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

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


Gold mining is one of the world’s most destructive and unnecessary industries – here's how to end it

A gradual drawdown of gold mining is a critical step towards sustainability.

Stephen Lezak, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge • conversation
Feb. 14, 2023 ~8 min

Loopholes wide enough to 'drive a diesel truck through' -- how to tell if a business is really net zero

We’re rarely aware of a company’s full environmental footprint.

Ian Thomson, Director of the Centre for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham • conversation
Feb. 7, 2023 ~7 min

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' – how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Myths about the relative costs of tackling climate change continue to hold back progress.

Aled Jones, Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Sept. 28, 2022 ~8 min

Energy charter treaty makes climate action nearly illegal in 52 countries – so how can we leave it?

A case brought to the European Court of Human Rights could pressure countries to leave.

Chamu Kuppuswamy, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
July 6, 2022 ~7 min

Energy charter treaty makes climate action nearly illegal in 52 countries – so how can countries leave it?

A case brought to the European Court of Human Rights could pressure countries to leave.

Chamu Kuppuswamy, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
July 6, 2022 ~7 min

Real estate in the metaverse is booming. Is it really such a crazy idea?

Virtual plots of land have become an NFT.

Theo Tzanidis, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, University of the West of Scotland • conversation
Jan. 6, 2022 ~7 min


ESG investing has a blind spot that puts the $35 trillion industry's sustainability promises in doubt: Supply chains

Two supply chain experts see a major flaw in how ratings agencies measure companies’ environmental, social and governance performance.

Christopher S. Tang, Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Nov. 9, 2021 ~9 min

We need hard science, not software, to power our post-pandemic recovery

The Fourth Industrial Revolution failed to deliver; it's time that we put our faith once again in hard science.

Wim Naudé, Professor of Economics, University College Cork • conversation
Jan. 19, 2021 ~8 min

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