Downturn signals opportunity for climate-aligned investing

GreenBiz Group

April 27, 2020

Several frameworks are emerging that sets performance thresholds identifying economic activities that align with the Paris Agreement emissions reduction targets.

6 of the best corporate climate action announcements from the last week

GreenBiz Group

April 27, 2020

From Google to North Face, companies used Earth Day to share big plans. Here are the ones that stood out.

Google redefines what it means to be '100% renewable'

GreenBiz Group

April 24, 2020

The company's new carbon-intelligent software can switch loads between its data centers depending on the availability of clean power.

This vision of the post-pandemic food system looks a lot like a microgrid

GreenBiz Group

April 24, 2020

Redundant, distributed, resilient, smaller scale and locally powered, yet connected to the larger world in ways that benefit it when safe.

How the Levi Strauss Foundation takes on social justice issues

GreenBiz Group

April 23, 2020

Daniel Lee, executive director of the Levi Strauss Foundation, joined veteran journalist Marc Gunther for a conversation about how the foundation has worked on social justice issues for well over a century. In those years, the foundation has largely focused its philanthropic efforts on protecting the marginalized.

Earth Day Cheat Sheet: ‘Dear Nature, we promise we’ll treat you better than ever before’

Ethical Corporation

April 23, 2020

Outdoor clothing brand Timberland marked Earth Day by debuting a video with an emotional open letter to nature called “Caring is no longer enough”. Narrated by a child, the letter reflects on the impact of the current pandemic: “Dear Nature, we miss you. Probably more than you miss us. Take this time to breathe, to bloom, to conquer your space. And when we’re back, we promise

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Rooftop wind power might take off using a key principle of flight

GreenBiz Group

April 23, 2020

A new device could open more areas to wind production by using stationary airfoils instead of twirling turbines

Why old is new again in farming, and why it has the potential to feed and save the planet

GreenBiz Group

April 23, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic response shows our potential to pull together.

Press release: Thomson Reuters sets Earth Day target to get to net-zero emissions by 2050

Ethical Corporation

April 22, 2020

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Thomson Reuters, which owns Reuter Events, announced that it will work to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. The new targets align to worldwide efforts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the most ambitious aim of the Science Based Targets initiative.Image: Channels: Communications &

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This is climate tech

GreenBiz Group

April 22, 2020

The stunning array of technologies emerging to decarbonize the world and make it more habitable for flora, fauna and humans goes far beyond cleantech 2.0.