s, an analysis suggests. And that increasing dust may have hidden up to 8% of warming from carbon emissions.