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NEW CONTENT ALERT! This slide deck prepared in collaboration with Anthony Kinslow II, PhD, CEM is now available on our website. Although learning the technical aspects of decarbonizing our built environment is critical, ensuring that decarbonization is equitable and just for all people is just as important. This deck explores the concepts of environmental racism, fence-line communities, inequities in climate disaster response, energy burden, and more. It also presents emerging solutions to these issues including policy changes, and equitable decarbonization initiatives. https://lnkd.in/gvGTdJQ6

Featured in TerraGreen - TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute's flagship digital magazine in conversation on the Contribution of Skilled Leadership Towards Addressing Sustainable Development and Climate Justice.    Environmental degradation has long-term, irreversible impacts, which includes the sub-set “Climate” – and the problem in Climate is a Tragedy of Horizons as Mark Carney calls it in his book Value(s). To resolve this paradox (tragedy) of horizons, politicians, policymakers and regulators need to look at the problem beyond their lifetime and surely beyond elected terms in government and focus on inter-generational equity. The private sector also must internalize negative externalities caused by industries through carbon pricing – external and internal. Finally, environmental governance can be improved through developing appropriate environmental standards and implementing the defined standards.    Read more here: https://shorturl.at/stN89 #Sustainability #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalGovernance

When it comes to climate action, finding common ground is key to driving progress. Debates around environmental policies, projects, and initiatives can get bogged down in political divisions, lengthy regulatory processes, and legal battles that slow momentum and delay critical action. Conversations require an open and solutions-oriented mindset from all stakeholders - policymakers, businesses, advocacy groups, and citizens alike. Let's keep an open dialogue, look for common ground, and drive the sustainability agenda forward with a sense of purpose and unity. Register Now - https://lnkd.in/eBnXFZEp Celina Cunningham, Joseph Purington, Patrick Woodcock, Rolf Nordstrom

What developments in energy and environmental policy will define 2024? 🌎 In addition to the US general election, investments in #CleanEnergy technologies, the ongoing deployment of the #InflationReductionAct, and #climate policymaking at the state level may be stories to watch. 🏦 RFF scholars James Boyd, Maya Domeshek, Kristin Hayes, and Katarina Nehrkorn share their thoughts on the stories they are keeping an eye on in 2024.

Discover how community beliefs and policy actions shape greenhouse gas emissions in #RossEE Professor Tom Lyon's latest research. Prof. Lyon delves into the impact of local climate concerns and governmental initiatives on emissions from manufacturing facilities, challenging conventional wisdom on environmental justice. Read more for insights into the efficacy of state policies and ongoing research on national policies' impact. https://myumi.ch/dAkAG

It turns out that local community beliefs about climate change make a big difference in how quickly manufacturing facilities cut their emissions. For a quick summary of my empirical work in this area, check out the link below from Ross Executive Education. #RossEE

"It's turned into almost a holy war at this point — of sort of warring ideologies of what the 'right' theory of change is to address the #climate crisis." Saturday, High Tide Foundation's Managing Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative, Alexia Kelly, joined David Greely on Carbon Frontiers for a conversation covering viable pathways to bridge the widening divide between science, the environmental community and the real economy for meaningful #climateaction. In the episode, she and Greely discuss how the recent statement from the board of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) that it will consider recognizing environmental attribute certificates, including #carboncredits, for abatement purposes in tackling value chain emissions illustrates the tension currently present in the environmental community about which theory of change is 'best' or 'right.' Kelly tells us: "From my perspective, they're both right. We need to do all of these things and we need to do them simultaneously, but we also need to recognize that there are going to be limits to both the level and degree of #decarbonization that companies are going to be able to drive within their supply chains. It's a real conundrum, and it's a real and honest and legitimate debate that we're having, that doesn't necessarily have a right answer. At the end of the day, it's just going to be: where can we get the most folks aligned around a common landing zone?" #carbonmarkets #carbonfinance #climaterisk #emissionsreduction #smartermarkets

🕊️ What is Evidence-based Hope? 🕊️ Elin Kelsey is a science and environmental writer, and professor of environmental studies at the University of Victoria, who coined the term.  Her book is called ‘Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis’. 🙌 So much news we hear of climate change can be seen as problem identification, fuelling collective concern, worry and eco-anxiety and causing counter-productive behaviour. However, seeing things a different way by instead focusing on solutions can help motivate us to keep acting for the betterment of the planet - which is exactly what we do here at ClimArts. 🌎 Whose work do you get inspired by, that focuses on this approach? Share with us in the comments! 💬 #ClimateChange #Inspiration #ClimateSolutions #EvidenceBasedHope #ClimArts

🌞 Humanity is undoubtedly capable of a lot of #progress and breathtaking #innovation, as many examples show. Do you sometimes think to yourself that we could be doing so much better in our fight against the climate crisis and other environmental desasters? 🌀 It's the complex logic of the world that's in the way sometimes. But what exactly is that logic? 💡 The German sociologist Helmut Willke explains it in a convincing way in a recent book. We assume you've got a busy schedule, so we've got you covered with the snackable version. 👇 https://lnkd.in/exEf94cH