Policy
In Europe’s budding circular economy, regulation = innovation
The plan aims to "make sustainable products the norm in the EU." Read More
USDA lacks policy alignment for true food systems transformation
The United States Department of Agriculture is making a few small steps into sustainable agriculture but it still has many threads to unwind. Read More
The ranting critics of sustainability may have a point
Finally, people understand what you do and why you do it. Be careful what you wish for. Read More
How corporations can create an environmental justice policy
U.S. corporations have both a unique opportunity and a responsibility to reset their and the nation’s course on social and environmental justice. Read More
Guilt by trade association
The trade association issue is central to solving the climate policy challenge. Companies must tackle this issue, or we’ll keep hitting a roadblock we can’t get around. Read More
The US biofuel mandate operates on outdated assumptions
Some scientists found that biofuel use has increased rather than decreased emissions — we should focus on other climate improvements like efficiency. Read More
Large insurers say no to a major African oil pipeline despite the global oil shock
Munich Re becomes the sixth large reinsurer to rule out underwriting the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline. Read More
A closer look at Biden's decision to extend tariffs on solar panels
The U.S. set climate goals, and domestic solar can both increase local energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now it needs to scale. Read More
How the war in Ukraine marks the end of the fossil fuel era
As the world’s largest exporter of fossil fuels, Russia sits on the fault lines of the accelerating shift to clean energy. Read More
In lobbyists vs. sustainability, the lobbyists are winning
The insane thing about this lobbying — aside from the disregard it shows for, well, human civilization — is that companies need climate legislation to hit their targets. Read More
