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Climate and Solutions, Climate and Sustainability, Climate and Technology

Date: January 11, 2022

A stock exchange sign reads "SUSTAINABILITY"

Climate and Solutions, Climate and Sustainability, Climate and Technology

What's Still Misunderstood About Carbon Markets: Q&A with Professor Bruce Usher

Usher explains why it's not necessarily bad if carbon markets shift emissions, and what is crucial to creating an effective carbon market.

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Business and Society, Chazen Global Insights, Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, ESG, Finance, Net Zero

Date: April 26, 2021

Business and Society, Chazen Global Insights, Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, ESG, Finance, Net Zero

The Brussels Effect on Sustainable Finance

The EU's new sustainable finance taxonomy will go a long way toward strengthening Europe's market for green investment.

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Carbon, Carbon Capture, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Technology, Economics and Policy, Energy Transition, Net Zero

Date: December 17, 2020

Carbon, Carbon Capture, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Technology, Economics and Policy, Energy Transition, Net Zero

How to Make Climate Pledges Stick

Following US President-elect Joe Biden's victory and recent carbon-neutrality pledges from China, Japan, the European Union, and others, now is the time to meet words with action.

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Battery, Carbon, Chazen Global Insights, Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Economics and Policy, Energy Storage Systems, Energy Transition, Net Zero

Date: November 17, 2020

Smokestacks blowing smoke against a sunset

Battery, Carbon, Chazen Global Insights, Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Economics and Policy, Energy Storage Systems, Energy Transition, Net Zero

The Path to Decarbonizing Energy

Chazen Senior Scholar Geoffrey Heal outlines three major barriers to the decarbonization of electric power generation on a global scale.

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Carbon, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Economics and Policy, Energy Transition

Date: October 29, 2020

Carbon, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Economics and Policy, Energy Transition

Three Global Steps to a Biden Climate Initiative

The climate crisis is the greatest threat to humanity's long-term viability. With more sensible US Leadership & Strategy, the world will have a fighting chance of survival.