Trump’s words aren’t stopping China, Brazil and many other countries from setting higher climate goals, but progress is slow
- Written by Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Sea walls now ring much of the Marshall Islands' capital, Majuro, as the ocean rises.Lt. Anna Maria Vaccaro/U.S. Coast GuardIn the Marshall Islands, where the land averages only 7 feet (2 meters) above sea level, people are acutely aware of climate change.
Their ancestors have lived on this string of Pacific islands for thousands of years. But as se...