From the Director: Director Steven Cohen's most recent State of the Planet blog articles on sustainability & politics
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Apartment-level electricity use has increased under New York’s stay-at-home order. It could make matters worse for households already struggling economically.
The Earth Institute celebrated the publication of a new book and heard from panelists on the role of harnessing financial acumen to achieve long-run sustainability.
A new study analyzes the suitability of different carbon pricing mechanisms as instruments to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
A new study analyzes the suitability of different carbon pricing mechanisms as instruments to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The Carbon Catalogue makes it easy to explore consumer products’ carbon emissions and the various strategies companies are employing to reduce emissions.
The Carbon Catalogue makes it easy to explore consumer products’ carbon emissions and the various strategies companies are employing to reduce emissions.
In Beijing, China, last month, the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management released its second annual report of the China Sustainable Development Indicator System.
In Beijing, China, the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management released its second annual report of the China Sustainable Development Indicator System.
Building an economy based on reusing and repurposing products will require big transformations. Participants at a recent event outlined concrete steps on how we can move forward.
Last month, the Earth Institute’s Anyi Wang and Allison Bridges presented their research on Chinese urban environmental sustainability at a conference in Mexico City.
Financial markets are the primary directors of economic activity in a capitalist global society, but they also have an important societal role in encouraging investments that are beneficial to natural and human ecosystems.
As the United States federal government retreats from energy innovation and environmental regulation, local and regional efforts across the U.S. are scaling up.
How can science be used and transferred effectively by decision-makers? How can we manage scientific uncertainty? These are some of the questions tackled on Monday at the event, ‘Speaking Science to Power.’
Last week, Canada hosted the world’s first climate change summit for urban leaders. It looks like it will have a lasting impact on how we think about and take action on climate change.
How do you encourage cities to race to the top in sustainability performance?