Despite Rising Carbon Emissions – Global Mean Temperatures Have Been Flat
A recent report states that, "The five-year mean global temperature has been flat for a decade." So does this mean climate change is less of a problem than climate science has suggested? Not really.The...
View ArticleSAP TwoGo: Cloud-Based Carpooling Game Changer
Today SAP releases GoTwo, a cloud-based carpooling application that promises to make ridesharing easier for corporate and municipal employees.The post SAP TwoGo: Cloud-Based Carpooling Game Changer...
View ArticleShell Oil : Natural Gas Best Opportunity For Carbon Reduction
A company such as Shell has to operate on the basis of where the technical skills are and drive the objective of CO2 reduction in a way that has the most impact according to those technical...
View ArticleSan Francisco: Issue an Impact-Rated Muni Bond in Energy Efficiency
In light of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors resolution to divest from fossil fuels, students of Presidio Graduate School call for its issuance of the nation's first impact-rated municipal bond for...
View ArticleWe Review HP’s 2012 Sustainability Report
This week HP released its 2012 sustainability report, which covers the company's work on carbon reporting, social enterprise and supply chain transparency.The post We Review HP’s 2012 Sustainability...
View ArticleThe World’s Most Sustainable Retailer? Marks & Spencer’s 2013 Plan A Report
The annual “Plan A” update from Marks & Spencer outlines what the company has done to mitigate its impact on society and on the environment. The post The World’s Most Sustainable Retailer? Marks...
View Article‘Sustainable’ German Auto Companies Lobby to Stop EU Climate Regulation
Heavy lobbying from the German automobile industry caused German Chancellor Angela Merkel to oppose new EU carbon regulation. It was pretty interesting to see that auto companies whom we usually hear...
View ArticlePressure Builds on Maersk and Logistics Industry to Increase “Green Shipping”
Starting this summer, Maersk has ventured into “green shipping" as it seeks to reduce CO2 emissions as investors review firms' environmental performance.The post Pressure Builds on Maersk and Logistics...
View ArticleJapan Boosts Carbon Credits Investment in Emerging Markets
This week the government of Japan inked an agreement that will permit Japanese firms to earn carbon credits within the southeast Asian nation of Laos.The post Japan Boosts Carbon Credits Investment in...
View ArticleGoogle Says Googling Can Leave a Neutral Carbon Footprint
Google reports that typical users can use its services on a carbon neutral basis when carbon offsets are factored in.The post Google Says Googling Can Leave a Neutral Carbon Footprint appeared first on...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Carbon Offsets Have Impact Across the World
Microsoft's investment in carbon offsets, which launched last year, is starting to show results. The post Microsoft’s Carbon Offsets Have Impact Across the World appeared first on Triple Pundit:...
View ArticleAmazon, Apple Ignoring SEC Climate Change Risk Disclosure Rules
Apple and Amazon are among SEC filers that ignore a 3 ½ year old rule requiring them to inform their investors about risk related to climate change.The post Amazon, Apple Ignoring SEC Climate Change...
View ArticleDisney Upgrades 2013 Carbon Offsetting Goals
The Walt Disney Company has been steadily working at reducing its greenhouse gas emissions since 2006. It's one of only a handful of corporations on the planet that sets its own internal carbon...
View ArticleAsian Energy Expansion Means We’re Probably Too Late to Avert Climate Change...
Home to some of the world's fastest growing economies and populations, an energy forecast for Southeast Asia bode ill for efforts to curtail fossil fuel emissions. Coal-fired power generation is...
View Article“World’s First” Science-Based Company Rankings Released
Mike Bellamente, executive director of Climate Counts, and Mark McElroy, founder and executive director of the Center for Sustainable Organizations have been working on a new approach to measuring...
View ArticleDOE Says No to Reversing Rule that Raises Carbon Costs
Will the Obama Administration's increase in cost for carbon help or hinder projects like Keystone XL? Opponents are saying that it will make it harder for such projects to move ahead. (But then, only...
View ArticleBP Research Shows Global Emissions Will Jump 29 Percent By 2035
BP released its fourth annual BP Energy Outlook which predicts that global carbon dioxide emissions from energy use will increase by 29 percent by 2035.The post BP Research Shows Global Emissions Will...
View ArticleAustralian PM Ignores Climate Change, Trades Renewables for Coal
As a deadly heat wave kills bats, burns homes and scorches cities, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott reverses the nation's progress on tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions.The post...
View ArticleReport: Fugitive Emissions Cancel Out Net Climate Benefit of Natural Gas
A new report by Stanford University finds that America's natural gas system is much more leaky than previously estimated, and maybe up to 50 percent more so than the EPA estimates.The post Report:...
View ArticleCarbon Capture Technologies More Welcome in U.S., Norwegian Firm Says
Carbon capture and storage technologies, designed to reduce emissions, are getting a better reception in the U.S. than in Europe, according to Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM), a Norwegian firm that...
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