The economic and environmental opportunities make voluntary carbon offset markets worth fixing, not abandoning altogether.
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Actor Matt Damon Scales Up Clean Water Venture With $200 Million Climate Infrastructure Plan
"To date, WaterEquity and Water.org have reached 58 million people through its small loan programs, which are paid back at a rate of 98%, according to the founders. White said they are targeting returns of 6-8% on the $150 million they raised in an oversubscribed fund last year, and then 10-12% for this latest infrastructure fund. The main populations they serve are India, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines and Kenya, where the WaterEquity founders say women are disproportionately impacted by issues of clean water scarcity."
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Fixing Flood Insurance
The National Flood Insurance Program puts a significant strain on the federal budget and taxpayers. Instead of renewing it and hoping for the best, lawmakers should update the program as quickly as possible.
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Swedish Industrialists Explore $6 Billion Green Steel Project in Canada
"The steelmaker hopes to kick off the construction of a North American site by 2026, with production starting four years later. Executives say it will take about 18 months of permitting, similar to Sweden, but public support for major projects can be unpredictable in Quebec."
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For a Cleaner, More Competitive Economy, Repeal the Jones Act
For more than a century, the Jones Act has inflated energy costs, increased emissions, and undermined national security. Reducing barriers to trade and eliminating protectionism are wins for the planet and its people.
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‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup
"The startup’s weapon of PFAS destruction incorporates technology from the University of Washington and the Colorado School of Mines. It annihilates the pollutants in a device that can reach high pressure and temperature — hitting 570 degrees Fahrenheit. To that they add lye — an ingredient in soap — to create a caustic environment. The conditions dismantle the PFAS, breaking off the compound at its head, chopping up its spine of carbon molecules, and lopping off the fluoride molecules that run along the backbone."
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Biden’s ‘Climate Corps’ Is the Wrong Way to Help the Environment
"Meaningful climate progress can only be accomplished with responsible federal spending. Growing government and saddling future generations with more debt, as programs like the Climate Corps would do, will only stymie economic and environmental progress."
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Economic Lessons from the Heart of South America: Paraguay
As the heart of South America, Paraguay is leading the way for other developing nations to follow.
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Why Rivian is funding a $1 billion solar project built on a Kentucky coal mine
"The power purchase agreement was motivated by Rivian’s goal of operating with net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. The EV company is investing in both solar and wind projects to reach that target. It also wants to add low-carbon electricity to local grids that are currently still dominated by fossil-fuel sources."
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The Future of Clean Energy: What Does it Look Like?
Clean energy is growing across the nation and around the world.
