On July 30, 2023, the Center’s President, Robert Verchick, spoke to MSNBC’s Richard Liu about the record-setting heat across the country. He called for climate resilience—adapting to the new normal.
“If we want to keep our families and communities safe, and our economy chugging along, we’re going to have to prepare for it,” Verchick said. Watch the full interview below.
July 2023 is now marked as the hottest month on record for the planet.
Rob’s latest book, The Octopus in the Parking Garage, is now a best seller in environmental policy, environmental economics and climatology. It is also nominated for the EO Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.