While the technology we need to complete the transition to renewable energy is not yet here, the pace of technological innovation is accelerating, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.
No one wants the environment damaged any more than anyone wants to see violence or crime. We need a new approach to protecting the planet, but that will not happen by starving agencies of resources, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.
People are experiencing the climate crisis firsthand, and it is changing their understanding of how the world works. The crisis is real, but so, too, is our determination to address it, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.
We need a stronger and more resilient built environment to withstand the rains, wind, heat, and cold of climate-accelerated extreme weather events, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.
For over a century, as America’s private economy developed, government played a role in investing in collective goods that would not have attracted private investment on terms that would have served the public interest. This role must continue to complete the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy.
