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.
Columns
My monthly, globally syndicated column for Project Syndicate, translated into a dozen languages, and my earlier bi-weekly Risky Climate column for Bloomberg Green.
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.
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.
Zoning for emissions cuts
Building dense, mixed-use and largely car-free neighborhoods cuts carbon — and the benefits don’t stop there.
The heat-pump fix
To ditch fossil fuels for good, we must combine a range of technologies and approaches.
U.S. Environmental and Health rules pay for themselves—and then some
The regulations’ benefits outweigh their costs. That means we’re not maximizing their potential.
Private-sector progress accelerates
New carbon removal funds show the private sector is stepping up on climate, and that’s reason for optimism.
Helping people hurt from high energy prices
Hint: Reducing them isn’t the answer.
Oil and hamburgers
Hamburgers and fossil fuels are both dense sources of energy, and society has made them convenient. That doesn’t mean they’re good for us.
Cut off Russian gas
Instead of waiting until 2030, Europe should rip the Band-Aid off now