Giving ourselves space to grieve while keeping our resolve. For nearly a decade, my family has lived on an off-the-grid homestead in rural Ohio. We power our house with solar panels combined with battery storage, and we harvest rainwater from the roof for our water supply. We also grow most of our food. We have
New research reveals that most asset managers are fueling risk, jeopardizing planetary stability, and long-term performance. Climate change now threatens finances worldwide. The three warmest years on record brought extreme weather and $2 trillion in damages over the past decade. Our pensions, savings, property insurance, and the economy face growing risks. Institutions managing our assets—especially
According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the buildings and construction sector accounts for roughly 32 percent of global energy consumption and 34 percent of global CO₂ emissions. These numbers reveal a simple truth often overlooked in the climate conversation: if we want to secure a livable future, the built environment must be part of
There are divergent trajectories of economic and emissions growth across developed and emerging market countries, underscoring the need to focus on emerging markets to achieve global climate goals. Key Themes: • The divergence of emissions growth across different countries and regions • A focus on China, India, and other non-developed countries in the global climate
In late 2019, Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau contacted me about a stunning piece of land in Wisconsin that she believed would be the perfect site for her new yoga studio. I found the idea deeply intriguing. Kathleen and I are former business partners. We work very well together, and it was fun to think about what we
My prediction for 2026, based on the hard-won truths of 2025—clean energy innovation will continue to outpace expectations. Just consider two basic pieces of data: Solar power costs less than half what analysts in 2015 predicted it would in 2025. And EV sales make up a quarter of the world’s markets — a threshold forecast
New York is entering a moment when two political forces — rising energy costs and rising expectations for climate action — are hurtling toward each other on the same track. And by 2026, the state’s leadership may no longer be able to slow the collision. New York’s climate politics have always been high-stakes, particularly as
Cement production emits roughly the same amount of carbon dioxide as all of the cars in the world combined. Massachusetts startup Sublime Systems found a way to make it without its largest source of emissions. The Massachusetts startup Sublime Systems developed a new cement production system that requires no fossil fuels and eliminates the use
World’s largest artificial intelligence data centers bring Boxtown massive air pollution, water use and energy demand What’s up with the Billionaire Boys and their ever-bigger projects? Jeff Bezos’ “Koru” is the world’s largest sailing yacht (417 feet). President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom (90,000 square feet) is almost twice the size of the White House itself.
Governments that once led on climate and sustainability are recalibrating toward national security, trade and technological leadership amid growing geopolitical fragmentation. Policy consensus has fractured and public commitments are wavering. Yet capital hasn’t slowed. Markets are moving on their own momentum — rewarding commercially viable transition technologies and repricing physical climate risk as extreme weather
