By FREE Staff The United States, with the deployment of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds, is actively pursuing greater policy action in the fight against climate change. The corporate sector is making strides to do its part. Two aspects of corporate action stand out. First, companies across the United States are increasingly willing to publicly […]
Read More »The G7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
By Thomas S. Benson In May 2023, the leaders of G7 convened to discuss, among other things, their clean energy economy action plan. This plan includes initiatives to establish resilient global supply chains, promote clean energy technologies, promote trade and investment in clean energy goods and services, support for allies in their energy transition, reduce […]
Read More »How Decentralized, Polycentric Governing has Led to Innovation and Progress in the Fight Against Climate Change
“The largest city in Massachusetts, Boston, has recently started its own community clean energy (CCE) and plans to build out 100 MW in solar installations to service its low-income community members.” Over the last two decades, one of the most frustratingly consistent aspects of federal climate change policy has been inaction. The national Republican Party […]
Read More »It’s Time for Transformational Climate Policy
Harmful effects of climate change are happening faster than expected. We need policies and initiatives that do more to keep up with the pace of change. Evidence of the human impact on climate change is well-established. The challenge for policymakers now is to understand the true pace and consequences of that impact and how to […]
Read More »Simply Switching to Electric Vehicles Today is Not Enough to Address Climate Change
By: Deborah Bleviss There is no doubt that purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) is quite chic right now, and it is indeed true that non-fossil-fuel-based vehicles will play an increasingly important role in achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Moreover, focusing on personal vehicles makes sense; they account for almost 60 percent […]
Read More »How can U.S. climate action equalize the wealth gap between white and black American families?
By Robert Ddamulira, Ph.D. INTRODUCTION “The racial wealth gap in the United States is shocking, the average wealth of a white American family is $170,000, nearly 10 times that of the average wealth African-American family,” observes Kedra Newsom Reeves, consultant at Boston Consulting Group. Climate change impacts are posed to tilt that imbalance even further. More […]
Read More »Environmental Justice and Renewable Energy
By Thomas S. Benson According to a March 2022 survey by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans favor the U.S. taking steps to become carbon neutral by 2050, with 69% calling for the U.S. to prioritize the development of alternative energy, such as wind and solar, and 31% calling for the U.S. to […]
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