Key Issues

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change will provide a credible voice on the defining issues surrounding global climate change. By undertaking studies and analyses, the Center will help answer some of the critical questions standing in the way of viable solutions.

• Risk of Inaction. What are the consequences if we fail to act and meet the challenges of climate change?
  
  
• Global Equity. How do we establish a system that is fair, yet recognizes that different countries are at different stages of development and have varying levels of greenhouse gas emissions?
  
  
• Developing Countries. What actions can and should we expect of developing countries, and when?
  
  
• Industry Equity. How can we plan and implement programs to address climate change in ways that are fair to different industry sectors and members of the workforce?
  
  
• Market Mechanisms. How can we design market mechanisms and incentives that will result in timely, meaningful actions at the lowest possible cost?