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Washington Post | August 2, 2023

Republicans want to plant a trillion trees. Scientists are skeptical.

En-ROADS analysis from our faculty director John Sterman casts doubt on the climate strategy pushed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other GOP leaders.

Learn more about climate impacts from planting trees.

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Jason Jay and Roberto Rigobon

MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative The Aggregate Confusion Project

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Ideas Made to Matter ESG ratings vary widely. Here's why

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Ideas Made to Matter ESG ratings: Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water

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Ideas Made to Matter Why sustainable business needs better ESG ratings

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Ideas Made to Matter How to choose carbon offsets that actually cut emissions

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MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative A Better Way: The AVID+ Framework

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Financial Times | July 3, 2023 MIT Sloan SI Researchers: Rating the ESG rating agencies

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Barron's | May 4, 2023 How companies are fighting back against the war over 'woke'

Bioenergy

EU Observer | March 28, 2023 Dear EU, the science is clear: burning wood for energy is bad