Climate change is driving mass migration, which will only accelerate as environmental conditions worsen. In America, heavily populated regions will become harder to live in and tens of millions of people may respond by moving.
Vanessa Williamson and Ellis Chen examine the fiscal and electoral impacts of climate migration in the United States. The authors argue that political inertia is the primary barrier to climate action, so it is vital to understand how climate change, including climate migration, will alter the political system.
For more on how American communities can prepare for and adapt to climate change dislocations, watch this recent discussion.
More research and commentary
Help for left-behind places. Joe Biden’s last executive order on economic policy—“Helping left-behind communities make a comeback”—has gone relatively unnoticed. Mark Muro and Anthony F. Pipa explain why it merits attention and bipartisan support beyond Biden’s presidency.
The new, and low, normal in U.S.-Pakistan relations. “The low-level equilibrium of U.S.-Pakistan relations that has characterized the past few years is here to stay. For anything to change, Pakistan will have to exhibit political stability and significant economic growth. Both, and especially the latter, appear elusive,” writes Madiha Afzal in Lawfare.
About Brookings
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to conduct in-depth, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance at local, national, and global levels. If you were forwarded this email, sign up for the Brookings Brief to stay updated on our latest work.
The Brookings Institution,1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars.
