Lessons to be learned from New York’s climate policy laboratory
New York is seen as a model - but it also shows the challenges of green public-private partnerships
Lee Harris · September 1, 2021

Two years after New Yorks Climate Act passed, the state has not yet committed the substantial funding needed to achieve its ambitious decarbonisation plans |

Lee Harris co-founded New York Focus and currently works part-time on strategy and development as contributing editor. She is also a staff… more
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