The Challenge of Science Communication in the Age of AI
There are exciting possibilities, but we are also facing a deafening cacophony of scientific communication, and much of it will not be positive.
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Instead of Carbon Offsets, We Need ‘Contributions’ to Forests
Because of problems created by the incentive structure for carbon offsets as a mode of climate mitigation, companies should switch to a “contributions” framing to preserve a crucial flow of climate investment.
A Realist’s Guide to Investing for Good
What’s the best way for small individual investors to generate returns and deliver impact? (Spoiler: It’s probably not an ESG fund.)
The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need
If local governments are to effectively address our biggest global concerns, they’ll need to expand their skill sets.
Plotting the Path to Carbon Neutrality
The German energy think tank Agora Energiewende is developing energy- and climate-policy proposals toward decarbonization.
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The Next Phase of Business Sustainability
The era of corporations integrating sustainable practices is being surpassed by a new age of corporations actively transforming the market to make it more sustainable. Open access to this article is made possible by The Regents of the University of Michigan on behalf of the Erb Institute.
The Complicity of Corporate Sustainability
Long hailed as a major piece of the climate solution, sustainable business practices have not only fallen short: They even enable the continued dominance of fossil fuel.
Time to Put the Fossil-Fuel Industry Into Hospice
If humanity is to survive the climate crisis, we must manage a just and orderly transition away from fossil fuels. The correct models for this resolution are triage, euthanasia, and hospice.
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Roundtable on Shared Value
Executives from 10 major corporations discuss the innovative ways that they are putting societal issues at the core of their companies’ strategy and operations.
Picking Green Tech’s Winners and Losers
Unless clean tech follows well-established rules of innovation and commercialization, the industry’s promise to provide sustainable sources of energy will fail.