Written by Sean Penrith It was already 1:15 pm, New York time. We had less than 2 hours to figure this out. The rich conversation around the table was far-ranging, but our small group had yet to land on a concrete plan. Our mission was to develop strategic recommendations to better position this natural climate…
Written by Jay Tipton Introduction Well-intentioned groups and individuals around the world are grasping at straws in the search for effective solutions to mitigate and adapt to the ever-intensifying impacts of climate change. For those on the front lines, the urgency is palpable. It grows more acute with every new daunting scientific report and each piece…
Last week, a draft United Nations (UN) document, surfaced by the Financial Times, expressed opposition to companies using credits to neutralize their carbon dioxide footprint. The UN document, prepared by a task force convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, advocates that companies should refrain from using carbon credits to offset emissions outside
state-regulated schemes. Instead, the UN believes companies should invest in reducing their emissions rather than relying on the voluntary carbon market (VCM).
Global inequality is a pressing and challenging issue that is being greatly compounded by wars, inflation, and a climate that has become more extreme and unpredictable. Unfortunately, there is no one quick fix for this problem. Money, however, does help. The flow of private capital to disadvantaged communities around the globe is fundamental for improving living standards, creating employment opportunities, fostering economic development, and driving the world toward a more just and balanced future.
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) has been receiving significant attention recently from governments, corporations, investors, and project developers as a strategy for combating climate change. Rightly so because estimates indicate that achieving most Paris-aligned net-zero pathways by 2050 will likely require an annual carbon dioxide (CO2) removal capacity of six to ten gigatonnes, which is more carbon than the entire United States emits in one year.
