Tag: carbon emissions
Energy Sector’s Mixed Message on Carbon Emissions No Surprise to Activists
Some U.S. oil and gas companies were secretly concerned about carbon emissions, while publicly minimizing the issue. Carbon emissions have been linked to...
U.N. Turns to the Techies
U.N.’s Race to Zero Campaign will team up with the tech-savvy attendees of this year’s Web Summit to match startups with potential...
U.N. and Tech Network Seek Less Carbon and More Tech
Race to Zero is seeking sustainable startups to match with the entities committing to net zero carbon emissionsThough impact investors are among...
Carbon-Neutral Cows? Dairy Industry Moo-ving That Way
U.S. dairy industry pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050. Changing what a cow eats, manure digesters and selective breeding would cut emissions...
U.K. May Become Carbon-Negative in Electricity Sector by 2033
U.K.’s electricity system could become carbon-negative by as soon as 2033, according to a future scenarios report from National Grid ESO.Country wants...
Opinion: Scope 3 Emissions Target-Setting, Accountability Crucial
Targeting carbon emissions in food production needed as demand for meat products in China and India threatens to increase the amount of...
Will the Cruise Industry Use the Pandemic Pause to Go Greener?
With cruise lines shut down, now might be the time for an environmental overhaul that shrinks the industry’s sizable carbon footprint. Still, some...
BP Plan to Become Alternative Energy Solutions Juggernaut? ‘Doable,’ Says Analyst
BP’s plan to transform itself from an oil and gas company to an alternative energy solutions enterprise is viable, say analysts.BP is...
The First Step Is Admitting You Have a (Carbon) Problem
A step-by-step guide for investors of all sorts to set portfolio targets that will help create stronger decarbonization plans to reach the...
Quantum Computers, Harnessed to Solve Climate Change, May Be on the...
Quantum computers will help the chemicals industry discover new fertilizer production chemicals to replace a 100-year-old process and lower CO2 emissions. New quantum-generated...
Meet U.S. Electricity Demand With 90% Less Carbon Emissions? Possible by...
Falling costs for renewables, such as solar and wind power as well as batteries, make 90% cut in carbon emissions for U.S....
Carbon Offsets Turn to E-Commerce With Travel Down
Companies are offering consumers carbon offsets for e-commerce, which has increased during the pandemicHow companies green their supply chains and use carbon...
Divergent Views on Biomass and Carbon Emissions Leave Impact Investors in...
The growth in biomass provides environmental and economic benefits, according to industry figures.
Environmentalists say that biomass is polluting, and, most importantly, that...
U.S. Moves From Hydrogen Laggard to Leader as Los Angeles Unveils...
Los Angeles unveils two-step plan to switch 1,900 megawatts of electricity generated by burning coal to natural gas, then transition to hydrogen.Toyota,...
Europe Sees Hydrogen as Key to Meeting 2050 Carbon Neutrality Goal
The EU will announce a major push to promote green hydrogen as a replacement for polluting fuels used for transportation and industry.Hydrogen...
Renewables at Inflection? Wind, Solar Generating More Electricity Than Ever While...
Surge in wind and solar energy output raising possibility renewables may be able to meet the world’s growing demand for electricityThe use...
Peak Beef? Beef Output May Be Topping Out, to the Benefit...
Beef production might be approaching its peak, and that’s good news for the environment and climate change.
The 10-year...
Hydrogen’s Promise of Greener Future Awaits Cleaner Production, Panel Says
New technologies for producing hydrogen offer the tantalizing possibility that the clean-burning gas will displace gasoline and diesel as transportation fuel.
ESG Investors May Be Surprised by Tech Giants Hulking in Their...
Investors who want their money to go to companies committed to environmental, social or governance principles may be surprised to find tech...
Low-CO2 the Next Gluten-Free? Quorn to Put Carbon Footprint of Products...
Is low carbon footprint a selling point for you? Quorn Foods is going to find out.
Just as we’ve...
U.S. Renewable Energy Investment Surges to Record as Investors Shrug Off...
U.S. investors don’t appear to share President Donald Trump’s doubts about renewable energy and climate change, pouring a record amount of cash...
Zero-Emission Hydrogen May Replace Natural Gas — With Government Help, Report...
Hydrogen will play a bigger role in the transition to a green future -- but only with government cooperation.
Shrimp Farming’s Environmental Harm May Do Collateral Damage to Investors with...
Shrimp farming investors have their heads in the sand, focused on growth while ignoring risks from climate change and coastal damage to...
Green New Deal Gets Green Energy Roadmap From Stanford Researchers
The Green New Deal, the Democrats’ proposal to address climate change as well as economic inequality, may get a boost from a...
JetBlue Vows To Become First U.S. Airline to Offset All Carbon...
JetBlue Airways Corp. plans to offset all carbon emissions from domestic flights starting in July, seeking to become the first major U.S....
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint in the New Year
Key Takeaway: Several startups that launched in the last year are using technology to make it simpler...
As Coal Use Declines, Increases in Global Emissions Rate Slows, Study...
Carbon dioxide emissions around the world are rising less than last year, thanks to the developed world’s shift away from coal and...
Amazon Fires Aren’t Just Adding Greenhouse Gas Emissions, They’re Shrinking Glaciers...
The fires that spread across the Amazon this year are claiming another victim beyond the millions of acres they burned: Andean glaciers,...
Boiling Frogs and Smokestack Emissions: EU Experts Warn Corporations to Report...
When climate experts start with the boiling frog comparisons, the news isn’t going to be good.
Such was the...
Chemistry Nobel Awarded to Scientists Who Created Lithium-Ion Battery And Hope...
The scientists who pioneered rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and opened up the possibility of a carbon-free future were awarded the Nobel Prize in...