ELLEN BROOKSinAge of AwarenessWhy the federal government needs to act on climate policyThe United States needs to act at the federal level to address climate change, no matter who wins the 2020 election.Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
ELLEN BROOKSWhat comes next? Food for thought.For those of us who didn’t want things to go back to “normal,” we have been asking ourselves what comes next?…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
ELLEN BROOKSOne symptom we can address: stock buybacks are bad for businessOnce illegal, buybacks reduce longterm corporate investment in favor of increasing short term profits, while perpetuating income…Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
ELLEN BROOKSIt’s time.As a child, I used to wonder what the history books would say about my lifetime…Jun 6, 2020Jun 6, 2020
ELLEN BROOKSinThe DominoHumanizing our economiesThere is a debate going around about a very peculiar trade off.Apr 30, 20202Apr 30, 20202
ELLEN BROOKSAn Easy TrillionIn a previous post, I wrote about the $2 trillion gap in financing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and some of the structural…Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020
ELLEN BROOKSThe Crisis of CapitalismIn the world of sustainability, capitalism is a dirty word. But to solve climate change, we need to re-allocate the power of capitalism.Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 2020
ELLEN BROOKSThe Cost of CarbonThe global economy is built on the concept of zero-cost emissions. A carbon tax would the the clearest policy to catalyze sustainable…Mar 9, 20201Mar 9, 20201
ELLEN BROOKSE|S|GThere are a lot of acronyms on Wall Street. One of those acronyms that has become a bit of a buzzword lately is ESG.Mar 3, 2020Mar 3, 2020
ELLEN BROOKSThe Trillion Dollar GapThinking through the issues behind the SDG capital gap, and how to make more investments more sustainable…Feb 24, 2020Feb 24, 2020