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Aisha Saad says corporate technocracy could steer companies toward more effective ESG policies to avoid distraction by polarizing political causes.

Several Switzer Fellows are presenting at the 2024 Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting taking place in Honolulu Hawai’i from April 16-20, 2024. Fellows’ presentations are on an array of diverse topics: climate...

“What happens in the budget office or with people who are making decisions about municipal bonds, all of those things are very opaque,” said lead author and 2023 Switzer Fellow Claudia Diezmartínez.

“Global climate goals will not be met without significant reductions in emissions related to the construction and operation of buildings,” Susan writes. “Together, development finance institutions, governments and the private sector can bring to light a new way of building housing and infrastructure following a more sustainable, climate-friendly path than in the past.”

“We hope to highlight that any transition without critical attention to histories of power and powerlessness is likely to further harm those who stand to benefit the most from a truly just transition.”

In advance of this year's UN climate summit, NPR interviewed Switzer Fellow Kelly Sims Gallagher, an environment and resource policy expert and dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University about her expectations for the COP28. Highlights...

The paper finds that sea level rise will substantially affect local government revenues in Florida, and underscores the need for stronger regional climate assessments and land and tax governance to overcome challenges facing coastal and near-coastal municipalities.