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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...

Smart Buildings and Energy Efficiency

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 12, 2017 | Buildings and Shelter, Decarbonization, Energy Efficiency | 0 Comments

I'm not going to be able to say it better: Any successful climate protection strategy must consider residential and commercial buildings, which are responsible for almost 40 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. From houses and hotels to schools and skyscrapers,...

Biochar – Expanding Our Economic Choices

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 3, 2019 | Biochar, Carbon Sequestration, Community, Decarbonization, Get Local, Resilience, Soil, Southern Illinois | 0 Comments

Biochar is an example of flipping our traditional way of thinking on its head. There are so many crazy things that humans do in mindless ways that result in damages to the environment. All we have to do is think differently. We have a choice before us now,...

Biochar: Resurrection

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | April 5, 2018 | Biochar, BioEconomy, Climate Change, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Resilience, Soil, Waste, Water | 0 Comments

Biochar is something you make out of dead organic stuff (e.g., wood waste), by bringing it back to life with a new purpose. Biochar has been around for a long time. It's been found in ancient forests, responsible for maintaining the health and productive capacity of...

Labels for Impact

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | February 1, 2018 | Circular Economy, Clean Energy, Clothing, Consumables and Resource Use, Energy Efficiency, Externalities, Food, Waste, Water | 0 Comments

The world needs a meaningful measure developed for products (and services) that provide information about life cycle environmental/social impact. How much energy is used, how much waste is produced, water used, if they stay under a certain carbon footprint (or zero...

Energy Panel – June 12 2019 – Carbondale, Illinois

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 30, 2019 | Clean Energy, Climate Finance and Investment, Education, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Get Local, Jobs, Southern Illinois, Southern Illinois News | 0 Comments

Here are some details about the energy panelists and topic areas at the upcoming June 12 event in Carbondale: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities. Our energy panel is going to help us look at our current...

Why the Climate Economy #7: Leave Denial Behind, and Act

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | March 20, 2018 | Behavioral Health, Resilience, Start | 0 Comments

It's time to stop pretending that it's not happening. It's time to stop making excuses. It's time to stop saying it's too hard or it's too late. It's time to stop acting like our daily decisions don't make a difference. It's time to stop being in denial that you need...

Why the Climate Economy #5: Um, Climate.

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 12, 2017 | Buildings and Shelter, Carbon Sequestration, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Finance and Investment, Energy Efficiency, Food, Land Use and Agriculture, Start, Transportation, Waste | 0 Comments

We humans kind of need planet Earth to be healthy so that we can all, well, survive. If the planet gets really sick, the only ones who will survive will likely be those hydrothermal vent creatures and super rich who can escape to the moon or Mars. Do you fall into...

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

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | September 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...

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;...

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...

Understanding Your Carbon Footprint

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | September 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...

A Fashion Transformation

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | December 12, 2017 | Circular Economy, Clothing, Waste | 0 Comments

"One truckload of clothing is wasted per second." Are you kidding me? This is from the findings of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's (EMF) new report on the textile industry. Also this: "If the industry continues on its current path, by 2050, it could use more than 26...

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,...

Moms and Dads Carbondale Meetups

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | August 30, 2019 | Events | 0 Comments

The first meetup is Friday, September 13, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. at Turley Park in Carbondale, Illinois. We are in charge of buying things for our family, of making sure we can provide for them, and making sure that they get the education they need. We want to do what’s...

Shop Local – Unleash Your Inner Entrepreneur

by Amy McMorrow Hunter | September 3, 2018 | Clothing, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food, Jobs, Resilience | 0 Comments

Since it's Labor Day, we're going to talk about how the shop local movement is not just about shopping; it's about people doing jobs that are rewarding, useful, entrepreneurial, and less impactful on the environment, while contributing to community growth and...

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...

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...

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...

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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

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

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

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...

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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