ESG

The $7 Trillion Market Distortion: Why Capitalism’s Survival Depends on Ending Energy Subsidies

By Garvin Jabusch, Green Alpha Investments CO₂ emissions directly increase the amount of energy trapped in Earth's atmosphere. This isn't abstract—it's [...]

Beyond Pledges: A Climate Strategy Investors Can Actually Analyze

Let's be honest: when investment managers hear about a new global climate treaty, the collective eye-roll is almost audible. Decades of diplomacy have [...]

Green Alpha Investments Appoints Sustainable Finance Pioneer Erika Karp as President and Partner

BOULDER, CO – July 31, 2025 – Green Alpha Investments, a pioneering asset management firm investing exclusively in solutions to global systemic risks, [...]

Balancing Act: AI, Geopolitics, Climate, and Inflation

As we assess the developments of the third quarter of 2024, the economic landscape has remained dynamic, with both positive growth signs and significant risks [...]

Interest rates may finally be moderating. Now what?

By Garvin Jabusch. After raising interest rates an unprecedented 21-fold (from a target range of 0%-0.25% in March of 2022, to 5.25%-5.50% since last July) [...]

Beyond the Headlines: Navigating the Economic Landscape with a Long-Term Lens

Reflecting on any prior time period, in this case Q2 2024, it’s important to do so in the context of the totality of the picture we’re trying to [...]

Q1 2024 Macroeconomic Review: Tenacious Inflation’s Lingering Impacts

The first quarter of 2024 revealed a more-persistent-than-hoped picture of inflation. While showing significant deceleration compared to 2023 peaks, [...]

The Semiconductor Imperative: Redefining Sustainable Investing

By Garvin Jabusch. Image Source: Environmental Protection "The Role of Technology in Environmental Sustainability" Traditional notions about what [...]

A Storm Inside Their Minds: Understanding the Link Between Climate Change and Youth Mental Health

By Garvin Jabusch. For many young people, climate change fosters a downpour of dread, flooding their mental landscapes with anxious uncertainty. Far [...]