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Are carbon taxes a thing of the past?

Legal Planet

Among the targets of the critics is the work of William Nordhaus, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2018 for advancing economic analysis of climate change, and for his steadfast advocacy of a carbon tax. But I want to add a couple key points. Politics is central in policy.

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Explorers Club Names J. Carl Ganter a Fellow, Recognizing Contributions to Freshwater Research, Conservation and Journalism

Circle of Blue

.” In a changed climate, water is now at the center of global converging, cascading, and urgent global crises that are disrupting food and energy supplies, economic and geopolitical stability, and human and environmental health. “As explorers, we must see, share, and inspire. .”

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We Need an Agreement to Phase out Fossil Fuels at COP28

Union of Concerned Scientists

Because of racism, colonialism, and economic inequities, Black and Brown people, Indigenous people, and people who live in poverty are more likely to live in fenceline communities exposed to this pollution. The amount of electricity needed to power these technologies would be greater than the entire world’s electricity demand today.”

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Frontiers and the World Economic Forum collaboration reveals the Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 report 

Frontiers

The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 report co-published by open access publisher Frontiers and the World Economic Forum has been presented today. The report identifies those technologies poised to have the biggest positive impact on society over the next three to five years.

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Biden Administration Announces 31 Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs

Nanotech

On October 23, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the designation of 31 communities across the United States as Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs (Tech Hubs) through the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.

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NCEW Recap: Leveraging America’s Carbon Advantage

Cresforum

The panel addressed the challenges of decarbonization in different sectors and how policy, innovation, and partnership can help the United States remain competitive economically while also reducing global emissions. “It A critical component of achieving this is American innovation.

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Perspective | Transforming the Economics and Governance of Water

Circle of Blue

Water-related crises around the world have shown that current systems of governance and economic organization are unsuited for a world altered by global warming. First, damage to freshwater supplies is increasingly straining human societies, especially the poor, with far-reaching implications for economic, social, and political stability.