A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and make it less profitable to pollute – a new analysis shows why
Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.
Jared Starr, Sustainability Scientist, UMass Amherst •
conversation
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~8 min
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~8 min
A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and quickly make it less profitable to pollute − here's why
Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.
Jared Starr, Sustainability Scientist, UMass Amherst •
conversation
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~8 min
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~8 min
Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste
New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.
Shahzeen Attari, Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University •
conversation
July 24, 2023 • ~10 min
July 24, 2023 • ~10 min
Just in time for back-to-school shopping: How retailers can alter customer behavior to encourage more sustainable returns
Returns cost companies billions of dollars in lost sales. They also generate emissions and packaging waste. Two logistics experts offer some tips from psychology for more sustainable returns.
Robert Overstreet, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, Iowa State University •
conversation
July 19, 2023 • ~9 min
July 19, 2023 • ~9 min
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