PinnedKarl BurkartinoneearthA brief history of bioregions and bioregionalism in scholarly literatureYou’ve probably noticed that the word “bioregion” has been cropping up in conversations lately. I was recently at an investing conference…11 min read·Mar 20, 2024--3--3
PinnedKarl BurkartinoneearthCould a wealth tax on the top 0.1% help solve the climate crisis?The wealthiest ‘Top 10%’ of the world’s population are responsible for nearly half of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to the…7 min read·Oct 9, 2023--19--19
PinnedKarl BurkartinoneearthIt’s time for wealthy countries to open the climate finance spigotWorld leaders, economists and bankers wrapped up a major meeting in Paris with the goal of designing a new global financial system built…5 min read·Jun 26, 2023--11--11
Karl BurkartinoneearthClimate finance gets personal: people are realizing that their banking decisions could make or…In the six years following the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement, the world’s 60 largest banks have provided a staggering $4.6…7 min read·Dec 23, 2022--1--1
Karl Burkartinoneearth6 reasons why we can be (cautiously) optimistic about solving the climate crisisI’ve been spending a lot of time pushing back on what appears to be a pervasive culture of doom fueled by an abundance of misinformed…11 min read·Nov 21, 2022--14--14
Karl BurkartinoneearthDon’t fall for the climate clickbait. The 1.5°C target is achievable and necessary.The 27th UN Climate Conference (COP27) has begun, and so has the barrage of sloppy, apocalyptic headlines by major mainstream media…3 min read·Nov 8, 2022--12--12
Karl BurkartinoneearthOk, Doomer: What Vaclav Smil and the disinformation echo chamber get wrong about the climate crisisAfter reading the fawning coverage of Vaclav Smil’s 41st, and hopefully final, book How the World Really Works (2022) — the latest edition…6 min read·Oct 25, 2022--30--30
Karl BurkartinoneearthBeyond offsetting (part 2): Why we need carbon philanthropy, not carbon offsets, to solve the…In part 1 of “Beyond Offsetting” I delved into the problems around corporate net zero claims and their reliance upon cheap carbon offsets…6 min read·May 3, 2022----
Karl BurkartinoneearthBeyond offsetting (part 1): Why we need carbon philanthropy, not carbon offsets, to solve the…Based on the new IPCC report, “Mitigation of Climate Change” (WG3), it is clear that two things must happen if we are to have a chance of…6 min read·May 3, 2022--2--2
Karl BurkartinoneearthNo McKinsey, it will not cost $9 trillion per year to solve climate change.A new report by McKinsey on the costs of transitioning the world to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is making the rounds, brandishing a…7 min read·Feb 1, 2022--20--20