Monthly Archives: March 2009
Sustainability and Corporate Strategy
I was at The Economist’s 2009 Sustainability Summit this morning. (Thanks for having me, Economist.) It kicked off with a review of the global economic situation by Leo Abruzzese, Editorial Director for North America of the Economist Intelligence Unit. (They … Continue reading
Filed under carbon, emissions, sustainability
Carbon Tax vs. Carbon Caps: Dissecting the Rhetoric
Like many public policy debates, the one over how to best reduce carbon emissions is too complex to be properly treated in an Op-Ed article. That’s why yesterday’s piece in the Wall Street Journal by Fred Krupp, president of Environmental … Continue reading
Getting Ready for Electric Vehicles
In an effort to promote the development of a market for electric cars, the Rocky Mountain Institute is working to identify and eliminate the barriers that stand in the way. They’ve just released a “menu” (pdf) of actions that cities … Continue reading
Filed under grid, transportation
The Taxing Economics of Carbon Capture
A Bush administration decision to pull the plug on a large-scale project to assess carbon sequestration technology was justified using a mathematical error according to a report today in The New York Times. “The Energy Department made a $500 million … Continue reading
