Cecilia Keating

Senior Reporter

BusinessGreen

Cecilia Keating is senior reporter at BusinessGreen, providing news, features and analysis for the site. She is interested in sustainable supply chains, renewables, and the decarbonization of cities, transport and industry. Prior to joining the BusinessGreen team, Cecilia reported on municipal and provincial politics, clean energy, environment and mining for a number of outlets in Canada and the UK, including Solar Media, Canada's National Observer, Ricochet Media, Mining Magazine and CIM Magazine. She has scripted and researched podcasts for Harper’s Bazaar and The Globe and Mail, and worked for several years as an arts and books publicist.

'Net positive hospitality': Hotels, resorts agree to 5-year sustainability strategy

May 19, 2023

by Cecilia Keating

New action plan from Sustainable Hospitality Alliance comes a year after the industry group published its vision to become 'net positive.'
Meta, Bank of America and BCG join collective for sustainable aviation biofuels

April 7, 2023

by Cecilia Keating

Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance snaps up certificates for nearly 850,000 gallons of SAF in joint procurement process.
IPCC warns: Window to deliver 'sustainable, livable future for all' is closing

March 21, 2023

by Cecilia Keating

Climate scientists urge policymakers, investors and businesses to accelerate global decarbonization efforts, saying the pace of action remains far too slow despite a raft of readily available climate solutions.
- Climate Change
High Seas Treaty: What does it mean for business?

March 9, 2023

by Cecilia Keating

A closer look at how plans to create a network of marine-protected areas and introduce an environmental impact assessment regime for international waters will affect the private sector.
High Seas Treaty: UN member states seal historic deal to protect international waters

March 7, 2023

by Cecilia Keating

New legal powers for countries to create protected areas in high seas are expected to be a major boost to hopes of delivering '30 x 30' biodiversity target.
150 GW later: The dizzying rise of the power purchase agreement

February 17, 2023

by Cecilia Keating

Two recent analyses underscore how the global PPA market has surged over the past decade, as businesses have increasingly sidestepped wholesale markets to tap low-cost clean energy.
Amazon procures record 8.3GW of clean energy in 2022

February 2, 2023

by Cecilia Keating

The tech giant claims to set a new record for the amount of clean power purchased by a single company in a year.
Hy spirits: UK distillery taps hydrogen fuel cells to make low-emission gin

December 19, 2022

by Cecilia Keating

Surrey Copper Distillery's achievement could provide a decarbonization template for other distilleries to follow.
Why more firms think mandatory biodiversity risk reporting is needed

December 6, 2022

by Cecilia Keating

Results of CDP's latest climate questionnaire reveal growing concern about nature risks is not yet translating into real-world actions from businesses.
- Nature & Biodiversity
- Reporting
How corporations came to see climate action as a multi-trillion dollar opportunity

September 30, 2022

by Cecilia Keating

Survey by CDP reveals top U.S. firms see climate action as major economic opportunity.