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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 clean tech. Articles focus on greenhouse gas emissions, business sustainability and carbon emissions trading.
The banking giant's new commercial banking group focused on clean technology firms will add to the $600 million the company has already dedicated to the market. ...
If climate regulation will burden businesses or increase costs, then why are so many companies strengthening their voluntary response to the climate crisis in the midst of an economic downturn?...
AU Optronics Corp., Taiwan's largest manufacturer of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels, has helped craft a “Solar Frisbee Roof” to canopy playground equipment at a...
In releasing its first-ever sustainability data, the U.S. Postal Service shows that it has cut total energy use by 9 percent in the past three years, while making strides in e-waste recycling and...
China is putting forward aggressive policies to reduce energy intensity while still maintaining rapid development. But transformative sustainable development in China needs to respect some unique...
Climate Counts has compiled its third scorecard rating 90 major corporations on their efforts to measure and reduce their climate impact, support or oppose climate legislation and disclose their...
This concise and fact-filled guide, the latest book by Jerry Yudelson, provides a roadmap for upgrading the energy and environmental performance of existing buildings. ...
When a meat-based entrée is being served and people are offered a vegetarian alternative, about 5 to 10 percent will request it. But what if the choices were reversed? ...
The good news: The ultimate environmental footprint of green buildings will become much clearer in the future. The bad news: In the short run, it'll be much more complicated -- especially if...
As Republican senators try to stall climate change legislation on grounds that it could harm the U.S. economy, a major study from three universities suggests a robust climate bill would do just...
This study finds that a robust climate bill could boost the U.S. economy by about $111 billion by 2020 and create as many as 1.9 million jobs.
...Why is wind-power behemoth GE bothering to invest a relatively tiny amount of money in a small company that makes backyard wind turbines? ...
The Autodesk team announced this week it has devised a new way of setting goals to reduce its carbon footprint. It's called the Corporate Finance Approach to Climate-Stabilizing Targets, or C-FACT...
In the latest move to expand its sustainability efforts, Marriott International Inc. says its green hotel portfolio will grow tenfold in the next five years with the introduction of a design...
Nobel Laureate and former vice president Al Gore welcomed thousands of building professionals to Phoenix, praising the U.S. Green Building Council and its members for being the vanguard of the...
Frances Beinecke's new book -- a straightforward, easy-to-read argument -- attempts to connect the climate issue to everyday concerns like jobs, the economy and national security. ...
With climate scientists warning that greenhouse gas emissions must decline upwards of 80 percent by 2050 to avoid catastrophic climate change, some like Salvatore Gabola are calling for businesses...
Regulations included in the stimulus bill passed earlier this year required American-made products to be used in stimulus-funded projects. But in a world dominated by global supply chains, a...
The technologies that made IBM's list of its top five green innovations in the past year -- and what didn't make that list -- highlight the shift that Big Blue is making toward the green. ...
The International Energy Agency on Tuesday called on world leaders to strike a deal to address climate change, warning that the current business-as-usual scenario is unsustainable and will lead to...
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