Viewpoints12
-
The Ohio Toxic Train Wreck and Government’s Failure of Regulation and Response
We need to improve the way we regulate the transport, use, and disposal of toxic substances.
-
Opinion: You Are Not the Problem — Climate Guilt is a Marketing Strategy
Feeling guilty every time we can’t be perfect environmentalists isn’t sustainable. For a safer climate, we don’t need to get every action right, but we do need to understand the greater scope of the crisis.
-
Diversity as a Value, and the Economic Value of Diversity
New York City’s resilience and great economic strength are directly derived from its diverse people and communities.
-
At Davos, a Call for Solutions to Climate Migration and a Culture of Welcome Instead of Fear
The key to addressing climate migration and displacement is to come up with creative solutions that will make it easier — not harder — for people to flee from peril.
-
New York City Government Struggles to Advance Sustainability Goals
Managing New York City is enormously complicated, and reaching carbon reduction goals will be a matter of two steps forward and one step back; management innovation is necessary to bring our city government’s operations into the 21st century and hasten the transition to environmental sustainability.
-
The Revival of Tibbetts Brook: An Environmental Victory for the Bronx
The 21st century has seen enormous progress in understanding the importance of adding green space and utilizing ecosystem services in New York City. The Tibbetts Brook project will keep our water cleaner and provide a new mile-long green space in the southern Bronx.
-
Resilient Coastal Communities and Climate Adaptation: Lessons from New York for New Zealand
A Fulbright scholar from the South Pacific shares the lessons she will bring home after a research fellowship with the Climate School’s Resilient Coastal Communities Project.
-
Regulating Greenwashing
The purpose of greenwashing rules is not to prevent innocent errors or ignore tradeoffs but to discourage outright deception.
-
By Favoring Allies, Inflation Reduction Act Could Delay Decarbonization Efforts
Domestic supply requirements in the landmark climate bill could make it more difficult to obtain the critical minerals needed for energy transition, and may disqualify many leading brands of electric vehicles from tax credits.
