Corporations, startups, and nonprofits invested in the idea of offsetting emissions by preserving natural landscapes and planting trees have a problem. In recent months, media reports from outlets like Bloomberg and The Guardian have questioned many prominent players in the sector of overstating the purported carbon benefits of projects intending to use natural systems to […]
As Climate and Trade Become Intertwined, a Bipartisan Push for Carbon Tariffs is Emerging
(To get this story in your inbox, subscribe to the TIME CO2 Leadership Report newsletter here.) Last year, the U.S. enacted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)the most significant U.S. climate policy to datewithout support from a single Republican in Congress. Today, Republicans on Capitol Hill are championing what some hope will be the next significant […]