This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Colorado River is a vital lifeline for the arid U.S. Southwest. It supplies water to seven states, Mexico, 29 Indian reservations and millions of acres of irrigated farmland. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is a chronic challenge – it is here now, and will be with us throughout this century and beyond. As the U.S. government’s National Climate Assessment report made…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I started working in climate philanthropy over a decade ago. At the time, less than two percent of all philanthropic contributions went towards climate change. For the climate community, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week marked the completion of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, and I now reflect on the powerful shift in narrative that occurred at this year’s meeting. For the first time in the history of this gathering, Indigenous Peoples…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the Biden administration prepares to make the biggest investment in U.S. infrastructure in more than a decade, there’s much discussion about how systems like roads, bridges and electric power…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A growing number of cities, states and countries aim to dramatically reduce or even eliminate carbon emissions to avert catastrophic levels of climate change. Ideas about how to get this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The disposable face mask has become the poster child for Covid-19-related waste since the start of the pandemic, showing up on beaches and in waterways all over the world. Hong Kong is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every year the world loses an estimated 25 million acres (10 million hectares) of forest, an area larger than the state of Indiana. Nearly all of it is in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Information about environmental, social and governance metrics are no longer a “nice to have” issue in corporate management, they are an indispensable input for leaders to consider across every business…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Twelve winters ago, as a Wall Street Journal reporter, I spent two dark weeks in Copenhagen covering a round of global-warming negotiations billed as existentially important to the planet. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COP26 negotiations over policies to combat the global problem of climate change have highlighted the great need for global cooperation toward a green transition. Indeed, the recently released Sixth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In September, New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Food Policy released a report titled, “Citywide Goals & Strategy for the Implementation of Good Food Purchasing.” That it wasn’t loudly, roundly…