ESG Initiative News

July 27, 2020 This post originally appeared on the Haas Energy Institute's blog. Susanna Berkouwer, Pierre Biscaye, Miranda Lambert, Steve Puller, and Catherine Wolfram. Ghanaians were promised heavily subsidized electricity for the first three months of the pandemic. What happened? A number of countries have offered free or reduced-price electricity as a stimulus…Read More

June 10, 2020 Penny Liao and Carolyn Kousky Recent years have seen record-breaking wildfires across the globe.  In 2017 and 2018, California experienced devastating wildfire seasons that each caused roughly $12 billion in insured losses.  The state may see such years more frequently as the planet warms. In the western…Read More

May 7, 2020 Jonah Berger Everyone has something they want to change. Employees want to change their bosses’ minds, and leaders want to transform organizations. Salespeople want to win new clients, and startups want to revolutionize industries. Parents want to change their children’s behavior, and political canvassers want to sway…Read More

April 16, 2020 Erin St. Peter As California begins its wildfire season, the question of how we pay for the damages and assist households and communities with their recovery becomes ever more critical. Wildfires are increasing in size and impact across the United States. According to data from the National…Read More

March 6, 2020 Alexander Braun and Niklas Haeusle Imagine you are a smallholder paddy field farmer. Your crops are vulnerable to natural disasters such as floods or droughts, even more so in the face of climate change. Since your entire existence depends on the integrity of your crops, you would…Read More