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.....»»

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......»»

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.....»»

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 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......»»

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 .....»»

Companies leading the hunt for ways to skim carbon dioxide from the air are attracting interest from big deep-pocketed corporations — including oil companies......»»

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.....»»

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.....»»

Shell PLC (NYSE:SHEL) shareholders rejected a climate resolution by activist group Follow This, which aimed to align Shell's carbon targets with the Paris Agreement. Supported by investors managing $4 trillion, the proposal re.....»»

As South Florida continues to attract residents and businesses alike and with rising concerns over climate change, sea-level rise, and environmental degradation, the necessity for sustainable construction practices has never been more pressing. South Flor.....»»

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.....»»

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The Cupertino Giant Will Invest In Forestry Projects To Help Remove Carbon From The Atmosphere While Generating Financial Returns. read more.....»»

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......»»

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.....»»

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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 Submitted by Huw van Steenis, Financing an innovative low-carbon economy is one of the defining challenges of our age, as Bi.....»»

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......»»