https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/home daily 1.0 2024-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/6f2b460b-0aa9-48ab-ae17-68744ac4e061/John+Kostyack.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1631063711662-7QA0VGTMXS5AJHVN88IW/gettyimages-854048622-612x612.jpg Home - A rapid and equitable energy transition is achievable Thanks to technological advances in the past few decades, renewable energy now provides a cost-effective way to meet virtually all of our current and future electric power needs. Policy incentives for renewable energy deployment and R&D, as well as electrification of surface transportation, buildings and industrial processes, makes a low-carbon economy feasible within the timeline envisioned in the Paris Climate Agreement. Policy changes of this magnitude will require significant collective action by NGOs, businesses and others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1631063376259-NHFOPR6FCGP03FDCS7NJ/gettyimages-1292455183-612x612.jpg Home - Time is of the essence Intensified heat waves, wildfires, floods and other extreme weather events are already causing widespread damage and the long-lasting impacts of carbon pollution mean that this damage will inevitably increase. A rapid, equitable transition to a low-carbon economy is urgently needed to minimize suffering and prevent climate-related disruptions of economies and democracies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1631064224632-QPV0KG76GN0S7UA7RQOL/gettyimages-614046312-612x612.jpg Home - Good policy proposals are necessary but insufficient Those promoting a transition to a clean energy economy must anticipate opposition from well-funded industries wedded to outdated business models. Advocacy campaigns must be thoughtfully designed and executed in partnership with philanthropists and other allies to overcome this opposition. https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/programevaluation daily 0.75 2022-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/c889fda2-3ceb-48ba-a83b-e396be90b311/tempImageFFVoEk.jpg Program Evaluation - I help you evaluate your climate programs to ensure maximum impact. Is your climate program achieving its objectives? Are your team members maximizing their potential? Are you inspiring donors and others to support your mission? My program evaluations will help you position your climate program for success. https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/clients daily 0.75 2025-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/d4d483e2-2b42-4832-85c8-5621cbf77d75/SC-FDN-Logo-Horiz-Black.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1630086992134-EFXTI53HZYA66L8XRIGL/sierraclub.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/538cab9a-d75a-4623-af62-7f9cbcb21eae/Screen+Shot+2023-11-06+at+12.48.07+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/c24f34c7-ba1e-4c52-a1a7-0e83aee999df/RFF+logo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/e49c94b6-c11a-4b85-8a5a-a439a6f8d903/ICCR+logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/10e98823-817e-4bc5-ba77-9409fd14e29a/Screen+Shot+2023-11-06+at+12.55.12+PM.jpg Clients - Kostyack Strategies is assisting Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets with its campaigns to update federal and state procurement policy and financial regulations to reduce climate risk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/edd0c1e9-06f7-4714-b584-a71cf86a4773/CWF+logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/815ff6aa-864f-4324-bac2-5a4be17be7b8/Hershey+logo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/48ebbd1f-e08a-476f-a6c6-59482d197322/logo.png Clients Kostyack Strategies assisted the Ocean Conservancy with its efforts to enact policies that address the climate-related financial risks of the plastics industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/9e19d905-fd3c-4402-8e47-6a6a6b985276/TPF%2Bthumbnail.png Clients The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing retained Kostyack Strategies to research programmatic opportunities to maximize the impact of investor fiduciaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/840b4eca-efc1-4370-aa3d-6a9c637484e9/a-P4sLn7.jpg Clients https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1635383259936-VCZF2TYRC6M6BRSMC0YW/gfmc-logo.png Clients https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1635621943539-DVLJVHAW6KWA1DY6MYLG/newPublicCitizen-site.jpg Clients - Public Citizen retained Kostyack Strategies to provide strategic advice, government relations, communications and other support in their campaigns to persuade financial regulators to address climate-related threats to financial stability. https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/writings daily 0.75 2026-01-01 https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/campaign-design daily 0.75 2021-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1630087872780-4CAODHKCA3P43SETACSI/johnstetson.jpg Campaign Design - I help you design an advocacy campaign focused on policy success. An effective policy campaign requires realistic goals and objectives and a comprehensive roadmap for achieving them. I work with you, your partners and subject-matter experts to design a campaign plan tailored to the context in which you operate, with clear delineations of roles and responsibilities. I also help you recruit coalition partners to ensure that your campaign reflects a mix of perspectives and skill sets. https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/communications daily 0.75 2021-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1630088164761-MZVZZKEGUK1VHMUNL879/johnconference.jpg Communications - I help you ensure that your messages are heard in today’s noisy communications environment. A comprehensive communications strategy is critical to policy success. I gather data to craft the messages that will resonate with your targeted audiences and build message templates to drive communications across all platforms. I write reports, white papers and factsheets and recruit influential allies to validate your messages with their trusted voices. I organize digital campaigns using social media, email action alerts and micro-targeted ads. If your organization is struggling with a weak brand identity, I help you develop and disseminate materials to convey a compelling narrative to donors and other key constituents. https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/policy-analysis daily 0.75 2021-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1630087983939-XERRBKJEGITO4W2EW71Z/johnspeaking.jpg Policy Research and Analysis - I help you craft your policy agenda with a keen understanding of the policy and political environment. Successful advocacy requires developing policy positions after performing in-depth research and analysis. I interview you about your objectives and study the policy and political landscape to determine the positions that are likely to be effective. I analyze other stakeholders’ initiatives and assess whether they advance or undercut your objectives. https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-09-13 https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/about-kostyack-strategies daily 0.75 2024-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/57ba7698-4b0b-4160-865b-5c5e1cb8929d/tempImagec79Wm6.jpg About Kostyack Strategies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/8cc04670-511f-4eeb-ab9f-0aec199f4176/IMG_4404.jpeg https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/direct-advocacy-1 daily 0.75 2021-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1630088088930-F6XZ7N5EE7X042GTIJWX/johncaphill.jpg Direct Advocacy - I help you deliver your messages to policy makers and their staffs and gather intelligence about your options. U.S. climate policy campaigns typically work with lists of targeted members of Congress and federal agency officials. I set up meetings with these decision makers and help organize professional presentations to effectively convey your messages. I gather input at the meetings, use it to update your campaign strategy and ensure that needed follow-up actions are carried out. https://www.kostyackstrategies.com/career-highlights daily 0.75 2025-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f091caf2ff9a54e5d4b222/1630087786484-JSIHX97BS1R9QZDA8HR5/johnwind.jpg Career Highlights Speaking to solar industry executives and employees about policy advocacy at the Solar Power International conference in 2018 in Anaheim, CA. With me are Dan Shugar, CEO of NextTracker, Inc. and Abby Hopper, CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association.