Environment Archives - Center for Economic and Policy Research

Op-Ed/Commentary

Economic Crisis and RecoveryEnvironmentGovernmentHealth and Social ProgramsInflationUS CEPR Statement: Inflation Reduction Act is Historic Progress

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will be signed today by President Biden. The act will reduce the costs of health care, prescription drugs, and home energy bills while making real progress on climate change, creating millions of good jobs

Mark Weisbrot Eileen Appelbaum Dean Baker Algernon Austin Shawn Fremstad Julie Yixia Cai Hayley Brown / 08/16/2022 12:50pm

Op-Ed/Commentary

EnvironmentUSWorkers Data Show Wildfires’ Relationship to Logging Employment in California

The relationship between wildfire recovery and logging jobs is just one example of private capital turning calamity into cash.

Matt Sedlar / 06/27/2022 10:00am

Op-Ed/Commentary

ColombiaEnvironmentGlobalization and TradeInternational Monetary FundSpecial Drawing RightsWorld Lawmakers from Around the World Discuss Power of SDRs for Global Climate Finance

SDRs are not a magic bullet for climate finance. But as part of a wider framework, they can be a key tool for leveraging the resources needed for global climate justice.

Michael Galant / 06/07/2022 12:42pm

Op-Ed/Commentary

EnvironmentUS Who Cashes in After a California Wildfire?

There is no denying that climate change is going to create more jobs in the disaster-recovery industry. But whether those are jobs with strong worker protections and fair pay depends on government reassessing its role in dealing with this consequence of a

Matt Sedlar / LOS ANGELES TIMES / 05/31/2022 9:00am