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Sarah Golden

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Driven by the urgency of the climate challenge, Sarah Golden follows trends and innovations that are accelerating the clean energy transition. She brings more than a decade of experience in climate, clean energy and politics.

Driven by the urgency of the climate challenge, Sarah Golden follows trends and innovations that are accelerating the clean energy transition. She brings more than a decade of experience in climate, clean energy and politics.

Sarah holds bachelor's degrees in politics and environmental studies from Whitman College, and was an Annenberg Dean’s Scholar at the University of Southern California, where she earned a master's degree in communications. Sarah is currently the VERGE Energy Conference chair and senior analyst for GreenBiz Group. 

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Home Depot

Home Depot’s circle in the box store

December 6, 2019

By Sarah Golden
A Q&A with the CSO of the sixth-largest retailer in the world as the company increasingly figures out its place in the circular economy.
  • Circular Economy
  • Retail
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Barack Obama on climate, equity and overconsumption

November 26, 2019

By Sarah Golden
The former president opens up about the urgency of the crisis and what he sees as the disconnect between our stated values and our actions.
  • Leadership
  • Climate Change
  • Energy & Climate
Microgrid, VERGE 19

Is this the microgrid moment?

November 22, 2019

By Sarah Golden
California's planned power shutdowns have communities, cities and companies scrambling for solutions, and microgrids are at the top of the list.
  • Energy & Climate
  • Risk & Resilience

Microsoft's Elizabeth Willmott on the company's carbon neutrality commitment

Microsoft's Elizabeth Willmott on the company's carbon neutrality commitment

November 14, 2019

WithElizabeth Willmott and Sarah Golden

Microsoft has been committed to reaching carbon neutrality in its operations since 2012. It has since set a goal to reduce its scope 3 emissions by 30 percent. Elizabeth Willmott manages the company's carbon program, which partners with other internal teams and external supply chain companies to expand how it is reducing its climate impacts.

  • Energy & Climate
  • VERGE
  • Carbon Removal
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A whole new way to love McDonald's: its climate goals

November 14, 2019

By Sarah Golden
Plus, a potential new model of climate action for companies that have own franchises.
  • Energy & Climate
  • Renewable Energy
  • Emissions Reduction

Mary Wenzel of Wells Fargo on the company's innovation incubator and agriculture

Mary Wenzel of Wells Fargo on the company's innovation incubator and agriculture

November 13, 2019

WithMary Wenzel and Sarah Golden
Wells Fargo partnered with the National Renewable Energy Lab to create the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, which supports clean energy entrepreneurs.
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Built Environment
  • VERGE
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A watt saved is a watt earned

November 8, 2019

By Sarah Golden
Energy efficiency is often overlooked, and sometimes ignored. Why?
  • Energy & Climate
wildfire in Sylmar CA

Reclaiming power in California

November 1, 2019

By Sarah Golden
When the lights stop working and communities and businesses grind to a halt, people understand what it means to be powerless.
  • Risk & Resilience
  • Utilities
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Clean Energy Deal Tracker: This corporate renewable thing is kind of a big deal

October 24, 2019

By Sarah Golden
In Q3 2019, the big deals kept getting bigger.
  • Energy & Climate
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Procurement
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A climate advocate walks into an oil industry summit ...

October 11, 2019

By Sarah Golden
Our energy analyst was invited to a petroleum conference. Here's what happened next.
  • Energy & Climate
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The News From Madrid

Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, meeting with COP25 volunteers

5 takeaways from COP25's first week

ByDeonna Anderson
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What we know so far about countries' 2020 climate commitments

ByNoëmie Leprince...
COP25 President Carolina Schmidt and UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa

COP25: Diving into the first Blue COP

ByShana Rappaport
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