Tag: <span>climate mitigation</span>

The Next Great Migration

All over the world, from Mexico to Pakistan to right here in the United States, millions of people in the coming decades will be forced to leave their homes as their communities become uninhabitable. Why? Because of climate change.  Up to 200 million people will be displaced by 2050 due …

Does Resilience Include Retreat? Semantics of Climate Change for Coastal Communities

You’ve probably heard that climate change causes the oceans to rise. And maybe you’ve heard the follow-up statistic, which is that shorelines are rising 1 inch every 7-8 years. To most people this doesn’t seem like much, but this seemingly small figure translates to thousands of miles of coastlines being …

The CCAP Experience: Connecting Classrooms to the Real World

 “If you choose a job you love, you will never have to work another day in your life” – Confucius. Sitting behind my desk at the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) in Washington D.C. as an International Policy Associate Intern I realized that being part of this institution, known …