Welcome to the May edition of Virtus! In the month of flowers, we feature innovative solutions and critical conversations aimed at advancing our fight against climate change. In “Our Take,” we explore biomass storage as a buzzing carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technique. The essay highlights the potential of terrestrial and marine biomass storage to aid…
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.
Click any of the links below to listen! Today we release the 10th episode of our podcast, Untangling Climate Finance! In this episode, Jay covers environmental policy with Timothy Male, the Executive Director of Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC). Tim shares an overview of EPIC’s mission and the impact of their work on environmental policies…
In this episode, Jay covers environmental policy with Timothy Male, the Executive Director of the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC). Tim outlines EPIC’s mission and its impact on U.S. environmental policies, focusing on initiatives like environmental restoration. They explore challenges in conservation efforts, especially the long permitting times which can get projects in limbo for…
Listen to this Sliced essay on any of the streaming platforms below. In the complex climate finance landscape, the voluntary carbon market (VCM) offers companies a way to address their greenhouse gas emissions by paying to contribute to carbon credit projects. At the heart of this market’s effectiveness and credibility lies the crucial element of…
