Robert Pollin, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Economics; Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

The 2020 book, Climate Crisis and The Global Green New Deal, by Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin, is recognized as a major source of information about the climate change crisis and also the best solution, which involves science, politics and economics: "A survival manual for civilization" as Daniel Ellsberg called it.

Robert Pollin appeared on Science for the Public's Contemporary Science Issues & Innovations program September 03, 2024 to discuss The Global Green New Deal.

Dr. Pollin is an internationally recognized expert on the economics of the climate change crisis, the billions of people who will be affected, and the economic steps necessary for restoring our planet and civilization. Here, he explains in very accessible terms, the problem and the solution.

Robert Pollin is the founder and President of PEAR (Pollin Energy and Retrofits), an Amherst, MA-based green energy company operating throughout the United States. He was selected by Foreign Policy Magazine as one of the “100 Leading Global Thinkers for 2013.”

Dr. Pollin has worked as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Energy, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and numerous non-governmental organizations in several countries and the U.S. He has published many books and academic articles on major economic issues, including environmental and energy economics.