Graphic by Norie Wright By Tiffany Vu Edited by Annika McGraw and Courtney Schneider As climate change remains at the forefront of policy making, a clear need for decarbonization of the energy sector has emerged. This movement away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy is called the energy transition, and is quickly transforming… Read more »
By Martin Liu Edited By Courtney Schneider Introduction With a projected global population of 10 billion by 2050,1 countries face the difficult task of providing enough food to meet growing nutritional needs. Protein–a macronutrient vital to human health and development–is a key component of nutrition, with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the… Read more »
As the threat of human-induced climate change increases, bringing with it rising tides, wildfires, and drought, the potential for impactful environmental legislation in the United States is decreasing. Climate change as a policy issue has become partisan, with 80 percent of Democrats to only 29 percent of Republicans believing it should be urgently addressed. The Biden Administration’s signature legislation, the Build Back Better Act, which includes $550 billion dedicated to fighting climate change, is stalled in the Senate, demonstrating the difficulty of passing sweeping legislation as a means to tackle the problem.