The Policy Greenhouse

Over the summer, I sat down with a finance professor at a leading university and had a conversation with him about ESG scoring, and we discussed how ESG scoring worked as well as how it is used in the world today. During the beginning of the conversation, we covered how ESG scoring came about. Emerging… Read more

Immediate Effects of Water Conservation Policy There are many benefits for households and small businesses when it comes to the enforcement of water conservation policy. Firstly, it helps to prevent additional operating costs for businesses like farms. According to the University of Arizona, the Imperial Irrigation District in California saw an increase in farm income… Read more

Immediate Effects of EV Incentives There are many different ways that EV consumer incentives manifest their immediate impacts. Because these incentives have been proven to directly increase EV ownership, it makes sense that one immediate impact of EV incentives is a reduction in emissions that ultimately leads to an increase in atmospheric air quality. Other… Read more

Pros and Cons of Carbon Pricing and Taxes The use of both carbon pricing and taxing have aided nations in slowly limiting emissions from businesses to ensure that there is sustainable growth with minimized carbon footprint. Carbon Taxing’s appeal lies in its simplicity in a system that runs off of price signaling which leads to… Read more

The Effects of Subsidies Renewable energy subsidies have been the Fed’s primary means of accelerating growth in the renewable energy industry. The Renewable Energy Industry has been slowly growing in recent years due to more investments being made in hydro, wind, and solar power. Thanks to consumer incentives such as tax breaks for the installation… Read more

The Reasoning Behind the Ban It is no secret that plastics have been a major contributor to the pollution that the world faces today. Their use pervades many parts of daily life, from grocery bags to take out containers, water bottles, utensils, and more. As a whole, their usage has had a toll on the… Read more