Viewpoints10
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The Montana Climate Case and Our Obligation to the Future
Held v. Montana is a landmark case because—despite its limited practical applications—it is an indication of a paradigm shift.
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Predicting The Pace of the Transition to Environmental Sustainability
The size of the human population, the political demands globally for increased material consumption, and the finite resources we still draw from the earth will drive the transition to environmental sustainability.
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Repelling the Attack on Environmental, Social, Corporate Governance (ESG) Management
The attack on ESG must be repelled, and the best defense is results and improved organizational performance.
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Technology, Culture, Economics, and Politics
Technological change has been the largest stimulator of rapid cultural change over the past two centuries and will continue to be the major cause of social, economic, and political change.
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New Technology Will Determine the Pace of Decarbonization
While the technology we need to complete the transition to renewable energy is not yet here, the pace of technological innovation is accelerating.
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The Right Wing’s Endless War on the U.S. EPA
No one wants the environment damaged any more than anyone wants to see violence or crime. We need a new approach to protecting the planet, but that will not happen by starving agencies of resources.
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Avoiding Environmental Panic
People are experiencing the climate crisis firsthand, and it is changing their understanding of how the world works. The crisis is real, but so, too, is our determination to address it.
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Paying the Costs of Climate Resilience
We need a stronger and more resilient built environment to withstand the rains, wind, heat, and cold of climate-accelerated extreme weather events.
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Infrastructure and the Transition to Environmental Sustainability
For over a century, as America’s private economy developed, government played a role in investing in collective goods that would not have attracted private investment on terms that would have served the public interest. This role must continue to complete the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy.
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
