In Focus: Shaping Policy Expectations in the Private Sector

Leaders in government, research, and business are meeting this week in New York City for Climate Week, which coincides with a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Attendees are expected to discuss progress toward pledges to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. In this installment of In Focus, Resources for the Future (RFF) Senior Fellow Dallas Burtraw discusses an approach that policymakers might adopt to support the progress of various nations toward net zero: facilitating investor confidence in the credibility of net-zero commitments.