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California Climate Rule Finalized

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Guest blog from Tim Mohin, Global Sustainability Leader, author of the weekly ESG and Climate Newsletter. Author of the book: Changing Business from the Inside Out. Founder and Chairman of the Responsible Business Alliance (formerly the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition) . After three years of changing guidance, public workshops, and legal challenges ( which still hang over the rules ). Yesterday, at a public hearing, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously passed the implementing rule for SB 253 (emissions reporting) and SB 261 (climate risk reporting) for 2026.  In what was a very lengthy hearing, CARB focused on confirming three main aspects of the rule for 2026: The reporting fee to recover the costs of administering the rules. Applicability and exemptions. Establishing the first-year reporting deadline for SB 253 (emissions reporting). CARB plans to initiate another rulemaking process in 2027 to address Scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as Scope 3 e...
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The Beaver and the Bald Eagle: Reflections Across the World's Longest Undefended Border

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  The Beaver and the Bald Eagle: Reflections Across the World's Longest Undefended Border by Adam Rogers. explores the growing divide between Canada and the United States—two nations that appear similar on the surface but are increasingly shaped by different values, institutions, and social contracts.  Drawing on the author’s life on both sides of the border, a 22-year career with the United Nations, and original survey data, the book blends personal narrative with sharp comparative analysis. ​ Blending narrative storytelling with sharp analysis, the book examines everyday systems that quietly shape national character—health care, immigration, education, gun culture, inequality, climate policy, and democratic norms.  Neither polemic nor nostalgia, The Beaver and the Bald Eagle invites readers in both countries to step outside their own national assumptions. Canada is not portrayed as a utopia, nor the United States as a cautionary tale; both are presented as two ongoing e...
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Four Visions of the United Nations - by candidates for UN Secretary General

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Guest Blog by Lenni Montiel :  Senior UN Development Leader (Ret.) | UNDP Resident Representative I Former UN Assistant Secretary-General | Governance, Public Policy & Multilateral Diplomacy | Leadership Advisor & Trainer I Chevening Scholar   A reading of the vision statements of the candidates for UN Secretary-General reveals something striking: They are not simply campaign platforms, but different answers to the same question: what should the United Nations be? Having worked within the UN system, I read them as signals of how each candidate understands the institution. A quick comparison of the visions of Rafael Mariano Grossi, Michelle Bachelet, Macky Sall and Rebeca Grynspan shows both common ground and strategic differences. Four visions of the United Nations Grossi frames the challenge as a crisis of effectiveness in a fragmented geopolitical environment. His priorities emphasize preventive diplomacy, operational delivery and stronger coordination across the U...
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