We propose changes to carbon emissions accounting standards that will improve reporting efficiency and accelerate progress toward effective climate solutions. The first section summarizes a method to account for emissions as liabilities tied to product or service outputs that pass down a supply...

We propose a method to internalize the externality of greenhouse gas emissions built on the foundation of greenhouse gas emissions accounting, whereby firms match long-duration emissions liabilities with duration-matched removal assets. This method drives a simple decision rule: only emit...

Since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, the world has made measurable but inadequate progress on climate change and, importantly, the global context in which we confront the crisis has changed. This new paper from Thomas Heller and Alicia Seiger takes a critical look at how current efforts have yet...

Introduction -- Part I: The Dynamics of Net Zero Finance -- 1.A Portfolio Approach to Hedging Climate Risk -- 2.Carbonwashing: ESG Data Greenwashing in a Post-Paris World -- 3.The Road from Scope Three to Net Zero -- 4.Fixing the Plumbing: Asset Management, Clean Energy Technology, and The...

By 2050, the world population is forecasted to reach 10 billion people, and consumption of natural resources is expected to increase four-fold above current rates. Radical resource innovation – across energy, agriculture, water, and waste – is required to prepare the world for this future....

This paper highlights specific actions the federal government can take to provide a strategic coordination function among the diverse set of actors with flexible, mission-interested capital, and to catalyze investment in energy innovation and deployment. Our primary goal is to advance a...