The Invisible Line Item: Why Pollution Is Missing From Every Balance Sheet

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-invisible-line-item-why-pollution-is-missing-from-every-balance-sheet. For centuries, pollution has been the missing line item of our accounting. First from ignorance. Then from choice. Now, from necessity. We must account for it! Check more stories related to finance at: https://hackernoon.com/c/finance. You can also check exclusive content about #climate-finance, #earth-cleaning, #water-based-digital-currency, #o-blockchain, #sustainable-finance, #environmental-cleanup-funding, #pollution-accounting, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @chris127. Learn more about this writer by checking @chris127's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. For centuries, pollution has been the missing line item. First from ignorance. Then from choice. Now from necessity—we must account for it. This isn't about blame. It's about balance. If pollution has created $Z trillion in costs, we need $Z trillion to fix it. And programmable money can provide this!