Your money and climate change.

Our research on the best ways to approach investing and more in the age of climate change.

October 31, 2022

Externalities

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May 11, 2022

Online Finance Calculator

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October 28, 2022

ECOLOGO® Certification Program

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July 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

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May 24, 2023

Green Tariffs

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July 6, 2022

What Is Shareholder Advocacy?

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March 6, 2023

Carbon Tax

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July 6, 2022

What Is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?

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March 7, 2023

Investment Tax Credit (ITC)

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March 6, 2023

British Thermal Unit (BTU)

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March 7, 2023

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

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July 6, 2022

Reforestation

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July 6, 2022

What Is Diesel Fuel?

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March 1, 2023

United States Energy Information Administration (EIA)

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July 6, 2022

What Is Energy Transition?

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March 6, 2023

What Are Fossil Fuels?

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July 6, 2022

What Are Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) Contracts?

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December 5, 2022

The Economics of Green Pricing

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July 6, 2022

What Is a Power Inverter?

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July 6, 2022

Solar Parabolic Dish

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July 6, 2022

What Is the 1603 Grant Program?

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July 6, 2022

Tipping Fee

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November 3, 2022

Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW)

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October 17, 2022

Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV)

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October 18, 2022

Bilateral Trading

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October 17, 2022

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

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March 7, 2023

Creating Shared Value (CSV)

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October 8, 2022

Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM)

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October 26, 2022

Distributed Generation (DG)

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July 6, 2022

Landfill Gas

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June 28, 2022

Megawatt (MW)

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January 9, 2024

Gigawatt (GW)

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March 2, 2023

Watt (W)

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December 5, 2022

Climate Change

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June 28, 2022

Megawatt Hour (MWh)

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March 2, 2023

Watt-Hour (Wh)

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July 6, 2022

Runoff

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October 19, 2022

Community-Based Energy Development (C-BED)

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June 28, 2022

Unbundling in the Energy Sector

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June 28, 2022

What Is Energy Efficiency?

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March 2, 2023

What Is a Terawatt Hour (TWh)?

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July 2, 2022

Commodity

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July 2, 2022

Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE)

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November 2, 2022

How Power Grids Work

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October 28, 2022

Electric Utility

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March 7, 2023

Renewable Energy Standard (RES)

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March 7, 2023

Carbon Stock

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March 7, 2023

Cogeneration

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August 23, 2022

Bioethanol

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October 28, 2022

Energy Conservation

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March 7, 2023

Energy Carrier

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March 7, 2023

Carbon Footprint

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October 25, 2022

Demand Side Management (DSM)

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October 29, 2022

Ethanol

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October 30, 2022

Expected Performance-Based Buydown (EPBB)

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October 19, 2022

Combined Cycle

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August 9, 2022

What Is the Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC)?

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March 7, 2023

Gigawatt-Hour (GWh)

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March 6, 2023

Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

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November 3, 2022

Kilovolt (KV)

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October 17, 2022

Active Solar Heating

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August 10, 2022

What Is a Terawatt (TW)?

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August 9, 2022

What is Hydraulic Fracturing?

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August 10, 2022

What Is Biomass?

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August 10, 2022

What Is Biodiesel?

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August 9, 2022

What Is a Joule?

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August 10, 2022

Wind Turbine

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August 10, 2022

Zero Waste

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August 10, 2022

Zero Energy Building (ZEB)

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November 2, 2022

Green Hydrogen

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October 28, 2022

Energy Intensity

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August 10, 2022

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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August 10, 2022

What Are Biofuels?

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August 11, 2022

The Power of Heat Pumps

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March 6, 2023

The Paris Agreement

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October 14, 2022

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

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December 5, 2022

Greenwashing

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October 14, 2022

Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates

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October 25, 2022

Deregulation

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November 2, 2022

Governance Factors (G in ESG)

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October 28, 2022

Energy Audit

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October 13, 2022

Solar Cell

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October 13, 2022

Solar Cooling

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March 6, 2023

Solar Pond

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August 31, 2022

Substation

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October 13, 2022

Solar Thermal Panels

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October 13, 2022

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

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October 13, 2022

Solar Thermal Collector

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September 9, 2022

Renewable Fuels

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August 31, 2022

Solar Power Tower

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September 9, 2022

Renewable Energy Sources

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August 31, 2022

Solar Radiation

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August 31, 2022

Silicon (Si)

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December 5, 2022

Climate Anxiety

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September 9, 2022

Research & Development (R&D)

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September 9, 2022

Repowering

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September 9, 2022

Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

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March 7, 2023

Greenhouse Gases

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September 9, 2022

Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF)

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November 3, 2022

Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs)

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September 22, 2020

Divest & Invest: Why it matters for climate change

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September 24, 2020

Carbon footprint: How do our portfolios compare?

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September 27, 2020

Recycling Companies Stock: The complete list on the NYSE

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September 27, 2020

Solar Companies Stock: The complete list on the NYSE

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November 11, 2020

What if you divested from oil stocks in, say, 1925?

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December 1, 2020

Rolling over a 401(k) or 403(b) to Carbon Collective

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November 22, 2020

Sending a Check or Wire Transfer to Altruist

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March 14, 2022

Carbon Collective Launches Climate-focused Employer 401(k)

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December 9, 2021

Carbon Collective Launches the 2022 Climate Index

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January 28, 2022

Build Back Better: Investments for a More Independent America and a Better World

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June 4, 2022

Highly Compensated Employee (HCE)

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June 7, 2022

457(b) vs 401(k)

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July 17, 2022

SIMPLE 401(k)

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July 17, 2022

Pension Planning

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July 20, 2022

Self-Directed 401(k)

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July 25, 2022

401(k) Plan

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August 11, 2022

401(a) Plan

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July 26, 2022

SEP IRA vs Solo 401(k)

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August 8, 2022

401(k) vs SIMPLE IRA

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December 12, 2022

Defined Benefit Plan

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December 13, 2022

How to Sign up For a 401(k)

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December 13, 2022

Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plan

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December 9, 2022

Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS)

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December 13, 2022

403(b) vs 457(b)

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December 13, 2022

Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SARSEP) Plan

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December 14, 2022

401(k) Employer Contribution

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December 13, 2022

401(k) Benefits

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December 14, 2022

SIMPLE IRA Contribution Limits for 2022 & 2023

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December 15, 2022

Annuity vs 401(k)

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December 14, 2022

Safe Harbor 401(k)

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December 15, 2022

401(k) Tax

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April 4, 2023

How to Start a 401(k) Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide

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December 15, 2022

Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Contribution

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December 15, 2022

401(a) vs 401(k)

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December 16, 2022

Pension Plan vs 401(k)

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December 16, 2022

401(a) vs. 403(b)

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April 4, 2023

How to Find the Right California Small Business Retirement Plan

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April 5, 2023

Best 401(k) For a Small Business With Less Than 10 Employees

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April 7, 2023

Evaluating the Top 6 Small Business 401(k) Providers

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April 7, 2023

401(k) Audit Checklist for Employers & Best Practices to Follow

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April 7, 2023

Best Retirement Plans for Small Businesses With Employees

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April 7, 2023

NJ Secure Choice Savings Retirement Program Mandate

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April 8, 2023

Everything Employers Need to Know About Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans

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April 7, 2023

Navigating the Rules and Regulations of Colorado's Retirement Plan Mandate

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April 8, 2023

Why Your Company Needs an ERISA Fiduciary

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April 8, 2023

SMB Owner's Guide to State-Mandated Retirement Plans

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April 8, 2023

Small Business 401(k) Cost Breakdown

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April 8, 2023

How to Set up a 401(k) For Small Business

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April 8, 2023

What Employers Need an ERISA 3(38) Fiduciary Advisor?

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April 8, 2023

Form 5500

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April 9, 2023

What Employers Should Know About the 401(k) Law in California

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April 8, 2023

Disadvantages of Safe Harbor 401(k) and the Best Alternatives

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April 9, 2023

CalSavers Employer Requirements and the Best Alternatives

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April 9, 2023

Benchmarking Your Small Business 401(k) Plan and Fees

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April 9, 2023

What to Look for When Setting up a 401(k) Plan for a Startup

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April 11, 2023

State-Mandated Retirement Plans: Everything You Need to Know

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April 11, 2023

401(k) Plan Administrator Fiduciary Responsibility

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April 11, 2023

How Employers Benefit From Offering a 401(k) Plan

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April 9, 2023

Switching 401(k) Providers

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April 9, 2023

Summary of Colorado Secure Savings Program Plan Mandate

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