In an office typically consumed by audits and budget tables, newly elected City Comptroller Brad Lander has set his sights on tackling a global challenge that doesn’t lend itself to easy analysis.
“Long term, I want to get started right away by confronting the climate crisis,” he said. “The Covid crisis shows what happens when you’re not prepared for a crisis and the cost it has in lives and in dollars.”
Lander has a stack of initiatives ready. He said he wants to fully divest the city’s five pension funds from fossil fuel companies by 2023, building on a process begun by his predecessor, Scott Stringer. Stringer reallocated
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