State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

Author: Steve Cohen

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  • The Endless Shame of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

    The Endless Shame of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

    In a nation that invented national environmental policy over half a century ago we now see the spectacle of part of America being investigated by an international NGO seeking to protect the human rights of victims of toxic pollution.

  • The SEC Finally Issues its Climate Disclosure Rule

    The SEC Finally Issues its Climate Disclosure Rule

    Government’s regulation of corporate environmental reporting has finally begun.

  • Decarbonization and the Changing Organizational Culture of Business

    Decarbonization and the Changing Organizational Culture of Business

    ESG principles must be approached strategically and integrated into other elements of organizational performance, such as strategy, finance, marketing, talent acquisition, and performance measurement.

  • Home Builders Fighting Energy Efficiency

    Home Builders Fighting Energy Efficiency

    The long-term importance of energy efficiency is clear, but short-term competing interests can make it difficult to pursue energy efficiency and decarbonization goals.

  • The Politicizing of Electric Vehicles

    The Politicizing of Electric Vehicles

    EVs will replace gas-powered vehicles when they are less expensive, more feature-packed and more reliable than cars with internal combustion engines.

  • New York City’s Gradual Transition to a Sustainable City

    New York City’s Gradual Transition to a Sustainable City

    New Yorkers know that a sustainable city is attractive, exciting, and capable of winning the global competition for talent and business. New York City can become that sustainable city while creating new businesses, flourishing economically, and being a model for the transition to cities all over the world.

  • Our Toxic Environment

    Our Toxic Environment

    As our economic life becomes more complex and its technology advances, we need to match that complexity with regulatory processes based on scientific expertise and an approach toward regulation that protects the public but is also sympathetic toward innovation and the introduction of new products.

  • Lessons from Applications to Columbia’s Master’s Programs in Environmental Sustainability

    Lessons from Applications to Columbia’s Master’s Programs in Environmental Sustainability

    I am constantly inspired and motivated by applicants to Columbia’s MPA in Environmental Science and Policy and MS in Sustainability Management programs, applicants who are community-minded, creative, and have a sense of mission and determination in the face of the challenges of achieving environmental sustainability.

  • The Jobs Vs. Environment False Tradeoff Rises Again

    The Jobs Vs. Environment False Tradeoff Rises Again

    Political polarization has become a way of life here in America. Information and data take a back seat to ideology and tribalism. But the world we live in is getting more complicated and to navigate the complexity we need to find our way back to a factual basis for public policy.

  • The Endless Shame of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

    The Endless Shame of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

    In a nation that invented national environmental policy over half a century ago we now see the spectacle of part of America being investigated by an international NGO seeking to protect the human rights of victims of toxic pollution.

  • The SEC Finally Issues its Climate Disclosure Rule

    The SEC Finally Issues its Climate Disclosure Rule

    Government’s regulation of corporate environmental reporting has finally begun.

  • Decarbonization and the Changing Organizational Culture of Business

    Decarbonization and the Changing Organizational Culture of Business

    ESG principles must be approached strategically and integrated into other elements of organizational performance, such as strategy, finance, marketing, talent acquisition, and performance measurement.

  • Home Builders Fighting Energy Efficiency

    Home Builders Fighting Energy Efficiency

    The long-term importance of energy efficiency is clear, but short-term competing interests can make it difficult to pursue energy efficiency and decarbonization goals.

  • The Politicizing of Electric Vehicles

    The Politicizing of Electric Vehicles

    EVs will replace gas-powered vehicles when they are less expensive, more feature-packed and more reliable than cars with internal combustion engines.

  • New York City’s Gradual Transition to a Sustainable City

    New York City’s Gradual Transition to a Sustainable City

    New Yorkers know that a sustainable city is attractive, exciting, and capable of winning the global competition for talent and business. New York City can become that sustainable city while creating new businesses, flourishing economically, and being a model for the transition to cities all over the world.

  • Our Toxic Environment

    Our Toxic Environment

    As our economic life becomes more complex and its technology advances, we need to match that complexity with regulatory processes based on scientific expertise and an approach toward regulation that protects the public but is also sympathetic toward innovation and the introduction of new products.

  • Lessons from Applications to Columbia’s Master’s Programs in Environmental Sustainability

    Lessons from Applications to Columbia’s Master’s Programs in Environmental Sustainability

    I am constantly inspired and motivated by applicants to Columbia’s MPA in Environmental Science and Policy and MS in Sustainability Management programs, applicants who are community-minded, creative, and have a sense of mission and determination in the face of the challenges of achieving environmental sustainability.

  • The Jobs Vs. Environment False Tradeoff Rises Again

    The Jobs Vs. Environment False Tradeoff Rises Again

    Political polarization has become a way of life here in America. Information and data take a back seat to ideology and tribalism. But the world we live in is getting more complicated and to navigate the complexity we need to find our way back to a factual basis for public policy.