As global temperatures breach 1.5°C – and conflicts persist in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan – the climate crisis is reshaping how wars are fought, understood and responded to.
Current macroeconomic frameworks rightly treat climate shocks as threats to fiscal stability, but do not recognise the economic benefits of investing in measures that mitigate their effects.
While the CDC is a key institution overseeing and funding public health in the US, it’s also instrumental in global health. Turmoil at the CDC could have an impact not just in the US, but around the world.