Tess Turner

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Tess Turner

Research Associate, Climate Change Policy

Tess Turner is a research associate for climate change policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Previously, she was the research associate for innovation and economic competitiveness at the Council. She holds a bachelor's degree in international relations and political science from Johns Hopkins University.

Climate Change

How Big a Climate Threat Are Atmospheric Rivers?

Atmospheric rivers are gaining in intensity across California and the western United States. Communities need to adapt to the havoc wrought by this weather phenomenon.

Article by Alice C. Hill and Tess Turner March 22, 2024 Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Climate Change

Adapting to Wildfires in a Warming World

Recent wildfires in Canada and California offer a preview of a world made far more dangerous by climate change, one in which smoke and fire exact an ever-increasing toll on public health and the economy.

Blog Post by Alice C. Hill and Tess Turner June 26, 2023 Renewing America
Immigration and Migration

More Lost Chances on Immigration Reform Hurt the U.S. Economy

Congress misses a major opportunity to pass immigration reforms that would help the United States compete.

Blog Post by Edward Alden and Tess Turner December 22, 2022 Renewing America
United States

How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help the United States to Lead in the Clean Energy Economy

The IRA not only benefits the climate but also strengthens American competitiveness and spurs clean energy innovation.

Blog Post by Tess Turner September 19, 2022 Renewing America
United States

By Letting the Innovation Bill Fall Apart, Congress Misses a Chance to Spur Clean Energy Technology

The clean energy provisions of the USICA Bill that have been abandoned would have helped the U.S. solar industry to be more competitive with and less reliant on China.

Blog Post by Tess Turner July 26, 2022 Renewing America
Energy Security and Climate Change Program

Burning Threats: How Wildfires Undermine U.S. National Security

with Alice C. Hill and Tess Turner via Just Security July 19, 2023
Economics

Big Pharma's Big Tax Dodge

with Brad W. Setser and Tess Turner via Business Insider August 3, 2023

Japan

The U.S.-Japan Alliance

The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors May 3, 2024

United States

How U.S. Water Infrastructure Works

The sprawling U.S. water system is central to the nation’s economy, but chronic underinvestment, increasing demand, and the consequences of climate change have revealed the system’s weaknesses.

Backgrounder by James McBride and Noah Berman May 2, 2024 Renewing America

Cuba

U.S.-Cuba Relations

Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bilateral relationship.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors April 24, 2024

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