Uncertain Futures

Alexander F. Gazmararian is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University, where he is researching how to unlock the climate impasse. He is currently writing a book with Helen Milner about how global warming will reshape politics. Dustin Tingley is Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous articles on the politics of climate change, international relations, international political economy, and statistical methodology. His book Sailing the Water's Edge, with Helen Milner, won the Gladys M. Kammerer Award for the best book on U.S. national policy.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Problems and solutions; 3. Asking people, communities and companies; 4. Opportunity knocks?; 5. Making government policy credible; 6. Bargaining for the future; 7. Making workforce programs work; 8. Green jobs under the spotlight; 9. Conclusion.

'Uncertain Futures builds around the seldom acknowledged reality that the clean energy transition involves place-based economic disruption of breathtaking scale and pace, generating legitimate worker and community concerns. The political headwinds generated by inattention to these concerns are stiff, especially given the low credibility of governments to manage major transitions for the benefit of all. Uncertain Futures, laying out the issues clearly and providing direction for breaking the climate action logjam, is a must-read for all those at the forefront of advancing social equity while addressing the climate challenge.' Ernest J. Moniz, 13th US Secretary of Energy; Director, MIT-Harvard Roosevelt Project