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How has the conversation changed, now that we're a few months into a new federal administration that has not proven very receptive to climate action? Paul attended New York Climate Week in late September with anxiety around how corporations and organizations were approaching the changing tenor of climate direction. His takeaway? Maybe things aren't as bad as they appear.

In this episode, Paul dissects the key takeaways from NYCW and looks forward to COP 30 in Brazil. Climate advocacy is changing - but what does that mean for your individual company?

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Highlights: New York Climate Week 2025

Microsoft's Environmental Sustainability Report 2025

"Walmart not meeting 2025, 2030 emissions goals, but remains committed to sustainability: report" - ESG Dive

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As Trump's signature economic legislation made it's way over the finish line two weeks ago, experts lined up to warn us of the impact the bill would have on clean energy, utility bills and even our competitiveness in the emerging AI landscape.

In today's episode, Paul provides a high level analysis of the bill's primary components affecting these areas and what the impact may actually be.

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One Big Beautiful Bill - White House

"Assessing Impacts Of “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” On U.S. Energy Costs, Jobs, Health, Emissions" - Energy Innovation Simulator

"What Passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Means for US Energy and the Economy" - The Rhodium Group

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The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is now in the decision phase on how to revise their widely accepted Scope 2 emissions accounting measures. The current set of accounting rules were first established in 2015 - but a lot has changed in the interim. Revisiting these rules to modernize them and promote true, physical decarbonization is important.

But there are a couple of proposed changes that have generated a LOT of controversy. In this episode, Paul unpacks the impact of hourly matching and deliverability and discusses how these accounting rules may slow down corporate renewable procurement immeasurably.

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"The world's most used carbon accounting rule is about to get a major overhaul" - WoodMackenzie

"Limitations of Hourly Matching Claims for Scope 2 Reporting" - Greenhouse Gas Management Institute

"Electricity System and Market Impacts of Time-based Attribute Trading and 24/7 Carbon-free Electricity Procurement" - Qingyu Xi and Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University

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