Lately, there has been a strong movement to switch to all-electric appliances as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some communities — including my hometown of East Hampton — are even discussing banning gas stoves and other natural gas equipment. On the surface this sounds like a great idea; surely, appliances that don’t produce […]
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in early December 2023, nearly 200 countries did something unprecedented in years of climate-related summits, agreements and conferences: They approved a global pact that officially calls for the world to transition away from fossil fuels. Never before has a U.N. climate agreement explicitly and specifically called for […]
Many people, when they hear the phrase “greenhouse gas emissions,” likely think of one greenhouse gas in particular: carbon monoxide. However, there is another greenhouse gas that is far more powerful than CO2: methane. Methane is 34 times more effective in causing global warming than carbon dioxide — and yet, we allow vast quantities of […]
I have long been saying that harnessing the power of market forces is the only way we will be able to reverse climate change — and that doing so starts with empowering the consumer to make greener choices. Over the past couple years, major organizations such as the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Intergovernmental […]
It is no secret that the United States is a deeply divided, partisan country. It’s part of the reason it has been so difficult to pass meaningful climate legislation. And it’s the reason I believe ICEMAN is the bipartisan solution we so desperately need. This belief is not unfounded. I have shown ICEMAN to both […]
A decarbonized future will require a movement—and a movement is made up of individual people. This means we all have a role to play in creating that future. Individuals have to take personal responsibility—and that is something you can start doing today. As individuals take personal responsibility, they’ll inspire their friends, their neighbors, and their […]
History has shown that international climate agreements, policies, and mandates don’t work. From the Paris Agreement all the way back to the first Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, we have tried mandating reductions in carbon footprint, with little success. At the Paris Agreement, it was finally recognized that handing down mandates wasn’t working. Instead, […]
The common fear about many of the climate change solutions generally recommended by international consortiums like the Kyoto Protocol—policies such as cap and trade or carbon fee and dividend—is that they will simply pass the cost on to the consumer, leading to inflation and negatively impacting the economy. With ICEMAN, there is no such fear. […]
When considering what product to buy, consumers consider a number of attributes: price, quality, availability—and, increasingly, sustainability. The green movement has already gained momentum, thanks to growing consciousness of global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, and the consequences for our planet, our species, and our individual well-being. Green ways of thinking and purchasing continue to become […]
One of the most common solutions proposed as a measure to combat climate change is cap and trade. In this system, the government sets a cap on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions permitted across an entire industry. Then, companies within that industry trade in a market, buying and selling carbon offsets that permit them […]