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Apr 19,2023 04:01 pm

The ex-presidential candidate getting into sustainable real estate

Apr 19, 2023 By Debra Kahn VERBATIM Tom Steyer, co executive chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, is investing in real estate. Courtesy Galvanize Climate Solutions Tom Steyer is again putting his mon...

Apr 18,2023 04:01 pm

Red and blue states see green in forest offsets

Apr 18, 2023 By Debra Kahn and Jordan Wolman THE BIG IDEA Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) wants companies to pay to keep state forests intact. Paul Hennon/U.S. Forest Service TREE COVER CHARGE The siren...

Apr 14,2023 04:01 pm

Can the World Bank fit climate under its tightened belt?

Apr 14, 2023 By Debra Kahn THE WEEK THAT WAS Incoming World Bank President Ajay Banga will bring fresh blood, but maybe not a cash infusion. Win McNamee/Getty Images BANKING ON THE FUTURE U.S. Treasur...

Apr 13,2023 04:01 pm

Climate tech feels the squeeze

Apr 13, 2023 By Jordan Wolman and Corbin Hiar THE BIG PICTURE Source: PitchBook Data, Inc. Companies that produce climate technologies arent having a great 2023 so far. Venture capital investment in c...

Apr 12,2023 04:07 pm

The fast-food exec focusing on packaging

Apr 12, 2023 By Allison Prang VERBATIM Liliana Esposito, the chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer for Wendy's, says the company aims for all of its consumer facing packaging to be sustai...

Apr 11,2023 04:02 pm

Recycling's trash problem

Apr 11, 2023 By Debra Kahn and Jordan Wolman THE BIG IDEA Waste haulers want to keep these in their trucks. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images TRASHING REFORMS Haulers like taking out the trash they're good...

Apr 07,2023 04:03 pm

Treasury's brewing fight over sustainable aviation fuel

Apr 07, 2023 By Debra Kahn THE WEEK THAT WAS Ethanol producers and environmentalists are at odds over how to measure aviation fuels' sustainability. Claudine Hellmuth/POLITICO (illustration); Jan Roso...

Apr 06,2023 04:02 pm

Soaring EV sales leave chargers playing catch-up

Apr 06, 2023 By Jordan Wolman THE BIG PICTURE Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Get Connected Electric Vehicle Quarterly Report U.S. consumers are finally gravitating to electric vehicles. N...

Apr 05,2023 04:03 pm

The exec selling climate tech to corporates

Apr 05, 2023 By Allison Prang VERBATIM Carlos Hrtel, chief technology officer for Climeworks, is trying to help the nascent carbon removal industry scale up. Climeworks Direct air capture is hot right...

Mar 31,2023 04:02 pm

Will new tax rules drive or stall the EV market?

Mar 31, 2023 By Debra Kahn , Allison Prang and Jordan Wolman THE WEEK THAT WAS New Treasury rules for electric vehicle tax credits could end up stunting EV sales. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WAITING FOR...