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- February 2024
- HBS Case Collection
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B4): Columbus Climate Action Snapshot
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Coelin P. Scibetta and Jacob A. Small
Abstract
Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon mitigation strategy, and action across multiple levels of government and the private sector. Snapshots also provide an understanding of the specific climate threats, such as sea-level rise and extreme heat that threaten each city, as well as opportunities such as fresh water access. Factors including transportation, public sector collaboration, voter constituencies, and access to green jobs are also considered. The goal of the snapshots is to outline a broad scope of the city's climate initiatives that can be scaled or applied elsewhere.
Keywords
Mitigation Policies; Carbon Footprint; Climate Finance; Mobility; Adaptation; Renewable Energy; Climate Change; Problems and Challenges; Sustainable Cities; City; Innovation Strategy; Investment; United States; Ohio
Citation
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Coelin P. Scibetta, and Jacob A. Small. "Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B4): Columbus Climate Action Snapshot." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-085, February 2024.