Download PDF: Innovation that Impacts All NASA Missions: Improving How We Engineer Our Systems John F. Kennedy set the tone for NASA’s culture in 1961 during his famous speech on going to the Moon, “We choose to go to the Moon not because it’s easy, but because it’s hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills...
We at the Council analyzed the impact of a European Union plan to charge certain carbon-intensive goods for the emissions released during their production. Though the plan is far from finalized and significant questions remain, it appears that carbon-efficient U.S. producers stand to gain under the proposal. The European proposal known as the carbon border...
Research into a joint effort from Hearken, Solutions Journalism and Trusting News shows progress By Sue Robinson, University of Wisconsin-Madison The past few years have seen a surge in newsroom cohorts and training programs to help upskill and support needed changes in the journalism industry. Many newsroom leaders and funders are right to wonder whether these...
The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the world’s first carbon import fee on internationally traded goods, entered its inaugural phase on October 1, marking a profound transformation for the global trading system. During this “transitional period,” importers will have to report specific emissions information associated with the production of iron and...
Import fees based on emissions intensity are just around the corner. The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is in effect and on January 31, importers were required to submit their first CBAM reports on the emissions associated with production of iron and steel, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, hydrogen, and electricity. Beginning in 2026, importers will be...