In their absence from COP, the US has become the leader of the opposition for a green global economy... thoughts?

20 years on, the lesson from Hurricane Katrina is clear - social vulnerability amplifies disaster impacts. But current changes in disaster policy show we've failed to learn that lesson, edging us closer to a system with less federal oversight or support. time.com/7312821/lear...

This week our @brookings.edu team released a report on how public data fails Tribes and Native American people. It comes as the federal government works to undermine confidence in public data. Here’s a thread on why you should care about high-quality data, and how to improve it for Native people 👇

New Orleans has made strides since Hurricae Katrina, but there's more policy change still needed to build communities ready for extreme events and resilient to other types of shocks. open.spotify.com/episode/7BCv...

Was happy to speak with Rebecca Hersher at @npr.org about reforms to #FEMA that have been circling. FEMA was not perfect but it was heading in the right direction. Now it's being pushed off a cliff.

Interested in cultural geography? Check out my new academic pub. Crisis or crisis ordinary? An autoethnographic exploration of the affective atmospheres of precarity during Australia’s COVID-19 first wave www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

If the share of Latino or Hispanic-owned employer businesses equaled the share of Americans who identify as Latino or Hispanic, there would be 812,440 more businesses generating a combined $1.1 trillion in revenue and $250 billion in payroll. www.brookings.edu/articles/cha...

Federal disaster policy does a poor job of risk mitigation in the most vulnerable communities. A new methodology for estimating disaster risks using social vulnerability data could help. New research from me and @atyia.bsky.social at @brookings.edu www.brookings.edu/articles/a-n...

Hmm, it's almost as if most Americans are worried about climate change... Check the stats on support for climate policies. 77% of Americans support renewables! Wow. climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...

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Roughly 9.8% of employer businesses were financially impacted by extreme weather in 2022. In some cities like New Orleans, close to 50% were impacted. Why aren't more business leaders calling for stronger adaptation policy??? @andreperryedu.bsky.social www.brookings.edu/interactive/...

I get that it's great to see an increase since 2014, but wild to me that still only 39% of Americans think that Americans' is being harmed by global warming! @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social

Extreme heat can age you as fast as a smoking habit grist.org/health/extre...

Today's chart: Black-owned employer businesses have seen 5 years of strong growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9.7%. This strong growth helped support communities during the height of COVID-19 by creating jobs and bolstering economic activity. @andreperryedu.bsky.social @brookings.edu

"Those who remained, about 65 staffers, were integrated into DOGE’s government-slashing effort. About a third of them quit Tuesday." apnews.com/article/doge...

Surprised by how little coverage it's getting. Jane Fonda's speech at SAG was great! Compelling and authentic. Few people said anything meaningful at the awards, but Jane Fonda's speech made up for it.

New from my team: for the same volume of energy transition minerals it would take to make all of the Pentagon's non-combat vehicles into EVs, we could electrify the entire Postal Service, the entire Parks Service, and put battery backup on more than 7600 federal buildings. 🧵

When Black-owned businesses are left on the sidelines, whole communities suffer. Check mine and @andreperryedu.bsky.social analysis below. www.brookings.edu/articles/dri...

Imagine waking up to find out you have to pay back a subsidy that you already benefited from. All due to an ideological battle over climate policy. insideclimatenews.org/news/1402202...

Black-owned employer businesses were responsible for around half the growth in all businesses between 2017 and 2022. Supporting an inclusive business environment is good for communities and good for economic growth. Sign up for our event below to learn more. www.brookings.edu/events/drivi...