Financialization, Debt, and Water in Africa
Water is life, but it is also big business. Over the last 20 years activists and scholars have noted an alarming rise in the financialization of …
Our Research
Climate and Community Institute (CCI) creates research that connects issues that dominate our political economy directly with the climate crisis. We lay the groundwork for ambitious and creative climate goals in the near term, and build the vision for a just, decarbonized future.
Just Disaster Response
The 2022 hurricane season exposes the trend of increasing extreme weather due to the climate crisis. Scientists cataloged six named storms, four hurricanes and two major …
High Roads to Resilience
California wildfires are emblematic of the climate crisis and a harbinger of a dangerous future. The stakes could not be higher for communities across California, and …
Inflation Reduction Act
After an excruciating year of negotiations and ceaseless pressure from the climate movement, Senators Manchin and Schumer came to a deal: the Inflation Reduction Act. If …
Debt Justice for Climate Reparations
The world faces twin debt crises. On the one hand, a well-publicized financial debt crisis looms for countries across the Global South, limiting governments’ ability to …
The Power of Community Utilities
Publicly and cooperatively owned electric utilities (community utilities) have the potential to demonstrate what an equitable, clean energy system looks like in the United States. They …
Biden’s Defense Production Act Order and Four Key Ways to Ensure Supply Chain Justice
On March 31, the Biden Administration invoked a 1950 law called the Defense Production Act (DPA) to ramp up domestic mining for “clean energy technologies,” particularly …
A Green New Deal for Transportation
The transportation system is the connective tissue that transforms pockets of communities into a networked society. It links home, school, work, and play. It drives economic …
A Green New Deal for K-12 Public Schools
Public education in the United States has reached a critical point. Over the last 20 years, polling has shown that Americans are divided when it comes …
A New Era of Public Power
In 2019, New York State lawmakers passed the most ambitious state-level climate legislation in the country—and among the most ambitious in the world. The Climate Leadership …
