New York

The Climate Policy Pendulum

Although US President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans give climate advocates plenty to worry about, all hope is not lost. Clean-energy technologies still have decisive physical advantages over the alternatives, and economic common sense will eventually win out.

ORF: "Gernot Wagner im Porträt"

Gespräch mit Alexander Rauscher

Inc.: "Governor Hochul Said $15 Congestion Pricing Would Hurt New York City Businesses. This Expert Disagrees"

by Ali Donaldson

Semafor: One Good Text

with Tim McDonnell

Capital for Good

Columbia Business School

A Congestion Toll New York Can Live With

By Charles Komanoff & Gernot Wagner

Bloomberg: New York Governor Walks Back Methane Accounting Change Plan

By Stephen Lee

Gothamist: "Gov. Hochul’s state budget prioritizes climate fixes — but will it be enough?"

By Rosemary Misdary

Our City Could Become One of the World’s Greenest, but It Won’t Be Easy

by Paul Greenberg and Gernot Wagner

Gothamist: "Mayor Adams' record-breaking $102B budget paints a foggy future for climate initiatives"

By Rosemary Misdary

FT: "New York labours to raise flood defences a decade after Hurricane Sandy"

Bloomberg Law: "NYC Mayor Faces Climate ‘Litmus Test’ on Building Emissions Law"

By Stephen Lee

How I Greened My Prewar Co-op

A climate economist overhauls his leaky, 200-year-old co-op.

The planet needs more New Yorkers

The best thing New York and other cities can do for the climate is to let more people live there.

New York City Panel on Climate Change

City Hall Press Release