As our climate continues to change, New York City is facing increasing pressure to adapt to the challenges posed by excessive stormwater runoff. New infrastructure investments—including in green infrastructure such as parks, restored wetlands, green roofs, and rain gardens—can help the City respond to present and future climate impacts, including excess rainfall. Yet securing sustained […]
New York University hosted a special screening of Inundation District, a film from Director and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, David Abel. Following the screening, David Abel joined us for a discussion and audience Q&A. ABOUT THE FILM In a time of rising seas and intensifying storms, one of the world’s wealthiest, most-educated cities made a fateful […]
In responding to the growing climate crisis, governments across the globe are deploying new and ambitious market-based policies aimed at driving down greenhouse gas emissions. A prime example is the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which began to take effect in fall 2023. It will price the carbon emissions of certain carbon-intensive imports […]
