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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #3 Posted on 17 January 2021 by John Hartz Story of the Week... Editorial of the Week... Toon of the Week... Video of the Week... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Review... SkS Week in Review... Poster of the Week... Story of the Week... Step up climate change adaptation or face serious human and economic damage – UN report Almost three-quarters of nations have some adaptation plans in place, but financing and implementation fall far short of what is needed Annual adaptation costs in developing countries are estimated at US...

Twitter Facebook Jessica Stern has spent more than two decades studying and writing about white supremacists and other extremists who call for armed conflict. But even she was shocked by the violence that exploded at the Capitol on January 6—and by the talk she saw online about what might come next.  A research professor at BU’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Stern’s main focus is on the perpetrators of violence and their motivations. She has interviewed white-identity terrorists in the United States, jihadis in Pakistan, neo-Nazis in European prisons—and more re...

In the months that followed, I learned many things. Most importantly, I learned there is no “going back to normal.”

Heine Comments on Chinese Banks in Latin America Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was featured in the Heine responded to the publication’s feature Q&A, which asked “will China’s banks gain more ground in Latin America?” Heine responded by citing China’s increased investment and bank presence in the region. This increased financial footprint in Latin America, complimented by increased trade, positions China as a top lender, project financer, and foreign investor. Heine also commented that the inc...

Heine Discusses Chinese Foreign Investment & Trade in Chile Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was quoted in a La Tercera article discussing China’s rising dominance as the largest foreign investor in Chile and how officials view this relationship.  The article, titled “Chinese offensive in Chile raises first alarms,” describes how many Chilean government officials have applauded China’s investment in the country while others have expressed concern over a foreign company’s ownership of the country...