Jonathan M. Gilligan

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Migrants hoping to reach the distant U.S. border walk along a highway in Guatemala in January 2021. AP Photo/Sandra Sebastian

As more climate migrants cross borders seeking refuge, laws will need to adapt

Katharine M. Donato, Georgetown University; Amanda Carrico, University of Colorado Boulder, and Jonathan M. Gilligan, Vanderbilt University

Climate migrants don’t fit neatly into the legal definitions of refugee or migrant, and that can leave them in limbo. The Biden administration is debating how to identify and help them.
Businesses can make up for inaction on climate by government by investing in energy and fuel efficiency. Walmart/flickr

Government action isn’t enough for climate change. The private sector can cut billions of tons of carbon

Michael Vandenbergh, Vanderbilt University and Jonathan M. Gilligan, Vanderbilt University

Without the private sector cutting carbon emissions – rather than just lobbying the government for action on climate – the world will never reach the temperature targets of the Paris Agreement.

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