Most recent 10 articles: Greenbiz
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Experts view forest products, life sciences as sectors most effectively managing the sustainability transition - Greenbiz (Jul 25, 2024) |
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Jul 25, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is now Trellis by Joel Makower
The banking, electric utilities and automotive sectors have made the largest improvements in sustainability performance, according to a GlobeScan/ERM survey.
The newly released Sustainability Leaders 2024 Survey reveals that although sustainability experts’ perceptions of how well sectors are managing their transition to sustainability have improved over the last few years, only one-third or fewer say performance is excellent, even for the top-rated sectors. Overall, sustainability professionals award mostly poor ratings for all sectors except forest products and life sciences.
While the forest products and life sciences ... | By Tove Malmqvist Read more ...
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Paris Olympics set high bar for event sustainability. Here’s how - Greenbiz (Jul 25, 2024) |
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Jul 25, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is now Trellis by Joel Makower
Organizers minimize construction, ban most single-use plastics and eliminate generators to cut emissions in half compared with past events.
The Olympics present a dilemma for environmentalists and sustainability pros who applaud elite athleticism but cringe at the massive greenhouse gas emissions from staging in-person sporting events. The Paris games from July 26 to Aug. 11 are breaking that cycle.
More than 11,200 athletes will compete in Paris - almost four times the number who gathered 100 years ago when the city last hosted the world’s largest multi-sport competition. They’ll be cheered in person by 326,000 ... | By Heather Clancy Read more ...
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Stripe pledged $1 million to carbon removal in 2020. Now it manages $1 billion - Greenbiz (Jul 24, 2024) |
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Jul 24, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is now Trellis by Joel Makower
Climate Pioneers
Meet the Stripe exec spurring $1 billion in demand for carbon removal.
Frontier has signed almost $320 million in transactions to remove more than 570,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Nan Ransohoff leads the initiative.
Stripe payment software enabled $1 trillion in transactions in 2023.
The fintech company wields similarly outsized influence among roughly 300 companies that have pledged a total of $1 billion to buy credits from carbon removal startups. Stripe was among the first to take the leap, committing $1 million to four entrepreneurs in 2020.
The woman behind ... | By Heather Clancy Read more ...
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The state of carbon removal in 3 charts - Greenbiz (Jul 23, 2024) |
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Jul 23, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is becoming Trellis this summer by Joel Makower
The carbon removal industry lags behind where it needs to go in the next 6 years to fulfill the Paris Agreement.
The road to meeting the targets set out in the Paris Agreement will require dramatic increases in investment into carbon removal. Source: 9Robot via Shutterstock
The second edition of The State of Carbon Removal report provides a deep examination of where the carbon removal industry stands today, where it needs to go this century to meet Paris climate targets, and the biggest factors that will influence how we get there.
While rapid and steep emission cuts are the most critical factor for ... | By Margaret Morales Read more ...
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NYC is a leader in supporting diverse climate tech founders - Greenbiz (Jul 22, 2024) |
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Jul 22, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is becoming Trellis this summer by Joel Makower
Sponsored Article
Sponsored: New York City is supporting underrepresented climate tech founders by improving access to capital and networks.
Founder Fellowship program at NYCEDC. Image courtesy of NYCEDC.
This article is sponsored by NYCEDC.
The climate tech sector is having a moment. Globally, climate tech startups raised $8.1 billion in Q1 2024, a 400 percent quarter-over-quarter increase, according to TechCrunch. Investors are seizing the chance to capitalize on the emerging opportunities in the space and support the creation and commercialization of new technologies to achieve renewable ... | By Nse Esema Read more ...
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How we can integrate natural climate solutions to create long-term impacts - Greenbiz (Jul 18, 2024) |
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Jul 18, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is becoming Trellis this summer by Joel Makower
Changes to carbon market rules governing natural climate solutions can galvanize the green transition, argues Verra's former CEO.
This is the fourth article in a six-part series examining how carbon markets can catalyze the transition to a green economy, creating a new paradigm for carbon finance. Previous articles in this series describe reimagining carbon markets, a new model for additionality and government intervention.
The new paradigm for carbon finance, designed around ensuring long-term transitions of sectors of the global economy, is ideal for natural climate solutions (NCS) such as forest ... | By David Antonioli Read more ...
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More coffee, less carbon: Inside Starbucks’ strategy for EV drivers - Greenbiz (Jul 17, 2024) |
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Jul 17, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is becoming Trellis this summer by Joel Makower
The chain wants chargers at or near 1,000 of its U.S. locations.
Starbucks is adding fast-charging stations for electric vehicles at more than 100 of its locations, as part of a partnership with Mercedes. More than 1,000 cafes will have access to chargers after the installation. Image: Mercedes-Benz High-Power
Starbucks is adding fast-charging stations for electric vehicles at more than 100 of its locations, starting with the 1,400-mile Interstate 5 corridor from California to Washington state.
The installation is being handled by Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging, a $1 billion, year-old joint ... | By Heather Clancy Read more ...
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New law sets up a nuclear power renaissance - Greenbiz (Jul 17, 2024) |
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Jul 17, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is becoming Trellis this summer by Joel Makower
The ADVANCE Act positions the US nuclear energy sector to expand at a pace not seen for decades.
American nuclear energy is on the precipice of a renaissance. Photo: Shutterstock/SkazovD
It just got a whole lot easier to build a nuclear power plant.
Or at least, that’s the hope behind the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law July 9.
The act represents a major regulatory shift from the institutional neglect of the last few decades.
Until the summer of 2023, when the Vogtle 3 nuclear reactor came ... | By Leah Garden Read more ...
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How H&M will push suppliers to use thermal batteries for energy - Greenbiz (Jul 16, 2024) |
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Jul 16, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is becoming Trellis this summer by Joel Makower
The fashion company wants to decarbonize its textile vendors by switching them to heat brick startup Rondo Energy.
Rondo Energy's refractory bricks, to be used by Siam Cement Group. Credit: Rondo Energy
H&M Group is making the fashion industry’s first foray into thermal batteries as part of a plan to decarbonize its supply chain.
On June 19, the fashion giant’s investment arm revealed a previously undisclosed investment in "brick battery" company Rondo Energy. Together, the companies hope to replace the coal that powers H&M’s supplier mills with providers of renewable energy and Rondo’s thermal ... | By Elsa Wenzel Read more ...
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What's next for Fannie Mae's 12-year $120 billion quest for green housing - Greenbiz (Jul 16, 2024) |
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Jul 16, 2024 · Why GreenBiz is becoming Trellis this summer by Joel Makower
It's the largest issuer of green bonds, but only a small portion of the homes it finances meet environmental standards.
Fannie Mae's green programs do not account for the climate impacts of new housing. Source: richardjohnson via Shutterstock
Fannie Mae has been working to reduce the climate impact of housing in the U.S. since 2011. That's a big task, as energy use by homes accounts for 19 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions; home construction and water use have even more impact. And the reach of Fannie Mae, officially the Federal National Mortgage Association, is vast. The privately owned ... | By Saul Hansell Read more ...
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