Five Alarming Takeaways from the 2021 IPCC Report
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes sober reading. Here are five of the most alarming...
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Corinne Atton
- Aug 5
Three Takeaways from the 2021 U.S. "Nationally Determined Contribution" Under the Paris Agreement
As we approach COP26, the pressure is on to step up efforts to reduce emissions. Here are three takeaways from the 2021 U.S. Nationally...
Corinne Atton
- Jun 30
Groundbreaking Legal Initiative (NZLA) Launches at London Climate Action Week
An industry-led group of leading law firms today announced a new alliance, evidencing a commitment by commercial law firms and lawyers to...
Corinne Atton
- May 25
White House Commits to Increased Disclosure of Climate Related Financial Risk
In an Executive Order issued last week, President Biden acknowledges that “the intensifying impacts of climate change present physical...
Corinne Atton
- Apr 22
President Biden Pledges 50-52 Percent Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Pollution By 2030
As expected, Earth Day 2021 has ushered in important and welcome commitments from the White House on climate issues: President Biden has...
Corinne Atton
- Apr 14
Princeton Net-Zero America Report Identifies Eight Climate Change Priorities For the 2020’s
A recent report from Princeton University Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment—“Net-Zero America – Potential Pathways,...
Corinne Atton
- Mar 23
The NSCAI Calls for a Review of IP Laws to Incentivize AI Innovation
In this final of three short summaries of the recent United States National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (“NSCAI”)...
Corinne Atton
- Mar 18
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Welcomes Public Input on Climate Change Disclosures
Noting an increased demand for climate change information, to ensure investors are adequately informed of risks, uncertainties, impacts,...
Corinne Atton
- Mar 18
The NSCAI Identifies Eight Emerging Technologies Requiring Significant U.S. Government Investment
In this second of three short summaries of the recent United States National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence ("NSCAI")...
Corinne E. Atton
- Mar 16
The NSCAI Voices Concern at America’s Readiness to Lead the AI Revolution
Artificial intelligence ("AI") is the one of the most exciting, and yet potentially alarming technologies of our time. Vladimir Putin,...
Corinne Atton
- Mar 11
The U.S. and U.K. Issue a Joint Statement Committing to Working Together to Solve the Climate Crisis
Earlier this week, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma issued a...
Corinne E. Atton
- Feb 26
2021: A Super Year for Climate Action and a “Perfect Storm” of Opportunity?
Last year changed the world as we know it. We switched to working remotely, and many of us continue to make big life changes. On a more...
Corinne E. Atton
- Feb 8
February 8, 2021: Innovation is Key to Deep Decarbonization Say U.S. National Academies
Welcome to a “Tea Break” article—with a climate focus: Less than a month into the Biden-Harris Administration, the National Academies of...
Corinne E. Atton
- Feb 5
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Report Assesses Climate Change Impacts to Water in the American West
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has published its 2021 SECURE Water Act Report, analyzing climate change impacts and projected risks to...
Corinne E. Atton
- Jan 29
BIO Issues "100 Days of Innovation" Blueprint
On January 27, 2021, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) published 100 Days of Innovation—a blueprint for the public and...
Corinne E. Atton
- Jan 28
Biden-Harris Administration Issues Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis
One week in and President Biden has signed another Executive Order putting the climate crisis at the fore. The Order establishes a...
Corinne E. Atton
- Jan 22
Biden-Harris Administration Charts New Course on Climate Change
President Biden has hit the ground running, signing an Executive Order on his first day in office pledging that “the Federal Government...