Can higher incomes reduce economic and social damages from higher temperatures? Causal investigation of this question has been challenging because income differences correlate with cumulative exposure and either may drive…
In the past three years, the United States has committed over $1 trillion towards decarbonization through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This historic investment…
The FABLE Consortium’s latest position paper explores how food system management up to 2050 will significantly impact three targets (1, 3, 10) of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. It calls…
Ricke and McCord discuss Wollburg et al.'s study on the intersection of poverty and climate change. Eliminating extreme poverty by 2050 might increase global greenhouse-gas emissions by less than 5%,…
Gordon C. McCord and Guido Schmidt-Traub's essay underscores the urgent need to address the unsustainable nature of global food and land use systems, responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity…
Gordon McCord's NYT highlights the predictable nature of the weather phenomenon known as El Niño and its potentially disastrous consequences for various regions worldwide. They emphasize its impact on global…
This study addresses the intricate issue of enforcing international cooperation, with a primary focus on climate change agreements like the Paris Agreement. It delves into the concept of "naming and…
SDGPI Director Gordon McCord has been at the forefront of groundbreaking initiatives that are shaping the future of public health and sustainable development and his impact has been recognized as…
SDGPI Director Gordon McCord spoke at this first-of-its-kind event in Cleveland, outlining a pathways approach for decarbonizing. “We want to live a very comfortable and highly productive life ... Using…
In a study McCord co-authored last year, which explored how the El Niño Southern Oscillation can be used to predict child undernutrition and food insecurity in the developing world, he…