# www.sustainable-economy.org CSE is a 501c (3) non-profit think tank and advocate for systemic change to address the world’s converging crises. ## Pages - [Copy of HOME](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/test): We Advance Solutions That Protect and Restore the Diversity of Life STRATEGIC INITIATIVES - [Anthony Rogers-Wright](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/anthony-rogers-wright): While serving as a policy analyst for various environmental consulting firms in California and Colorado, he specialized in land use, Clean Air Act and environmental justice compliance. - [Diversity Equity and Inclusion Policy](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-policy): At Center for Sustainable Economy, we seek talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to assist us with implementation of our core initiatives as well as expert support we provide to our partners. For all of these positions, ... 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His areas of expertise include non-market valuation, international trade, public policy, benefit-cost analysis, forest management, sustainable development, sustainability indicators and land use planning. - [New Measures of Progress](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/new-measures-of-progress): CSE uses its economic, scientific and legal expertise to develop innovative policy solutions to some of humanity’s most tenacious challenges. We work on market based solutions as well as new or amended regulatory approaches. We ... Read more - [Dr. Nejem Raheem](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/dr-nejem-raheem): Dr. Nejem Raheem serves as an environmental economics fellow at CSE in the Green Infrastructure Program and the New Measures of Progress programs. Most recently, he has worked on CSE projects analyzing the economic impacts of infrastructure development in arctic Alaska. Nejem is an assistant professor of economics at Emerson College in Boston with over 10 years of experience as an environmental economist. - [TEAM](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/team): About Us Center for Sustainable Economy conducts peer-reviewed research on the full range of sustainable development challenges humanity faces, including climate change, deforestation, extinction, inequality and poverty. We develop innovative solutions such as new measures ... 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We specialize in benefit-cost analysis, net public benefits analysis, non-market ... Read more - [Daphne Wysham](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/daphne-wysham): Daphne Wysham is a Climate Justice fellow with the Center for Sustainable Economy. A former Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., where she worked for 20 years, Daphne has worked since the mid-1990s on research and advocacy at the intersection of climate justice and sustainable economies. - [CONTACT](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/contact) - [Forests for Climate](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/forests-for-climate): As opportunities to advance sustainable solutions emerge, CSE reacts strategically by designing a set of core initiatives that provide a focus for our work and reflect the unique skill sets we have to offer. For ... Read more ## Blog Posts - [Oregon Fossil Fuel Risk Bonds](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/oregon-fossil-fuel-risk-bonds) - [Ecosystem Services in Decision Making](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/ecosystem-services-in-decision-making) - [A Legislative Agenda for Washington Forests](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/a-legislative-agenda-for-washington-forests) - [Port Townsend Rebuild Group](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/port-townsend-rebuild-group) - [Oregon Fossil Fuel Risk Bond Bill Signed into Law](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/oregon-fossil-fuel-risk-bond-bill-signed-into-law) - [Appeals Court Rules that DNR Must Consider Climate Smart Alternatives to Legacy Forest Logging](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/appeals court rules that dnr must consider climate smart alternatives to legacy forest logging) - [A Just Transition for the Port Townsend Paper Mill](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/a-just-transition-for-the-port-townsend-paper-mill) - [Victory: Salmon beat sprawl in Port Orchard](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/salmon beat sprawl): Victory: Salmon beat sprawl in Port Orchard - [A Pollutant in Tire Wear Particles is Killing West Coast Salmon at Alarming Rates](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/a-pollutant-in-tire-wear-particles-is-killing-west-coast-salmon-at-alarming-rates) - [Time to Get Washington Department of Natural Resources Out of the Logging Business](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/time-to-get-washington-department-of-natural-resources-out-of-the-logging-business) - [Boreal Forests Down the Toilet](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/boreal-forests-down-the-toilet) - [How Trump’s Timber Trade War Can Benefit North American Forests](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/how-trumps-timber-trade-war-can-benefit-north-american-forests) - [Report: Oregon Remains Unprepared for the Costs of Climate Adaptation](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/report-oregon-remains-unprepared-for-the-costs-of-climate-adaptation) - [Economic Costs of Climate Change in Oregon: A First Look](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/economic-costs-of-climate-change-in-oregon-a-first-look) - [A Gaping Hole in California’s Climate Action Framework: Big Timber](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/a-gaping-hole-in-californias-climate-action-framework-big-timber) - [National Forest Logging Increases by 24% Under Biden's Watch](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/national-forest-logging-increases-by-24-under-biden-s-watch) - [Court Halts Logging Over Climate Impacts](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/court-slaps-dnr-again-for-climate-impacts-of-mature-forest-logging) - [At Brookings.edu: Fossil Fuel Risk Bonds Make Headway](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/at-brookings-edu-fossil-fuel-risk-bonds-make-headway) - [New Research Finds EU’s Welfare Increasingly Divergent with GDP Growth](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/new-research-finds-eus-welfare-increasingly-divergent-with-gdp-growth) - [2023 Year in Review](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/2023-year-in-review) - [Climate Impacts of the Nez Perce - Clearwater Forest Plan Revision](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/climate-impacts-of-the-new-peace-clearwater-forest-plan-revision) - [A Green Infrastructure Alternative for Jefferson County Fairgrounds](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/a-green-infrastructure-alternative-for-jefferson-county-fairgrounds) - [Tax Clearcuts. Reward Climate Smart Practices.](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/tax-clearcuts-reward-climate-smart-practices) - [Biden Administration Begins Process To Protect And Restore Old Growth Ecosystems Across The US](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/biden-administration-begins-process-to-protect-and-restore-old-growth-ecosystems-on-128-national-forests-across-the-us) - [Federal Logging Program Loses Billions for Taxpayers](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/federal-logging-program-loses-billions-for-taxpayers) - [Repairing America's Tattered Forests - Forest Carbon Coalition's Policy Blueprint 2023](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/congress-must-intervene-to-halt-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-in-the-us) - [King County WA Joins the Fight to Protect Mature and Old Growth Forests and Force Agencies to Disclose the Harmful Climate Impacts of Clearcutting](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/king-county-wa-joins-the-fight-to-protect-mature-and-old-growth-forests-and-force-agencies-to-disclose-the-harmful-climate-impacts-of-clearcutting) - [Wishbone Litigation Update - DNR Sued Again for Logging Carbon Rich Legacy Forests](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/dnr-sued-again-for-logging-carbon-rich-legacy-forests) - [Fossil Fuel Risk Bond Programs - Implementation Guidance for Local Government](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/fossil-fuel-risk-bond-programs) - [DNR vs. Climate Stability - Round Two](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/dnr-vs-climate-stability-round-two) - [Fossil Fuel Risk Bond Programs - From Vision to Reality](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/fossil-fuel-risk-bond-programs-from-vision-to-reality) - [Baltimore’s Stormwater Management Plan Will Generate Significant Social and Economic Returns](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/baltimores-stormwater-management-plan-will-generate-significant-social-and-economic-returns) - [Victory! Court Orders DNR to Consider the Climate Impacts of Logging](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/victory-court-orders-dnr-to-consider-the-climate-impacts-of-logging) - [Fossil Fuel Risk Bond Programs Move Forward in the Pacific Northwest](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/fossil-fuel-risk-bond-programs-move-forward-in-the-pacific-northwest) - [Front Range Green vs. Gray Analysis](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/front-range-green-vs-grey-analysis) - [Pay for Performance: Maximizing the Impact of BMP Investments](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/pay-for-performance-maximizing-the-impact-of-bmp-investments) - [Green vs. Gray: Nature's Solution to Infrastructure Demands of the 21st Century](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/green-vs-gray-natures-solution-to-infrastructure-demands-of-the-21st-century) - [Oregon Public Water Providers Asked To Intervene To Halt Over 18,000 Acres Of Clearcuts](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/oregon-public-water-providers-asked-to-intervene-to-halt-over-18000-acres-of-clearcuts-2) - [Aichi Biodivesity Goals: A Global Cost Assessment](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/aichi-biodivesity-goals-a-global-cost-assessment) - [GPI 2.0: States and Cities Can Lead the Way Beyond GDP](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/gpi-2-0-states-cities-can-lead-way-beyond-gdp): GPI 2.0: States and Cities Can Lead the Way Beyond GDP - Center for Sustainable Economy - [Sustainable Development Opportunities in Nunavut](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/sustainable-development-opportunities-nunavut): Sustainable Development Opportunities in Nunavut - [Fossil Fuel Risk Bonds: Making Polluters Pay For The Climate Crisis](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/fossil-fuel-risk-bonds-making-polluters-pay-for-the-climate-crisis): Fossil Fuel Risk Bonds: Making Polluters Pay for the Climate Crisis - Center for Sustainable Economy - [To Save Our Climate We Need Taller Trees Not Taller Wooden Buildings](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/to-save-our-climate-we-need-taller-trees-not-taller-wooden-buildings): To save our climate we need taller trees not taller wooden buildings - Center for Sustainable Economy - [Analysis of Governor Kate Brown’s climate change Executive Order (20-04)](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/eo20-04analysis): Analysis of Governor Kate Brown’s Climate Change Executive Order - [Repairing America’s Tattered Forests: A Roadmap for USDA-USDI Compliance with Executive Order 140008](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/repairing-americas-tattered-forests-a-roadmap-for-usda-usdi-compliance-with-executive-order-140008) - [Reconciliation and Infrastructure Bills Would Generate Massive Carbon Emissions From Logging and Highways](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/reconciliation-and-infrastructure-bills-would-generate-massive-carbon-emissions-from-logging-and-highways) - [Ilhan Omar just introduced a bill to make people and the planet priorities for economic policy](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/ilhan-omar-just-introduced-a-bill-to-make-people-and-the-planet-priorities-for-economic-policy) - [If Governor Inslee Doesn’t Like the Heat He Should Stop Authorization Clearcut Logging on Washington’s State and Private Forestlands](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/if-governor-inslee-doesnt-like-the-heat-he-should-stop-authorization-clearcut-logging-on-washingtons-state-and-private-forestlands) - [World Scientists and A New Film Outline Urgent Action for Survival of Civilization](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/world-scientists-and-a-new-film-outline-urgent-action-for-survival-of-civilization) - [Washington DNR Sued for Failing to Account for The Climate Impacts of Its Logging Proposals](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/washington-drn-sued-for-failing-to-account-for-the-climate-impacts-of-its-logging-proposals) - [Deforestation and Forest Degradation Are Making Heat Waves and Drought More Intense. Evidence from The Pacific Northwest Heat Dome](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/deforestation-and-forest-degradation-are-making-heat-waves-and-drought-more-intense-evidence-from-the-pacific-northwest-heat-dome) - [Without Adequate Financial Assurances, Oil Refineries Present Long Term Environmental Justice Hazards](https://www.sustainable-economy.org/without-adequate-financial-assurances-oil-refineries-present-long-term-environmental-justice-hazards)