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What I’ve Learned From Conservatives Who Are Addressing The Challenge Of Climate Change
What I’ve Learned From Conservatives Who Are Addressing
The Challenge Of Climate Change
I live in the charming and historical New England town of Concord, MA., home of Walden Pond, made famous by Henry David Thoreau. A few weeks ago I drove by Walden Pond on my way...
The International Sustainability Standards Board Can Help PROVE IT
The International Sustainability Standards
Board Can Help PROVE IT
On June 7, 2023 Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced bill S. 1863 “To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on...
Climate Change In Wyoming: The Sanity Of Governor Mark Gordon And The Inanity Of The Wyoming Freedom Caucus
Climate Change In Wyoming: The Sanity Of Governor Mark Gordon
And The Inanity Of The Wyoming Freedom Caucus
HERE IN WYOMING THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING, AND SO, TOO, ARE THE ENERGY POLICIES, MARKETS, AND ECONOMIC PRIORITIES AROUND US. The only question that remains is this: What is Wyoming...
Let Corporate Purpose Guide You Through ESG Turbulence
Let Corporate Purpose Guide You
Through ESG Turbulence
Amidst the evolving landscape of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) practices in both the U.S. and Europe, companies are caught in a challenging dilemma. U.S. firms,...
Is The American Petroleum Institute An ESG Cartel?
Is The American Petroleum Institute
An ESG Cartel?
I realize it seems like a bit of a stretch to pose this question. But trust me. I have a good reason for doing so. It’s important to know the answer to this question. If it is,...
Policies Meant to Address Climate Change Can Worsen Human Suffering
Policies Meant to Address Climate Change
Can Worsen Human Suffering
Few people today would deny the negative impacts that pollution and climate change can have on human health and well-being. The challenge lies in tackling this given that there...
U.S. Federal Debt and Carbon Emissions Create the Perfect Storm for a Carbon Tax
U.S. Federal Debt and Carbon Emissions Create
the Perfect Storm for a Carbon Tax
On August 1, 2023, Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States’ long-term rating from AAA to AA+. “The rating downgrade of the United States reflects the expected fiscal...
Comment: Does every company need a climate transition plan? The simple answer is ‘no’
Comment: Does every company need a
Climate transition plan? The simple answer is ‘no’
"Climate transition plans will be of little value for some companies, say Robert Eccles and Tina Mavraki, while suggesting a ‘practical’ approach for determining the need for...
The Curious Case Of The Complex Contortions Concerning ESG In The State Of Alaska
The Curious Case Of The
Complex Contortions Concerning ESG In The State Of Alaska
“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence.” Sherlock...
The Balanced And Sensible Narrative Of The Task Force On Nature-Related Financial Disclosures
The Balanced And Sensible Narrative Of The Task Force
On Nature-Related Financial Disclosures
On Monday September 18, 2023, the first day of Climate Week in New York City, I was privileged to attend the global launch of the recommendations of the Task Force on...
Climate Change, Misguided Activism, and a Roadmap for Institutional Investors
Climate Change, Misguided Activism, and a
Roadmap for Institutional Investors
In today’s mainstream consciousness, climate change has surpassed nuclear-warhead proliferation as the biggest existential threat to mankind. Moreover, daily media coverage...
From Scientific to Doomsday, Five Climate-Change Narratives Shaping Discourse and Decisions
From Scientific to Doomsday
Five Climate-Change Narratives Shaping Discourse and Decisions
From scientific to doomsday, the five climate change narratives shaping discourse and decisions ImpactAlpha, September 18 — The climate discourse by individuals and groups...
Comment: $2.5trn in need is not $2.5trn in opportunity
Comment: $2.5trn in Need is Not
$2.5trn in Opportunity
$2.5 trillion is a talismanic number. It represents that amount of opportunity for the ASEAN economic community, for cities, for exports in the ocean economy, for hydrogen, for...
Some Constructive Feedback To 23 Red States On Their Anti-ESG Campaigns
Some Constructive Feedback To 23 Red States
On Their Anti-ESG Campaigns
In my previous piece I promised to provide some constructive feedback to 23 Red states based on a color spectrum analysis using the Red Index Score. While the overall progress of...
Seeking Common Ground in the Politicized Debate About ESG
Seeking Common Ground in the
Politicized Debate About ESG
On July 12, 2023 the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) held a hearing entitled “Protecting Investor Interests: Examining Environmental and Social Policy in Financial...
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