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The Carbon Removal Market Can Work—If We Build It Right

Expert BlogUnited StatesSam F. Savitz, Dr. Jennifer DiStefano

The CDR industry’s reliance on Microsoft shows the limits of voluntary climate action—and the need for government to do its part. It’s time to take the trash out of our atmosphere.

The Global AI Buildout Needs Energy Transition Guardrails

Expert BlogInternational, United StatesShruti Shukla

The data center pressures seen in the United States and Europe are likely to spread as digital infrastructure expands worldwide. Countries need guardrails to avoid fossil lock-in, protect communities, and keep costs from rising.

The Public Lands Rule Falls Victim to the Dirty Energy Agenda

Expert BlogUnited StatesAmy McNamara, Bobby McEnaney

Two years ago, BLM modernized its strategies for conserving water, wildlife, and other natural resources—the Trump administration is jettisoning them to advance its dirty energy program.

California on the Frontlines

Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

The state legislature leads the way with new health and environmental bills.

Global Forest Protection Requires Global Accountability

Expert BlogInternationalJennifer Skene

One-sided accountability has hindered global forest protection for decades. A pathway to delivering by the world’s 2030 deadline depends on accountability measures for all countries, not just those in the tropics.

Senate Vote Will Decide Fate of the Boundary Waters

PerspectivesMinnesotaDavid Doniger

The U.S. Senate will vote this week on whether to allow dangerous sulfide-ore copper mining on the edges of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness—a place where my family’s roots go back more than a century.

P&G’s New CEO Faces a Choice

Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaAshley Jordan

Will the company take action to protect forests or continue wiping them away for disposable products?