The Case for Mandating Climate-Risk Disclosure

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a proposal to require some companies to disclose information relating to the risks they face from climate change. But the agency is coming under pressure to scrap or water down the proposal because of a recent Supreme Court decision.

Who Pays for Climate Change?

In the face of a massive financing gap for climate-change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries, everyone accepts the need for more "creative" measures to unlock and redirect private capital. But proposals like carbon credits must be understood merely as stepping stones, rather than as lasting solutions.

The Risky Language of Climate Uncertainty

Academics need to stop talking about climate change in ways that obscure its true dangers.

Some Green Technologies Are More Equal Than Others

With more governments embracing industrial policies to transform their economies, picking the right technologies to subsidize will become a key challenge. To navigate the minefield of entrenched interests, techno-hype, and political pressures, policymakers must embrace a mix of openness and caution.

The High Stakes of Climate-Risk Accounting

Although businesses and investors stand to make a lot of money if they can properly navigate the new risk environment, no one seems to have a good explanation for why we are where we are. Climate risks, in particular, have been systematically underestimated, and thus mispriced, for decades.

The Next Step on Climate Action: Parking Reform

California is finally poised to lift parking requirements across the state. Here’s why that would be a huge win for the climate.

The Clean-Energy Race Is On

While no legislation is perfect, the US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will be a game changer for the transition to clean-energy sources, both in America and around the world. By doubling down on forward-looking industrial policy, the US is suddenly poised to give Europe, China, and others a run for their money.

Greening Your Home Will Be Cheaper, but Expect Growing Pains

Cutting carbon cuts "fossilflation" — and yes, that needs to be balanced against "greenflation." The Inflation Reduction Act tackles both, but getting the balance right will be key.

Transatlantic divergence

U.S. and European companies vulnerable to the clean energy transition have seen their stock prices go very different ways since Russia invaded Ukraine.

New Energy Imperative

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the crisis and opportunity of the energy transition

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