Michael Northup
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Michael Northrop is program director for sustainable development at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. His last story for Yale Environment 360 examined how states are developing sweeping climate and energy policies in the absence of federal action.
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Jump-starting climate action
The next president should use the Clean Air Act to control greenhouse gas emissions 3
Posted 1 year agoThis essay was originally published at Yale Environment 360.
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The urgency of the current situation cannot be overemphasized: The latest scientific research tells us that global warming is accelerating at a rate beyond previous expectations, and that the window for a timely response is closing quickly. Despite some political efforts to muddy the waters, there is scientific agreement that greenhouse gas emissions must now be stabilized within seven years or the world will face unpredictable climate-related catastrophes -- far beyond the serious impacts already in evidence globally.
Climate action in the United States -- at a federal standstill… Read More