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Introduction While working on a sustainability reporting project in collaboration with GRI, my SIPA team noticed a pattern - ESG reports filed by Canadian companies were becoming shorter and less narrative-heavy over time. My team wondered if this was a rare but possible case of green blushing . That theory did not survive scrutiny as we found that Canadian companies were adjusting their sustainability communications in response to tightening anti-greenwashing enforcement. In

Relevant articles referenced: https://think.ing.com/articles/how-data-centres-can-be-better-integrated-into-the-energy-ecosystem/ https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications/rethinking-load-growth https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/ https://e360.yale.edu/features/artificial-intelligence-climate-energy-emissions Podcast - https://www.eli.org/podcasts (Data Centers, AI, and the Grid: Can Load Flexibility Unlock Ne

The title is quoted from President Moetai Brotherson. “It's not sustainable underwater,” my instructor said, adjusting the strap on my tank "to not pace yourself and to breathe too fast.” This was my third dive in Tahiti. I’d been here for a while under a Columbia fellowship, working with the Department of European and Pacific Affairs of French Polynesia. 'Diving deep' into international environmental law and economic development practices for SIDS countries, I was determinin