Author: Steven Cohen2

Electric Vehicle Adoption Requires More Effective Public and Private Management

Regulation can help accelerate the adoption of EVs, but more effective public and private management is needed to build better EVs and ensure that charging them is easy and convenient.
The Emerging Field of Sustainable Agriculture

In the United States—and throughout the world—there is potential for a transformation of agricultural practices to make them more efficient and less polluting.
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

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

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

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 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

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.

Electric Vehicle Adoption Requires More Effective Public and Private Management

Regulation can help accelerate the adoption of EVs, but more effective public and private management is needed to build better EVs and ensure that charging them is easy and convenient.
The Emerging Field of Sustainable Agriculture

In the United States—and throughout the world—there is potential for a transformation of agricultural practices to make them more efficient and less polluting.
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

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

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

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 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

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.