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Economic Diversification Panel – June 12 2019 – Carbondale, Illinois

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | June 4, 2019 | Climate Finance and Investment, Community, Get Local, Jobs, Southern Illinois | 0 Comments

Economic development and diversification is a key component of community resilience. Consider this excerpt from L Hunter Lovins et al's "A Finer Future": The key may be to start not with the nation but at a more local level. Imagine what might be called the Just City....

Why the Climate Economy #4: Resilience

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 5, 2017 | Cities, Community, Entrepreneurship, Resilience, Security, Start | 0 Comments

Rising temperatures, increasingly extreme weather events, and melting ice caps leading to rising sea levels are just a few of the things that are happening right now that are going to bring about monumental changes in life for everyone on the planet. There were 15...

Climate SWOT

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | April 16, 2018 | Climate Finance and Investment, Education, Entrepreneurship | 0 Comments

Here's a skill we're going to need more of in the future: Climate SWOT. What's SWOT? It's a tool for competitive analysis. It's a business analysis where you consider: Strengths / Weaknesses / Opportunities / Threats - Read more on Investopedia. What's Climate SWOT?...

Why the Climate Economy #1: Money

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | March 21, 2017 | Climate Finance and Investment, Start | 0 Comments

There are many good reasons for caring about the climate, but since we're talking economy we'll start with money. Here are two of many good studies regarding the financial benefits of pursuing a climate economy now: NextGen Climate: The Pricetag of Being Young;...

Moral Imagination, Strategic Foresight and Backcasting for Sustainable Futures

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | November 22, 2018 | Collaboration, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Resilience, The Natural Step | 0 Comments

The Climate Economy requires a way of thinking that includes the future in every strategic decision. We do this all the time in our daily lives without thinking too much about it. We help our kids with their homework so they can be more likely to succeed in the...

Fossil Fuels Aren’t Cheap

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | January 11, 2018 | Clean Energy, Electricity, Externalities, Fossil Fuels, Transportation | 1 Comment

Do you want cheaper energy? Maybe you need to go clean. Google "fossil fuels aren't cheap" (with quotations) and you get something like 300+ results. Why is that? Lots of fossil fuel folks say we need to keep them around because they're so cheap. Who's right? Well,...

Break a Leg, Climate Change

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | July 19, 2017 | Climate Change, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Resilience, Science and Technology | 0 Comments

There has been quite some controversy recently about a story out of NY magazine: The Uninhabitable Earth. It goes into detail about things that "could" happen to the planet with projected changes in climate, such as food shortages, plagues, continuous wars, etc. Some...

Soil: The Next Carbon Frontier?

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | October 11, 2017 | Biochar, Carbon Sequestration, Soil | 0 Comments

Have you heard about the permafrost melting? This is soil or ground that's been frozen for sometimes thousands of years, and it covers one quarter of the land in the northern hemisphere. As recently reported, in places like Alaska and others, we're finding out that...

Visions of the Climate Economy: An Incredible Illustration of the Benefits of a Low-Carbon Future

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | September 5, 2019 | Visions of The Climate Economy | 0 Comments

The New Climate Economy's report: "Unlocking the Inclusive Growth Story of the 21st Century: Accelerating Climate Action in Urgent Times" is one of those reports that I'm reading from cover to cover, with lots of highlighting and written-in thoughts and ideas. So many...

Climate Change and Behavioral Health

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | August 17, 2017 | Behavioral Health | 0 Comments

Did you happen to see the news about the continuing mental health trauma for people in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, since the floods now more than a year ago? Many died, thousands were forced out of their homes, they still haven't returned in many cases, some people lost...

Why the Climate Economy #6: For Future Generations

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | February 14, 2018 | Clean Energy, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Resilience, Start | 0 Comments

We are optimists at TheClimateEconomy.com, but we deal with reality and facts. We look at the facts, sometimes unpleasant, right in the face to understand what we need to do. This post is a reality blast in the face. It's alarming, but there's hope. If we...

TCE Opinion: The Paris Climate Agreement “Decision”

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | June 6, 2017 | Cities, Clean Energy, Climate Finance and Investment, Resilience, Security | 0 Comments

TheClimateEconomy.com has been closely watching for the Trump administration's "decision" regarding the Paris Climate Agreement. There are two things we feel are important to know about it at this point: At TheClimateEconomy.com we prefer to follow the truth, as in...

CLimate Economy Action Network – CLEAN

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | August 14, 2019 | CLimate Economy Action Network, Collaboration | 0 Comments

CLEAN exists to serve as the online meeting place to accomplish all the business and lifestyle changes that are required for humanity to slow down and cope with climate change. We (as in all of us concerned about climate change) need one place where we can coordinate...

Innovation Panel – June 12 2019 – Carbondale, Illinois

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | June 5, 2019 | Biochar, Blockchain, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Collaboration, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Get Local, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Resilience, Science and Technology, Soil, Southern Illinois | 0 Comments

The Innovation Section, with keynote and panelists, will wrap up the day's events at The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Business, Jobs and Communities. The cultivation of southern Illinois' rich natural resources and waste streams are...

Carbon Sequestration Gets the Gas

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | April 21, 2017 | Carbon Sequestration | 0 Comments

Some say that we have to focus on not only reducing our emissions, but on capturing carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere or being created by manufacturing and energy processes. This is known as carbon capture and sequestration (CCS; check out the Global CCS...

What is The Climate Economy?

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | March 17, 2017 | Start | 0 Comments

The climate economy is where we learn how to create a world where humans, the climate and the economy can all prosper. it's not only possible, it's going to lead to more prosperity, equality, health and happiness for everyone. Not only that, it's cutting edge in a...

Blockchain for Energy

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 5, 2017 | Blockchain, Clean Energy, Science and Technology | 0 Comments

If you're interested in computer science, this post is especially for you! If you're not into computer science, you still need to read on... Blockchain, according to Wikipedia: is a distributed database that maintains a continuously growing list of records, called...

Electric Vehicles Dent the Market

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | April 3, 2017 | Decarbonization, Electric Vehicles, Illinois, Transportation | 0 Comments

Just today we're hearing: Tesla Passes Ford by Market Cap Before Musk Delivers Model 3. Ouch, who would've thought! Now you never know if that will stick but it's a pretty substantial moment. Why should we be thinking about electric vehicles (EV's)? Well, for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Conference and Workshop Coming to Carbondale June 12-13: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois – Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 8, 2019 | Southern Illinois News | 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 8, 2019 Contact: Amy McMorrow Hunter, 618 713 2896, amy@shopcarbondale.com Conference and Workshop Coming to Carbondale June 12-13: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities Education...

What is the Circular Economy?

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | March 20, 2017 | Circular Economy | 0 Comments

The Circular Economy takes the old fashioned linear take-make-dispose model and turns it circular, designing out waste and optimizing resource use. It's not just recycling, it's more like designing the product from the start to be zero-waste. Businesses save money by...

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TheClimateEconomy.com – “3-Step Program Towards a Low-Carbon Lifestyle”

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Clean Energy Jobs Now and in the Future – Job Numbers and Human Welfare Going Up as We Work To Reduce Emissions

Sep 18, 2019 | Clean Energy, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Jobs | 0 Comments

According to ClimateNexus, there were about 3,155,933 "clean energy" jobs in the US in 2018: (To increase the size of the text in the images, hit Ctrl and + as many times as you need, then to get it back to normal size hit Ctrl and -.) These numbers match up with the...

Stop Using Oil – A Spreadsheet

Sep 16, 2019 | Clothing, Food, Fossil Fuels, Resilience, Security | 0 Comments

Recently, a bunch of oil blew up in Saudia Arabia, so suddenly US shale oil producers are all: OK let's ramp up production, more oil and natural gas! How about an alternative to that option, since: Nearly half of U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions are from petroleum...

Understanding Your Carbon Footprint

Sep 10, 2019 | Carbon Footprint, Start | 0 Comments

Consider this: @AssaadRazzouk An American's fridge uses 458 kw/h per year. That's 7 times more electricity than the average Ethiopian uses in total in one year 3 times a Nigerian or Kenyan 1 times a Pakistani a or a Bangladeshi 57% of an Indian or Indonesian 27% of an...

Visions of the Climate Economy: An Incredible Illustration of the Benefits of a Low-Carbon Future

Sep 5, 2019 | Visions of The Climate Economy | 0 Comments

Key Takeaways, Presentations, Videos from June 12 2019 Event in Carbondale

Jun 21, 2019 | Biochar, Blockchain, Carbon Sequestration, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Finance and Investment, Collaboration, Community, Education, Energy Efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Fossil Fuels, Get Local, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Nature, Resilience, Science and Technology, Southern Illinois, Waste | 0 Comments

Fifteen presenters helped to set the stage for community resilience in southern Illinois. One senior executive from St. Louis said: This is the best networking I've ever had. Panel discussions provided ideas and perspectives on energy, economic...

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