John Howell

Author

John Howell is a writer, editor, and broadcaster who oversees the Climate Finance Weekly newsletter and advises on communications and media strategy. He was co-founder, editorial director, and chief of thought leadership for 3BL Media, for which he managed all original editorial content, wrote, and edited newsletters, and created the Brands Taking Stands initiative. He has worked as an editor and contributor for Elle, Artforum, and High Times magazines, developed new media for Hearst Magazines, and created communications for Calvin Klein, Polo/Ralph Lauren, and The Body Shop. He lives and works in New Hampshire and Maine.

New bank coalition aims to amp up U.S. climate investment

New bank coalition aims to amp up U.S. climate investment

Farmers brace for another extreme growing season when normal is unusual

Farmers brace for another extreme growing season when normal is unusual

U.S. climate-smart agriculture programs get a $3.1 billion boost 

U.S. climate-smart agriculture programs get a $3.1 billion boost 

Green finance from 1,000 points of view

Green finance from 1,000 points of view

Money, not politics, is driving the ESG movement

Money, not politics, is driving the ESG movement

Tough critique at Shell’s “go to hell” annual meeting

Tough critique at Shell’s “go to hell” annual meeting

Heavy weather in the Heartland

Heavy weather in the Heartland

Native Americans get unprecedented funding for climate projects

Native Americans get unprecedented funding for climate projects

Carbon capture: Solution or sideshow?

Carbon capture: Solution or sideshow?

Mississippi River apocalypse 

Mississippi River apocalypse 

Green bonds are big business for climate investors

Green bonds are big business for climate investors

Great expectations: What can ESG actually do? 

Great expectations: What can ESG actually do? 

“FutureFi”: Crypto is transforming the green finance universe

“FutureFi”: Crypto is transforming the green finance universe

Climate law that offers bushels of carrots, few sticks and a lot of promise 

Climate law that offers bushels of carrots, few sticks and a lot of promise 

Live at GreenFin 22: The latest on sustainable investing and ESG

Live at GreenFin 22: The latest on sustainable investing and ESG

Counting the true cost of climate change

Counting the true cost of climate change

Coal burns out as insurance dries up

Coal burns out as insurance dries up

Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and BNY Mellon battle for worst climate bank for ESG faults

Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and BNY Mellon battle for worst climate bank for ESG faults

Power outage: Solar is frozen, wind is fitful

Power outage: Solar is frozen, wind is fitful

ESG in wartime: What is it good for?

ESG in wartime: What is it good for?