Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
9 hours agoThe Law Says One Thing. Reality Rewards Another
White elephants now describe publicly documented, politically condoned problems that persist because cognitive bias and framing prevent serious correction.
According to Sen. Warren, TurboTax parent company Intuit donated more than $1 million to Trump's inauguration and has lobbied heavily against the program. (Companies like TurboTax offer similar tax filing services, but for a fee.)
"There's going to be one price trend: that is you will see higher costs for certificates at low producing times of day and seasons," said Daniel Arnesson, of the energy analytics company Veyt. Across a global portfolio, this may make it "fundamentally more expensive" to buy credits. Only a handful of companies including Google and AstraZeneca have backed the more expensive "24/7" hourly-matching and localized approach to clean energy investments that has been proposed for consultation.
Bethanie Carney Almroth described a hostile environment during the UN negotiations on plastic pollution, with personal harassment and intimidation by representatives of chemical companies.
The rise in corporate lobbying for climate action from 3% to 23% reveals a significant shift in how European companies perceive environmental regulations, emphasizing support for climate policies.