Energy

Someone reached out to me recently seeking help with an interview series focusing on individuals in corporations “who are making system change happen,” as she described it. My first thought: Has anyone in any corporation actually changed a system? My second: What does system change actually mean, anyway? It’s a can of worms that I

Tucked into HP Inc.’s Sustainable Impact Report published in May is a factoid more climate-conscious businesses should monitor and report on — the amount of sales revenue that is directly attributable to environmental, social and governance considerations. In the case of HP, the 2020 fiscal year was the second consecutive year in which the company

Below is an excerpt from “Drought, Flood, Fire: How Climate Change Contributes to Catastrophes” by Chris Funk. It is printed here with permission from the publisher, Cambridge University Press. The above is an affiliate link and we may get a small commission if you purchase from the site. For California, conditions conducive to recent droughts and fire are

The governor of Maine recently signed an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program into law. And this week, Oregon followed behind with similar legislation. Although there are many details to hash out, the law(s) will essentially require consumer product manufacturers to cover the cost of recycling their packaging. Now, for years, as we’ve probed into consumer beliefs and biases around

Week in Review (2:05) FEATURES From Google energy exec to EV truck fleet enabler (17:00) Google’s first hire focused on data center energy, Neha Palmer, recently left the tech giant to become CEO of a startup focused on electric vehicle charging. She chats about how Terrawatt Infrastructure is working on the critical challenge of building EV charging