Energy

Many players across the corporate world can agree on one thing: We need to decarbonize the aviation industry. With corporate travel accounting for as much as a third of aviation emissions, businesses have a keen interest in eliminating or abating this huge piece of their carbon footprint. But they can’t do it alone. “It needs

China and India have the potential to become world leaders in “clean” hydrogen, said Jane Nakano, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). “I think both China and India have potential to become major powers … not just as potential supplier and also exporters of clean hydrogen, but also [as] consumers

Reprinted from GreenBuzz, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here. How should companies talk, credibly and effectively, about their sustainability and ESG initiatives to the external world? It’s a big, complex question with many dimensions. And, like most broad sustainability questions, the answer begins, “It depends” — on the company, who it’s talking to, what it’s

Augustine Beach, Delaware 7-14-2014 The Salem Nuclear Power plant located at the Hope Creek Generating Station in New Jersey as seen from across the Delware Bay in Augustine Beach. Credit: Mark Reinstein (Photo by Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images) Mark Reinstein | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The sweeping Inflation Reduction Act that President Joe Biden

Hej, from Denmark!  I’ve long romanticized Danish culture. Denmark has cracked the code to many social problems that seem intractable in the United States, from free health care to free college. It’s figured out how to ritualize the art of being cozy. It’s home to the happiest city on earth. The politics are so ideal,

This article was originally published on WRI. Rapidly growing emerging markets and developing countries need new infrastructure: roads, power plants, water systems. There is an opportunity to develop this infrastructure in a sustainable and climate-compatible way — or not. The path we choose could make or break the chance at a decarbonized, sustainable and climate-resilient

In Brazil’s Amazon forest, the Indigenous Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau people have been fighting tirelessly against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers. That is the subject of the documentary “The Territory,” which won a couple of Sundance Film Festival awards earlier this year and hits theaters today. [embedded content] Across the globe, communities have fought

This article originally appeared in our Circularity Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here. Let’s start this week with a short discussion on mobile, manufactured and modular homes. Exciting, amiright? All three of these home types have a bad rap based on the (generally) poorly constructed factory-built homes of the mid-to-late 20th century. Let’s start

A customer shops for eggs in a Kroger grocery store on August 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images July’s consumer price index report finally showed a sign of potential relief – inflation ticked up less than expected from a year ago, and was flat on the month, meaning that a basket

This week’s run time is 37:52. WEEK IN REVIEW (3:30) FEATURES Industrial origami (19:10) A chat with Tue Beijer, founder and CTO of STILFOLD, which is bending recycled and green steel into products such as an e-scooter. It’s a localized approach to manufacturing that could dramatically cut emissions, according to Beijer. *Music in this episode:

A high street decorated with British Union Jack bunting in Penistone, UK. The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has warned “a tsunami of fuel poverty will hit the country this winter.” Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Facing soaring energy bills, rising costs and rapidly declining consumer purchasing power, small businesses across the U.K.

Grid outages. Hurricanes, wildfires, flooding, and other severe weather. Ever-fluctuating energy prices. Growing demand for fewer emissions and “greener” practices. Organizations of all sizes and industries are facing new energy challenges. But now, there’s a solution to help you overcome these challenges, so you can operate with greater energy efficiency, sustainability, and cost control. It’s

Ukrainian Emergency Ministry rescuers attend an exercise in the city of Zaporizhzhia on August 17, 2022, in case of a possible nuclear incident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant located near the city.  Dimitar Dilkoff | AFP | Getty Images Russia’s Ministry of Defense warned Thursday that if an accident occurs at the nuclear power

Last week, I was lucky enough to meet my entire GreenBiz team for the first time at our company offsite in Oakland, California. As reported by our own GreenBuzz Newsletter, my fellow staff members were all so lovely and motivated to tackle the climate crisis. Not a whiff of defeatism or “doom and gloom” in

A man walks in Greenwich Park, London, on August 14, 2022. On August 17, Thames Water said a Temporary Use Ban covering London and the Thames Valley would begin next week. Dominic Lipinski | PA Images | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s Thames Water said Wednesday that a Temporary Use Ban covering London and the

ESG, sustainability, impact, climate — whichever focus suits you — the Inflation Reduction Act probably felt like a big win.  But sustainability wins tend to produce short-lived celebrations. Two minutes into the party this week, the first “yeah, but” calls amid the cheers reminded us (rightfully so) that we’re dancing on the brink of a

In this article BLK EQNR Wind turbines in Australia. Earlier this year, a report from Australia’s Clean Energy Council said renewables were responsible for 32.5% of the country’s electricity generation in 2021. Josh Hawley | Moment | Getty Images A fund under the management of BlackRock Real Assets is set to acquire Akaysha Energy, an

Date/Time: September 14, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Innovation and startups have a critical role to play in creating the climate future we want, especially in the face of lagging policies and yet-to-be-realized market demand. While fears of a recession in the U.S. and mass layoffs are driving down startup valuations and freezing hiring,

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments: Oil’s decline is good news We want confirmation that inflation’s peaked Quick mentions: JNJ, LLY, LIN Disney’s real problem is its balance sheet 1. Oil’s decline is good news Stocks

There isn’t much Ryanne Waters isn’t qualified to do. Now senior communications specialist for freshwater and food at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) she has built up experience across stakeholder engagement, content curation, design and production, analysis and storytelling, zero waste events, sustainable sourcing — the list goes on. She’s also certified by the U.S. Green

In this article VYGR Voyager said it has roughly $1.3 billion of crypto on its platform and holds over $350 million in cash on behalf of customers at New York’s Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images During a five-hour Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearing earlier this month for crypto firm Voyager Digital, a customer

Recently proposed regulations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Labor highlight the potential impact of ESG factors on corporate financial performance. Corporations, in turn, face heightened public scrutiny on their handling of employee matters related to health, climate and social justice. As companies increase their focus on ESG-related impact, many have

Maddy Kulkarni, marketing professor and global marketing director, sustainability and social impact at PepsiCo, is the author of a new book, “Social Impact Marketing.” It’s required reading for students in her course as an adjunct professor with SMU’s Cox School of Business — and it should be for any practitioner looking to increase adoption of

An employee looks on at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Saudi oil giant Aramco reported a stunning 90% surge in second quarter net income and record half year results on Sunday, as high oil prices continue to drive historic windfalls for “Big Oil.”  Aramco said

This article originally appeared in our Circularity Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here. It’s difficult to verbalize the innate yearning I feel for green spaces, wide open vistas and the soothing surrounding of the outdoors. John Muir may have captured it best in his oft-repeated quote: “The mountains are calling, and I must go…”