Energy, Clean Technology (Cleantech), and Climate Change
This section covers the business of energy and climate. We examine the latest trends in climate change and business sustainability in four sections: climate, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and cleantech. Articles focus on greenhouse gas emissions, business sustainability and carbon emissions trading.
- Green building proponents are insisting that mayoral hopefuls build on Bloomberg's energy-efficiency wins. As a result, the clout of green buildings could grow in other cities.
- Dynamic glass that responds to glare and heat can make buildings smarter, and Sage is ready to produce millions of square feet of it.
- Twenty-three global hotel companies have developed a standard way to measure carbon emissions through the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative.
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- In this Q&A, S&C Electric's vice president of strategic solutions says the North American smart cities market may be at a tipping point.
- World's biggest brewer sets watershed protection measures, new management goals for 100 percent of facilities in key barley-growing regions.
- In the current economic and environmental climate, investors and asset owners have the choice of business as usual, incremental change -- or they can become part of the solution.
- The sportswear company's forest restoration project has helped it to monitor natural capital and rethink business investments.
- A closer look at the Chemsunny World Trade Center in Beijing, a six-year-old green building that already has undergone an efficiency retrofit.
- This week's roundup of corporate sustainability news explores the California Carbon Challenge, the best of B-Corps, Volvo's electric roads scheme and much more.
- The crisis in rare earths shows that so-called smart urbanization will require sustainability standards.
- Senior Environmental Sustainability Director Leo Raudys opens up about the company's work, including strategic partnerships and a recent ISO 14001 certification.
- Microsoft, Allianz and Puma are using carbon credits to further sustainability goals by managing risk, putting a price on carbon and enhancing reputations.
- The race is on to make electric vehicles as easy to refill as today's cars -- and companies are stepping up to the starting line.
- The world's largest real estate firm is running pilot tests of a solar-powered EV station and plastic waste compressor.
- Policies are being crafted that will impact Renewable Portfolio Standards, the farm bill and green power financing. Here's how you can support these measures.
- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick shares his insights about the Commonwealth's energy policy and transition to renewable sources.
- With carbon dioxide levels past the 400-ppm threshold, risks to businesses are looming even larger, driving the needs for faster, and bigger, action.
- At last week's Living Future conference, engineers and architects discussed designing and operating buildings that achieve net zero energy use.
- A conversation with Suman Bery, chief economist of Shell International, on the stress nexus of food, energy, and water.
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