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He says the forecast is clear

(Image courtesy Air Company) Is the path to profitability as clear as Air Company's vodka? Only the tax credit market knows for sure. 

Taking on Air: An Interview With a Sustainable Fuel Pioneer

The novelty of its product, and the need to promote legislation that allows the use of pure SAFs for commercial flights, means the Air Company will need to keep building its reputation through demonstration projects with the support of risk-taking entities. This includes entities such as NASA which in 2022...
Solar Decathlon

Explainer: What Does Carbon Accounting Add Up to Today?

With the proliferation of net-zero pledges, these commitments have become a new criterion for businesses that only a few understand but many proffer as an appeal to investors. But how can an investor or a customer know how much greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions a soap maker or bank really dumped...
Electric vehicle charging

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A Market Fix to a Market Failure? Carbon Pricing Policy that Works for Consumers

The Inflation Reduction Act brims with incentives to invest in lower-carbon economic infrastructure. But, asks one economist, what happens if consumers only respond with vigor to the cash they see moving in and out of their checking accounts? The case for a carbon dividend remains open, according to James K...
Wind power in desert

Prosperity arises not only from putting power sources in new places. It also flows from helping people currently powerless to tap energy for more active lives. 

Policy Pinpoint: Lessons of (Recent) History

Lawyers and VCs have sized up the Inflation Reduction Act by now, and American energy systems will likely never stagnate again. For thinking about investment over the decades that decarbonization will take, take a trip back to another crossroads in the nation's energy history.