Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As interest and scrutiny involving the use of carbon credits toward net zero goals intensifies, resources from Shopify, Frontier Climate, and Ecosystem Marketplace have some answers for corporate buyers. But pioneering companies and organisations are working to standardise, educate, and define these markets for the future.

Carbon 73

Carbon Education Technology Methane 73

DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2021

The UK government has defended its decision to celebrate representatives of companies involved in Canada’s controversial tar sands industry as “Climate Champions”, ahead of the COP26 UN climate summit it is set to host later this year. TAG), the largest natural gas transporter in Brazil.

Government 96

Government Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Natural gas 96

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Air Products and Chemicals is an international corporation whose principal business is selling gases and chemicals for industrial use, including hydrogen. Consider ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors. Let’s dig in.

Investment 84

Investment Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen 84

Business Green

JULY 5, 2020

A survey of more than 500 UK businesses published today by the London-based start-up has revealed a major gap between corporate awareness of the dangers posed by climate change and in-house action to address the escalating risks. Bearing the brunt of this current pandemic will be an immediate focus for many companies.

Climate change 100

Climate change Politics Resilience Government 100

Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2021

The 2010s have been dubbed the 'solar coaster' by solar industry insiders, in reference to the stop-start manner in which government subsidies were introduced and then abruptly reduced or withdrawn. We are going to be a solar express over the next decade," he says. This is still a young technology," he notes.

Energy 69

Energy Energy Government Carbon-neutral 69

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In September 2021, the WHO noticeably reduced its yearly average PM (Particulate Matter) guideline values to 5 µg/m3, and in March, the UK government announced a consultation on new target levels for air pollutants to be included in the Environment Act, including a reduction in the PM2.5 target to 10 µg/m3 by 2040.

Energy Monitor 242

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Pollution 242

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

In addition, the program-level requirements for governance have been streamlined to build on the existing requirements established through the UN-backed CORSIA aviation carbon offset scheme, a move the ICVCM said had been adopted following extensive consultation with stakeholders.

Carbon 36

Carbon Carbon-negative Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 36

Business Green

MARCH 12, 2023

This tag line remains at the heart of the global B Corp movement. When it comes to system level change, Harvard political scientist Erica Chenoweth points to the importance of securing support from powerbrokers (in other words, people) within institutions which benefit from the status quo, for instance corporations and shareholders.

Education 36

Education Government Politics Europe 36

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

became a summertime flood zone, even before an annual hurricane season so bad that the government is running out of names to attach to them, even before Colorado saw a 100°F heatwave swan dive into a 12? It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Even before the western United States became a regional inferno, even before the Midwest U.S.

Climate change 36

Climate change Organic Sustainability Politics 36

Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2023

It is a sizeable gap, and one that demonstrates the challenge major corporates are increasingly set to face as the decade rolls on in securing the green materials, products and services they require from their suppliers in order to reach climate goals. But there is another side to the coin.

Demand 36

Demand Technology Plastics Carbon 36

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

became a summertime flood zone, even before an annual hurricane season so bad that the government is running out of names to attach to them, even before Colorado saw a 100°F heatwave swan dive into a 12? It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Even before the western United States became a regional inferno, even before the Midwest U.S.

Climate change 28

Climate change Organic Sustainability Politics 28

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 6, 2024

Toyota Motor Corporation recently announced some news that should be very appealing to people in the United States who have been considering giving a hydrogen car a try. Federal tax credits – The US government is now offering a credit as high as $7,500 to consumers buying a new hydrogen car such as the Mirai.

Hydrogen 101

Hydrogen Retail Electric vehicle Government 101

Grist

JUNE 2, 2023

Preliminary estimates suggest that the price tag on filtering forever chemicals out of America’s drinking water is more than $3.8 Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images “3M is a corporate giant that was built in no small part on the profits of these PFAS chemicals. billion per year.

Health 104

Health Medicine Government Patents 104

Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

It is is not an advocacy post, it's a corporate post about jobs in the green economy, so it was frustrating it was being flagged as a social issue, when you are talking about the facts of climate change," Fidler argued. But, as Fidler points out, she was trying to advertise a careers event, not make a political point.

Climate change 86

Climate change Politics Policy Energy 86

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

To get a better understanding of the city’s legacy, DeSmog tagged along to an activist-led tour organised by Brussels based advocacy group, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and local activists at Glasgow Calls Out Polluters. George Square. Barclays Bank.

Fossil fuels 68

Fossil fuels COP Pollution North America 68

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders have proposed more drastic efforts to intervene in PG&E’s corporate structure and governance to correct its track record of safety failures. The move also highlights the increasing role that CCAs are taking in California’s energy future.

Business Energy Monitoring 100

Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 100

Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2021

Accordingly, more than half called for increased financial help from the government to help bring green cars within their price range. Only one model - the Tesla Model S, with a price tag of £73,990 - offers a range of 375 miles and upwards on a single charge.

Electric vehicle 79

Electric vehicle Electricity Government Batteries 79

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 30, 2021

Arguably the most consequential corporate deception in history, the industry’s lies have had the effect of blunting public awareness and governmental action against what scientists say is now a full-fledged climate emergency. Please help amplify this message by sharing it and tagging @CoveringClimate and using the hashtag #CCNow.

Fossil fuels 112

Fossil fuels Global warming Climate change Soil 112

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Among these is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Head to: Scope 1 2 and 3 Emissions Diagram (Understanding Corporate Emission Sources) to learn more about this diagram and the different emission scopes. Regional factors are available for several countries through national governments or other sources.

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 78

DeSmogBlog

MAY 31, 2023

Meanwhile, the concept of CCS has become a central to “Net Zero” pledges by corporations and governments around the world, including the Biden Administration. Nonetheless, the optimists at Princeton and CCS advocates in industry, academia and government envision an enormous amount of pipeline being installed in coming decades.

Pollution 75

Pollution Carbon Waste Waste 75

Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

But as you can see from this nice corporate video from Shell, the only thing that is needed to make it sustainable are circular Hs and Cs. Following a historic vote in parliament on December 15th 2020, the Norwegian Government announced its funding decision for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project.

Hydrogen 78

Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Carbon Fossil fuels 78

Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

But as you can see from this nice corporate video from Shell, the only thing that is needed to make it sustainable are circular Hs and Cs. Following a historic vote in parliament on December 15th 2020, the Norwegian Government announced its funding decision for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project.

Hydrogen 78

Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Carbon Fossil fuels 78

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 27, 2020

Those officials — billionaire shale CEO Harold Hamm was likely among them — seemed desperate for government assistance because, as DeSmog has documented , their deeply indebted businesses have lost billions of dollars during the fracking boom. But that's not the same message across the entire oil and gas industry.

Government 118

Government 118

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2020

Koch kickstarted the fund with a $5 million contribution, pocket change for a man who runs the second largest privately held corporation in the country, which makes about $5 million every twenty minutes. Tags: Charles Koch koch industries Donald Trump americans for prosperity (AFP) COVID-19

Government 104

Government 104

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

As a scholar who focuses on the politics of energy and the environment , I see growing anxiety among corporate elites. With a transition to a low-carbon economy looming, they are accelerating investments in fossil fuel extraction while pressuring governments to delay climate action.

Fossil fuels 70

Fossil fuels Politics Carbon Methane 70

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Crucially, too, the government signalled its intention to lift the long-held planning block on new onshore wind developments in England, and to place fresh obligations on energy suppliers to help their customers boost energy efficiency in a move it expects to save the average home £200 a year.

Government 36

Government Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

million tonnes, making it an area of growing interest to the burgeoning global carbon credit market, as well as the Indonesian government, which has its sights set on a 2060 net zero target. The government is also pursuing bullish ambitions to not only halve deforestation, but also reforest 10 million hectares of land by 2050.

Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 36

Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 23, 2023

More than 20 leading investors, corporates, and governments already use the platform including the US Department of Energy, BHP, and Galvanize Climate. Corporate consolidation, an aging workforce, and high costs top the list. Think of it as your favorite deep-dives from the newsletter, 10x’d.

Home Energy Monitoring 72

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 72

Front And Centered

MARCH 30, 2023

By standing up to the corrupt and neglectful Philippine government, women activists and land defenders have been unjustly detained and killed by US-backed military and police forces. lines the pockets of overseas corporations and allows for the destruction of the environment for profit. Justice for Alma Bowman.

Organic 98

Organic Education Government Policy 98

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

He made a similar statement just a few weeks later, comparing Last Generation to the Red Army Faction (RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhoff Gang—a leftist group categorized as terrorists by the West German government in the 1970s after they committed multiple kidnappings, bank robberies, bombings, and assassinations, killing more than 30 people.

Fossil fuels 145

Fossil fuels Organic Law Africa 145

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In it, BP notes that it played a leading role in an influential 2019 carbon capture study from the National Petroleum Council , a government advisory committee that represents industry views to the Department of Energy. Another document furthers those concerns.

Carbon 98

Carbon Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 98

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Dominion’s long-held lobbying clout in Virginia politics has been challenged in recent years, with regulators, lawmakers and big corporate energy customers demanding more opportunities for renewable energy to supplant its traditional reliance on large-scale, fossil-fuel-centered generation. No major U.S. factory in the cards? "We

Energy 130

Energy Energy Natural gas Methane 130

Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Back when the Justice Department was run by people who respected environmental laws, BP was accused of corporate recklessness including willful misconduct, gross neglect and making false statements. Under Trump jobs in many key government departments and agencies have been given to fossil fuel executives. Subscribe in a reader

Fossil fuels 52

Fossil fuels Law Health Government 52

Energy and Cleantech Council

JUNE 25, 2021

1187 – the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 – would require publicly traded companies to disclose their commitments to ensuring that environmental, social (human rights), and good governance standards (ESG) are reflected in their operations, activities, and supply chains. The Legislation’s Impact on ESG Due Diligence and Disclosure.

Law 40

Law Climate change Policy Government 40