Though efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have faltered, there do exist other climate policy options that may offer timely and relatively cheap methods for offsetting some of the harmful effects of climate change.

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 is an ambitious attempt to meet the very real challenges posed by greenhouse gases.

The trade-off between the goal of protecting the environment and that of preserving prosperity lies at the heart of making good policy on climate change.

Geoengineering could be one of the very best ways of hedging against the larger risks and uncertainties that surround climate policy.

For more than twenty years, policymakers have struggled to find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to stop global climate change. Congress is likely to enact federal climate legislation in 2009, but many scientists fear that emissions reductions may not occur quickly enough to prevent significant warming. Some scientists...

At this event, panelists discussed the emergence of geoengineering as a policy option and the congressional hearings being held on the subject.

This event will discuss who should set the rules for geoengineering, What should those rules permit or forbid, and how should they be enforced.