There is a way to slash emission of greenhouse gases that’s politically practical. It’s called a โsky trustโ and it’s roughly analogous to the Alaska Permanent Fund, which since 1976 has sent every Alaska resident a dividend check each year with a share of the state’s oilย revenues.
The notion of a huge public trust begins with two simple ideas that have the potential to cut the Gordian knot on energy policy. The notion is the brainchild of Peter Barnes, author of Capitalism 3.0.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested billions in fossil fuel expansion in the United States since Trumpโs return to office.
The European far-right rubbed shoulders with pro-Trump groups in Brussels.
Science journalist Adam Becker speaks with DeSmog about how Silicon Valley tech billionaires have invented new forms of greenwashing and climate denial in their quest for ever-more fantastic technology.
It turns out oil and gas arenโt Albertaโs only hazardous exports.
