By Jason Bordoff
New York was buzzing with energy last week as Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly brought a flurry of events, receptions, security protocols–and endless gridlock–to our great city. (If anyone wants a ride on the back of my two-person e-bike next year, I can confirm it is by far the best way to get around during UNGA–and every other week of the year too.)
The conversations in numerous public and private dialogues echoed many of the Center on Global Energy Policy’s recent writings and priorities. The urgency of accelerating climate action was repeatedly emphasized, as the impacts of climate change are increasingly evident to anyone walking the streets of Phoenix in the summer, buying flood insurance in Florida, or farming rice in Vietnam. The gap between ambition and reality, however, which we have written about for years as emissions continue to rise despite so many…
