A Plausible Scenario for Environmental Optimism in the 21st Century

Published on April 27, 2026
On April 8, 2026, Jim Levitt (Yale College, BA1976; Yale SOM, MPPM 1980; Yale SOM Donaldson Fellow 2009; and co-founder of the International Land Conservation Network at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy) presented a compelling case for environmental optimism grounded not in aspiration, but in structural trends already visible in data.
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