The Trump Administration invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to create its new tariff regime. This new trade policy disrupts the clean energy transition and shows how the trade deficit, not climate change, will be treated as an emergency.
Hedge fund activism increasingly influences corporate environmental and social (E&S) policies. In this GELR blog post, Sehtab Ahmad sharply articulates that lasting, effective E&S governance requires consistent leadership from corporate boards, rather than pressure from activist investors and proxy advisors.
Facing President Trump’s intensified climate rollback, states have emerged as the bulwark—recommitting to emission reductions, suing for constitutional principles, and challenging unprecedented executive overreach.
New York has made it a mission to reduce its state’s negative climate impact. However, in working toward this goal, many resent the change associated with new climate initiatives – particularly those impacting their wallets.
Trump spent his first day in office issuing a series of executive orders reversing the Biden administration’s policies on climate change and energy. As Trump retreats from global climate cooperation, is the U.S. falling out of step with the rest of the world?
As climate change worsens, so does its toll on Americans’ wallets.
Current attempts to address the desiccation of the Great Salt Lake are inadequate and will result in enormous environmental harm—putting more than 2.5 million Utahns in danger.
As states continue to sue oil and gas corporations for climate deception, a lone Second Circuit decision raises questions over the fate of these cases as a Trump Administration looms on the horizon.
The window to achieve a livable, sustainable climate for all is rapidly closing.[1] The good news is that we have the tools to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to avert the worst climate scenarios.[2] As recognized by the Paris Agreement…
The Department of Defense has made significant progress in advancing climate objectives, going from “assessing” climate impacts to building climate concerns into planning and acquisition processes.
