America's Aging Electric Grid Suggests Blackouts Could Spread Nationwide
Newsweek spoke to Abt’s Paul Anninos about the danger of an increasing number of power outages as climate change worsens. While the article’s initial focus was on Texas’ recent troubles, Paul provided broader context for the data used to plan for energy usage.
"All these weather events are climate-driven,” he explained. “We've already seen increasing frequency, increasing intensity, so when we think about energy grid infrastructure, we just have to stop thinking about what the historical patterns are and start using predictive analytics to understand what the next 10 years, the next 20 years looks like."
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Shelter from the Storm: Addressing the Dual Crisis of Extreme Weather and Homelessness
Homeless response systems need support to strengthen their resilience to extreme weather shocks and the disproportionate harm that extreme weather has on people experiencing homelessness.
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29)
Abt will join governments, the private sector, and civil society at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) this November to accelerate climate action.