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The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future
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“I believe a narrowly focused assessment of the progress companies are making to reduce their carbon footprint (relative to their industry) makes sense. For instance, oil and gas companies can do a great deal to reduce their carbon footprint—and the oil and gas companies could be compared to each other for their actions. Natural gas extracted in countries like Russia emits 40 percent more pollutants than gas extracted in the United States. So, highlighting and encouraging the United States’ carbon-efficient practices—and potentially onshoring more production—could make a tangible impact. Changes to efficiency, like upgrading technology to lower emissions on natural gas, make a large (and trackable) impact.”
― The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future
― The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future
“The term ESG was officially coined in 2005 by UN staff members with the intention of improving transparency and standardizing reporting requirements for companies’ sustainability funds, and ultimately reorienting capital toward more sustainable companies. Since then, 186 sustainable exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been created to give environmentally and socially conscious investors new options for trading. But the lack of standardization has led to accusations of greenwashing, market manipulation, and the promotion of political agendas to the point that certain states have even banned government pension funds from investing in these ETFs. In October 2022, nineteen Republican-led states launched an investigation into the six large US banks that form the Net-Zero Banking Alliance overseen by the UN, which has restricted fossil fuel–related companies from getting loans. Although the investigation hadn’t concluded at the time of this writing, the politicization around ESG couldn’t be more apparent.”
― The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future
― The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future
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