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Global Climate Change
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The Big Bet: Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement
Debra Knopman, Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert, Jordan R. Fischbach @fischinwater, Benjamin Lee Preston @bl_preston
Jun 2, 2017
Inside Sources
America's formal withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement could have far-reaching consequences for U.S. global leadership on many issues, not just on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Arctic Region
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What Does 'America First' Look Like in the Arctic?
Abbie Tingstad, Stephanie Pezard @StephaniePezard
May 25, 2017
United Press International
The shift in U.S. climate policy away from greenhouse gas reduction is significant for the Arctic, which is experiencing global warming at an accelerated rate. And a recent executive order will pave the way for expanded oil and gas drilling. How will these changes shape the Arctic in years to come?
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India
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Where Are India's Heat Hotspots?
Gulrez Shah Azhar, Jaime Madrigano
May 17, 2017
The RAND Blog
Poverty, poor sanitation, a precarious water and electricity supply, and limited access to health care make India vulnerable to heat waves. Rural and urban districts could improve their preparedness by developing and targeting local adaptation strategies.
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Emerging Technologies
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Using Wearable Fitness Devices to Monitor More Than Just Fitness
Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung, Astrid Cevallos
May 14, 2017
Scientific American
Manufacturers could reinvigorate the market for personal health devices by incorporating measures of health and well-being beyond step counts. Wearables could gauge a neighborhood's air quality, safety, or its level of social connectedness.
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Robust Decision Making
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Decision-Making Under Uncertain Climate Change: A Response, and an Invitation, to Bret Stephens
Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert, Marjolijn Haasnoot
May 9, 2017
Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty
It is difficult to determine what actions balance society's goals where there is deep uncertainty about the consequences. The decisionmaking under uncertainty methodology provides tools to acknowledge uncertainty, avoid overconfidence, promote deliberation, and help craft consensus on sensible approaches to climate change.
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Food Supply Security
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A New Ugandan Cuisine: Showcasing Superfood Qualities of Millet and Sorghum
Michele Abbott, Deborah Cohen @DrDebCohen
May 9, 2017
The RAND Blog
The results of a series of cooking contests in Uganda to promote the use of drought-tolerant, nutritious traditional grains—millet and sorghum—signal that a new food trend may be on the horizon.
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Environmental Regulation
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Impact on the Environment from President Trump's First 100 Days
Debra Knopman
May 4, 2017
BBC
President Trump's actions have not yet resulted in demonstrable change in environmental conditions or funding. But the groundwork is being laid to unwind major regulations and diminish staff at the EPA and other federal agencies with climate-related research in their portfolios.
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San Francisco
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RAND Opens Office in the San Francisco Bay Area
Apr 3, 2017
RAND has opened an office in the San Francisco Bay Area to foster collaboration with the region's leaders and researchers working to solve today's complex problems. Nidhi Kalra, a senior information scientist, is leading the new office.
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Alternative and Renewable Energy
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Uncertainty and Complexity: Biomass Can Help on the Path to Deep Decarbonization
Aimee E. Curtright @ACurtright, Sara Turner
Feb 24, 2017
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
While biomass will almost certainly never become the dominant fuel for the electricity sector in the United States, it is still worth including as part of a menu of greenhouse gas mitigation strategies.
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Energy Distribution
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Investing in Infrastructure? Don't Forget the Electric Grid
Aimee E. Curtright @ACurtright, Kathleen Loa
Dec 7, 2016
Inside Sources
Leaving the future of America's electricity grid to chance should not be an option. To maximize the potential benefits of a multibillion-dollar smart grid investment, a closer examination of technology and policy is needed.
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Global Climate Change
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With Trump in the White House, States Could Step Up on Climate Change
Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert, Debra Knopman
Nov 26, 2016
Fox News Channel
The new administration has expressed skepticism about climate change. But states may choose to pursue their own climate change initiatives.
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Politics and Government
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'Truth Decay' Makes Facts Subjective and Polarization More Extreme
Nov 12, 2016
At RAND's 2016 Politics Aside event, President and CEO Michael Rich discussed how a phenomenon he calls truth decay pushes political polarization to greater extremes and prevents policymakers from reaching consensus on solutions to the nation's challenges.
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Haiti
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Cholera in Haiti: No Surprise This Time Around
Melinda Moore
Oct 27, 2016
Inside Sources
When Hurricane Matthew swept across Haiti, it left a resurgence of cholera in its wake. Tackling cholera head-on should be on the short list of health priorities for disaster relief in the island nation.
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Developing Countries
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The Hot Spots of the World
Oct 13, 2016
Scarcity of food, energy, and water endangers the lives of millions. So RAND created a tool with the potential to help make aid initiatives more effective.
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United States
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Election 2016: The Domestic Issues
Oct 3, 2016
RAND offers a unique take on the big domestic issues facing America: research that is independent, reliable, and rigorously nonpartisan.
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Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Infrastructure Design Must Change with Climate
Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert
Aug 12, 2016
Orange County Register
Until recently, infrastructure engineers could use data on past weather to predict future climate. But this is no longer an option. More and more, engineers must consider the effects of climate change. Failure to do so would threaten public safety.
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Energy and Environment

The Big Bet: Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement

What Does 'America First' Look Like in the Arctic?

Where Are India's Heat Hotspots?

Using Wearable Fitness Devices to Monitor More Than Just Fitness

Decision-Making Under Uncertain Climate Change: A Response, and an Invitation, to Bret Stephens

A New Ugandan Cuisine: Showcasing Superfood Qualities of Millet and Sorghum

Impact on the Environment from President Trump's First 100 Days

RAND Opens Office in the San Francisco Bay Area

Uncertainty and Complexity: Biomass Can Help on the Path to Deep Decarbonization

Investing in Infrastructure? Don't Forget the Electric Grid

With Trump in the White House, States Could Step Up on Climate Change

'Truth Decay' Makes Facts Subjective and Polarization More Extreme

Cholera in Haiti: No Surprise This Time Around

The Hot Spots of the World

Election 2016: The Domestic Issues

Infrastructure Design Must Change with Climate

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