This article was originally published on World Resource Institute’s Insights blog. Read it here. Two new U.S. laws — the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — make this a ripe moment to transform buildings in the United States into more modern homes, apartments, offices and civic spaces that
Month: October 2022
I’ve written a lot about ESG in this newsletter — what it is and what it’s not, what it’s meant to achieve and what lies outside its scope. Financial products tied to ESG concerns move trillions of dollars through global capital markets, although it’s unclear as to what that achieves in the real economy. In
When it comes to finding an audience with busy mayors, four climate tech entrepreneurs are discovering there’s really no downside to knocking on doors together. Inspired by an intimate conversation on Martha’s Vineyard in August 2021 with former President Barack Obama, the launch partners of Upside Tech Alliance — who all bring a climate justice
When many investors — especially those with a focus on impact, equity and resilience — think about the opportunity to invest with a dual climate and gender lens, their starting point is emerging markets. That’s largely due to the greater amount of storytelling that has been done about the opportunities for growth and impact in
This article is sponsored by Panasonic. When Panasonic Energy of North America began operating side by side with Tesla in 2014, we set out to change the way electric vehicles (EVs) and their batteries are built. Expanding upon that vision, in July we announced an additional $4 billion investment in a potential EV battery manufacturing
This article originally appeared as part of our Food Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get sustainability food news in your inbox every Thursday. Earlier this year, I saw some encouraging movement on topics such as food waste and social justice — programs that don’t tend to dominate corporate press releases. But now, we’re back to this year’s darling:
[GreenBiz publishes a range of perspectives on the transition to a clean economy. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the position of GreenBiz.] If we’re going to decarbonize the global economy, we’ll have to decarbonize aviation. The global aviation sector accounts for 2 percent of global CO2 emissions, and without significant
Date/Time: October 13, 2022 (3-4PM ET / 1-2PM PT) Organizations are committed to turning sustainability targets into measurable outcomes, to moving from ambition to action. Envizi, an IBM company recently commissioned a research study to take a pulse on how organizations are embedding sustainability at the operational level, and the results highlight the many hurdles
Date/Time: November 3, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Nearly 60 percent of Fortune 500 companies are committed to reducing their carbon footprint, yet the world currently faces pressures unprecedented in recent history – supply chain disruptions, energy price volatility, economic uncertainty and more. Organizations must navigate this environment while continuing to decarbonize, and many
The rainbow eucalyptus is still as captivating as ever, and gardeners and enthusiasts alike are interested in the world’s most colorful tree and its potential for growth in the US. The rainbow eucalyptus’ intense color and astringent fragrance make the tree unforgettable, but it’s not for everyone. Some things should be taken into consideration before
An ethereal apparition, sometimes known as a fogbow or a white rainbow, is significantly less common than its wet counterpart, the rainbow. According to photographer Stuart Berman, who resides in San Francisco’s Russian Hill area, the shot was taken at Hawk Hill on the Marin Headlands peninsula, and that he observed it for 15 to
Cockroaches have been depicted in movies and various accounts to survive a nuclear war alone; this is in addition to living microorganisms such as the tardigrades that is believed to withstand the impact of a nuclear blast and its radiation afterward. While considered a pest in both domestic and agricultural settings, these bugs have been
According to a major scientific report, Earth’s animal populations have declined by an average of 69% in little under 50 years as people continue to destroy forests, consume beyond the planet’s limitations, and pollute on an industrial scale. According to the WWF and Zoological Society of London’s (ZSL) yearly Living Planet Report, the quantity of
Severe storms have been forecasted to strike the Northeast United States ahead of a looming cold front by the end of the week, according to US meteorologists. The adverse weather will hit some of the major metropolitan areas across the East Coast, including those from Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and to New York City, where urban
Doctors in India are facing a rash of antibiotic-resistant “superbug infections,” a disease that directly caused 1.27 million deaths worldwide in 2019. According to the BBC, the western Indian state of Maharashtra is currently facing a pandemic of antibiotics-resistant superbugs. Due to this resistance, antibiotics did not work on most of the infections at the 1,000-bed
A North Carolina guy with snake-raising experience recently welcomed a two-headed Honduran albino milk snake into the world. According to Jimmy Mabe of CBS affiliate WGHP in High Point, the snake has two distinct personalities, one of which looks to be more dominant than the other. “The right side is more aggressive than the left,”
Larry the cat went viral on social media in recent days after being seen chasing off a fox outside 10 Downing Street in London, England. It is not clear how the fox stumbled upon the premises of the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Office. Fortunately, the chief mouser was out there to protect the vicinity of
The National Hurricane Center just reported a possible tropical depression in the next two days or so as strengthening system has been identified and a tropical storm has managed to gain some strength on Wednesday. According to Naples Daily News, chances of tropical development increased to 60 percent over the next 48 hours for low pressure
Flooded Florida houses due to Hurricane Ian are expected to remain submerged in floodwaters until the Thanksgiving celebrate in late November, the National Weather Service (NWS) warns. One factor behind this is the amount of St. John’s River, located in the east side of the state, drained the historic rainfall brought by Ian when it
A new ” battery belt” is emerging in the United States as automakers from around the globe race to meet the overwhelming demand for fully electric, zero-emission vehicles. With limited production ability, planned investments to ensure the US has an adequate supply of critical EV battery components exceeds $40 billion. Automakers and government leaders alike
Portland, Oregon-based lift-truck designer and maker Hyster Company just announced that it’s now piloting the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered (HFC) container handler. The HFC top-pick container handler pilot program is taking place at Fenix Marine Services in the Port of Los Angeles. A container handler is a special forklift that can efficiently stack emptied shipping containers
The total global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has more than doubled in the past 12 months in terms of capacity, from 91 gigawatts (GW) to 185 GW. That’s according to a new report published today by RenewableUK, a trade association for the wind power, wave power, and tidal power industries in the UK.
Greece was powered entirely by renewables for the first time ever last week, according to the country’s independent power transmission operator (IPTO). On Monday, IPTO said that renewables accounted for 100% of power generation in Greece for at least five hours, reaching a record high of 3,106 megawatt hours at 0800 GMT: For the first
Electric school buses are rolling out across the United States as school districts look to keep their students and the communities they work in safe and free of harmful emissions. In a significant milestone, Thomas Built Buses announced Wednesday that it has delivered 200 Proterra-powered electric school buses, with the latest going to Monroe County,
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An investigation into Tesla using special code marked for crash-testing vehicles hasn’t found any evidence that the automaker cheated on its crash tests. Tesla has an incredible record when it comes to crash safety. Its electric vehicles have consistently achieved top safety ratings with auto safety agencies around the world. The latest safety accolade came
What’s good for America isn’t necessarily good for your friends across the pond – at least that is the central message to an urgent call to action from the EU this week against what it sees as “discriminatory” tax credits and incentives against European and Asian carmakers in the groundbreaking new Inflation Reduction Act. President
Many industry watchers are claiming Tesla is facing “demand destruction,” but if that’s the case, why isn’t Tesla pulling on some demand triggers? In a new note to clients this week, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, one of the top analysts covering Tesla, noted that he believes Tesla is experiencing “demand destruction” at the margin:
Global marine charging network Aqua superPower continues to expand its reach and promote electric boat adoption with its latest partnership. It has teamed up with award-winning electric boat manufacturer Ingenity Electric to establish compatibility standards in marine e-mobility to expedite electric boat adoption and the charging infrastructure necessary to support it. Aqua superPower controls an entire