Supply Chains & Consumption
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BioenergyCitiesDrawdownHealth & SafetyMethanePost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & Consumption
Waste-to-Energy as a ‘Bridge’ Strategy Would Save 1.1 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Waste-to-Energy ranks #68 in Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to cut carbon emissions by 1.1. gigatons over a 30-year period. -
CoalElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Colorado Utility Inks Landmark Deal to Shift Major Steel Plant from Coal to Solar
U.S. utility Xcel Energy has announced a landmark, US$250-million deal to replace coal-fired electricity with a 240-megawatt solar power plant to power a steel ... -
Tech Companies Decarbonize Their Operations, But Still Sign Lucrative Deals with Big Oil
Big tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft may be taking promising steps to cut their own greenhouse gas emissions. But they’re a lot ... -
Road Tests Show LNG Trucks Producing Higher NOx Than Diesel, with Little or No GHG Benefit
Trucks fuelled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) produce twice to five times the oxides of nitrogen as the equivalent running on diesel, and only ... -
CanadaIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & Consumption
Sea Level Rise, Severe Storm Surge Could Sever Nova Scotia’s Land Link to Canada
The 23-kilometre land link that connects Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada is at risk as climate change drives up sea levels and ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobsSupply Chains & Consumption
Liberals Tout Legally Binding Targets, Tax Incentives to Hit Net Zero by 2050
Legally binding, five-year milestones for greenhouse gas reductions, tax incentives for cleantech businesses, and a Just Transition Act to support workers caught in a ... -
Use Government Procurement to Trigger Deeper Carbon Reductions, Green Entrepreneur Urges
Truly greening federal government procurement would move Canada much farther, faster toward a sustainable, carbon-free future than prevailing on individual consumers to “shop for ... -
Demand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Global Backlash Against Plastics Emerges as Latest Threat to Fossil Industry
Just when they thought they were ready for the decline of gasoline- and diesel-fuelled cars, driven by surging electric vehicle sales, a mounting aversion ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon TransitionSouth & Central AmericaSupply Chains & Consumption
Big Investors Demand Faster Action on Climate Change, Amazon Deforestation
With the United Nations Climate Summit coming up in New York City next week, investor groups with tens of trillions of dollars at their ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Post-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Amazon Employees Declare ‘Huge Win’ as Bezos Vows to Hit Paris Targets 10 Years Early
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is committing his company to hit the targets in the 2015 Paris Agreement 10 years early, just a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCoalDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobsOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & Consumption
Ottawa Looks at Economy-Wide Electrification to ‘Reduce or Eliminate’ Fossil Fuel Use
The federal government has issued a call for consulting proposals to study how widespread electrification can “reduce or eliminate” fossil fuel use across the ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Human Rights & MigrationPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Amazon.com Faces First-Ever Walkout as Employees Join Global Climate Strike September 20
Tech behemoth Amazon.com will face the first strike in its 25-year history September 20, when staff at its Seattle headquarters walk off the job ... -
BuildingsDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Trump’s Light Bulb Efficiency Rollback to Cost Consumers $14 Billion Per Year
In what one major business-environment coalition is calling an “unforced error”, the Trump administration is moving to weaken a George W. Bush-era light bulb ...
