Insights
Why does GDP not support the climate agenda?
Despite constant and persistent discussions about its shortcoming, GDP has remained a leading macroeconomic indicator. It fails to account or allow for Climate Change initiatives to have ‘value’. Why is this the case?
Calculating your company’s carbon footprint – where to start …
More and more companies are now required to report their carbon emissions and many that aren’t are deciding to, voluntarily. Here is a summary of the steps to begin your journey on measuring your emissions:
CARBON TAXES (PART 2) - CONSIDERATIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION
Forward thinking governments use their taxation systems to nudge society and companies to change behaviours. However, taxes that increase hydrocarbon fuel prices do not reduce hydrocarbon usage. So what are governments to do?
Carbon taxes - What are they and what’s working?
Carbon taxes have become a big part of the lexicon for climate change, but are very complex and often misunderstood. We define the key terms that are being used, build a definition of carbon tax and explore the positive ways its being implemented.
We will need to do what plants did over 10 million years … in 50
To achieve a 50% chance of only a 2-degree warming to the earth, we will need to replicate what it took plants to do over 10-million years … in 50!
Getting our heads around the problem of CO₂
There is so much myth out there on decarbonising operations and why it is required. When looking at the numbers, it can be difficult to wrap your head around their scale and put them into context.