A Group of Big Businesses is Backing a Carbon Tax. Could It Be a Solution to Climate Change?
The long list of big companies backing a carbon tax as a solution to climate change grew this week with financial giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. endorsing a legislative plan billed as a centrist approach to reducing emissions. The announcement comes as.....»»
A Group of Big Businesses is Backing a Carbon Tax. Could It Be a Solution to Climate Change?
The long list of big companies backing a carbon tax as a solution to climate change grew this week with financial giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. endorsing a legislative plan billed as a centrist approach to reducing emissions. The announcement comes as.....»»
The Political Catch-22 of Green Energy Finance
Why a carbon tax is the best solution for climate change. In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, William Nordhaus stressed that, “Global warming is the... The post The Political Catch-22 of Green Energy Finance appeared first on ValueWalk......»»
New York has big goals to fight climate change. One of the potential trade-offs: higher gasoline prices
The practical impacts of New York state's ambitious climate goals became clearer this week: a new regional program could raise gas prices for drivers and businesses across the state. A group of 12 states in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, including N.....»»
Higher education’s role in the race to a climate change solution
The world has about a decade to get climate change under control, according to a landmark report produced by scientists serving on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. If carbon emissions are not drastically reduced by then,.....»»
Investors urge Big Oil to follow "poster child" Repsol"s climate pledge
Investors cheered Spanish group Repsol's pledge to slash net carbon emissions to zero by mid-century, saying they hope it will pile pressure on rival oil and gas companies to follow suit in the fight against climate change......»»
Climate change group recommends banning all frequent flyer reward programs to cut carbon emissions by targeting jet-setters
Reuters A climate-change advisory group, which helps the UK government shape policy, has called for a ban on all frequent flyer reward programs to discourage people from traveling by air so much. The Committee on Climate Change said .....»»
A climate change solution slowly gains ground
Companies leading the hunt for ways to skim carbon dioxide from the air are attracting interest from big deep-pocketed corporations — including oil companies......»»
Electric sector loses court challenge to Mass. climate change rule
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday ruled against a group of electricity companies that sought to free themselves from carbon emissions limits put forward by the Baker administration last summer. The New England Power Generators Ass.....»»
U.S. Carbon Emissions Soared in 2018. Here’s Why
The rollback of greenhouse regulations has helped push CO2 emissions to their highest level in eight years, says the Rhodium Group. The warnings around climate change now have additional data backi.....»»
Climate scientists debunk 13 myths about global warming
Climate scientists debunk myths about global warming, the temperature record, carbon dioxide, extreme weather, and climate change. Climate scientists Deepti Singh and Ben Cook debu.....»»
Companies ignoring climate change will be on the "wrong side of history," says World Economic Forum executive chairman
Businesses worldwide got a wake-up call from the pandemic .....»»
Apple Launches $200M Fund To Counter Climate Change
The Cupertino Giant Will Invest In Forestry Projects To Help Remove Carbon From The Atmosphere While Generating Financial Returns. read more.....»»
Investor group calls for banks to set tougher climate targets
A group of investors managing $11 trillion in assets has called on banks to set tougher emissions targets ahead of a meeting of world leaders aimed at accelerating efforts to fight climate change......»»
5 Ways To Reduce Your Transport Carbon Footprint
One of the biggest ways in which we contribute to climate change in our daily lives is how we travel. Transport is the third biggest contributor to Australia’s carbon footprint, generating 17% of.....»»
Urban Solution Group pivots to survive as Colorado"s oil industry changes
The oil collapse of 2020 convinced an entrepreneur that her small business had to change......»»
SIGN UP NOW: Leaders and climate activists from the World Economic Forum and more discuss sustainable solutions
Leaders share how businesses can tackle climate change through culture, society, and accountability, pushing the world closer to long-term progress. Klaus Schwab, founder and executive director of The World Econom.....»»
Climate Change Won"t Be Stopped By 593 Pages Of Green Tape
Climate Change Won't Be Stopped By 593 Pages Of Green Tape Submitted by Huw van Steenis, Financing an innovative low-carbon economy is one of the defining challenges of our age, as Bi.....»»
Capitol Report: Biden matches Obama’s ‘social cost of carbon’ for now — it’s a figure roughly 50 times greater than Trump’s
President Biden’s climate-change team is temporarily returning to numbers used by the Obama administration to assign monetary value to curbing greenhouse gas emissions --- at $51 per ton......»»
Outside the Box: Renewables and natural gas are part of the solution to climate change and energy poverty
CEOs of Sempra Energy and Total see new momentum to build a clean-energy economy around the globe.....»»
Bill Gates says he"s not "a Mars person" like Elon Musk and would rather spend his money on vaccines than a trip to space
On Kara Swisher's "Sway" podcast, Gates said Tesla's cars are huge for fighting climate change, but he doesn't "think rockets are the solution." The Microsoft cofounder said he won't be buying a ticket to space. Pau.....»»