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The Courage to Continue: Stay the Course on Sustainability to Secure our Future
The Courage to Continue spotlights the bi-partisan American tradition of environmental stewardship and its relevance in today’s business and political landscape. President Trump’s second term brings a whole-of-government national security strategy that permeates other policy priorities – energy, global trade, deregulation, military spending, industrial policy, immigration, and more.
Although the Trump administration’s agenda includes rolling back environmental protections and propagating fossil fuel development, enshrining environmental security has long been an area of political cooperation. In fact, most environmental protections were passed and reinforced by Republican Presidents like Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, and Theodore Roosevelt. All understood that environmental security serves as the basis of national security and economic prosperity.
In the spirit of finding more in the middle, this book advocates for a refreshed, non-partisan approach for business leaders to evaluate the reasons why they should continue to advance their corporate sustainability goals. This book evaluates the multi-dimensional the favorable economics of the renewable energy transition, broadening foreign and state-level environmental disclosure requirements, increased climate litigation risk, AI’s application to remove cost and friction, and America’s need to compete with China on renewable technology, critical mineral access, and more. This is a bridge to both sides of the aisle to see environmental security as a platform to help make America a better version of itself. By making the environment great, we can better respond to climate threats and challenges from foreign adversaries. We can ensure long-term economic prosperity by mitigating the financial and personal loss that climate disasters bring. Ultimately, we will have bolstered U.S. national security and enshrined global leadership position.
Although the Trump administration’s agenda includes rolling back environmental protections and propagating fossil fuel development, enshrining environmental security has long been an area of political cooperation. In fact, most environmental protections were passed and reinforced by Republican Presidents like Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, and Theodore Roosevelt. All understood that environmental security serves as the basis of national security and economic prosperity.
In the spirit of finding more in the middle, this book advocates for a refreshed, non-partisan approach for business leaders to evaluate the reasons why they should continue to advance their corporate sustainability goals. This book evaluates the multi-dimensional the favorable economics of the renewable energy transition, broadening foreign and state-level environmental disclosure requirements, increased climate litigation risk, AI’s application to remove cost and friction, and America’s need to compete with China on renewable technology, critical mineral access, and more. This is a bridge to both sides of the aisle to see environmental security as a platform to help make America a better version of itself. By making the environment great, we can better respond to climate threats and challenges from foreign adversaries. We can ensure long-term economic prosperity by mitigating the financial and personal loss that climate disasters bring. Ultimately, we will have bolstered U.S. national security and enshrined global leadership position.
405 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 25, 2025
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April 7, 2025
A timely and thought-provoking read. At a time when the current administration is undoing so much of previous administration's efforts on sustainability and climate, it would be easy to imagine a book which decries these actions. However, this is not that book; The Courage to Continue is instead a far more balanced and nuanced examination of the reasons for staying the course, offering historical examples, case studies, and hard evidence. Would highly recommend this book for anyone looking for inspiration to act in a time when it can feel to be in such short supply.
March 28, 2025
A must read-read for executives, policymakers, and academics wanting to cut through the noise and stay focused on what matters most—our nation’s security and prosperity. This book serves as a blueprint for executives navigating the Trump 2.0 era, offering critical insights to reconcile shifting priorities to maintain a steadfast commitment to sustainability and environmental security.
April 2, 2025
An important voice of reason and stability in persuading business leaders to stay the course on climate despite the pressures of the current administration. The book presents a non-partisan evaluation of the rationale to stay the course on sustainability and takes a technocratic, objective approach across an array of sustainability topics. Important read for business leaders looking to understand what sustainability and climate means during the second Trump term.
May 28, 2025
Tremendous insights from an author that is unafraid to speak hard truths about the most pressing issues of our time. Can't recommend enough for business, esg and political leaders alike!
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