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An Economic Vaccine for COVID-19 (That Might Just Save the Environment, Too…)
On November 9, 2016, I climbed the stairs, dreading what would come next. A moment later, I sat on my six-year-old’s bedside. “Who will save our environment?” he sobbed, his face buried in my lap. A few days later we began volunteering weekly at our… Read More »An Economic Vaccine for COVID-19 (That Might Just Save the Environment, Too…)
New Circular Economy Action Plan
Changing how we produce and consume: New Circular Economy Action Plan shows the way to a climate-neutral, competitive economy of empowered consumers European Commission 11 March 2020 Brussels image by LittleVisuals from Pixabay Today, the European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan – one of… Read More »New Circular Economy Action Plan
UN climate report warns “time is fast running out” to avert the worst impacts of climate change
By Jeff Berardelli March 10, 2020 / 3:15 PM / CBS News The United Nations’ weather and climate agency is out with its annual State of the Climate report, and it says “the tell-tale physical signs of climate change” are everywhere. The report documents unprecedented… Read More »UN climate report warns “time is fast running out” to avert the worst impacts of climate change
Rev up the Carbon Taxes
by Frank de Jong Carbon levies are fraught with variables, a whack-a-mole game of cascading effects. But interestingly, I think they will reduce both housing costs and C02 emissions. If fossil energy was purely a house-like asset, i.e., the price reflecting the cost of production,… Read More »Rev up the Carbon Taxes
Climate Change and the Green Tax Shift
by Fred Foldvary The most effective way to reduce climate change is with a “green tax shift” which replaces taxes on wages, goods, and enterprise with levies on pollution and land values. There are three basic ways to reduce polluting emissions: regulations, permit trading, and… Read More »Climate Change and the Green Tax Shift
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