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Stockholm Pursues Climate Holy Grail: a Fossil Fuel-Free Future
Stockholm’s clean energy and sustainability measures have been deployed to create two of the city’s most remarkable eco-districts. Read the entire article at The Huffington Post. Stockholm Royal Seaport is known in the city as a “second-generation sustainable city district.” The 650-acre area was the focus of a comprehensive 20-year sustainability program for the area […]
The Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2017
2017 has been a long, strange trip. The definition of sustainability in business evolved quickly — the topic in executive suites now covers a wide range of issues that address how a company navigates environmental and social challenges. From carbon footprint to taking a stand on human rights or immigration, companies need a position and […]
Babcock Ranch – the First Solar Town in the U.S.
Imagine a community integrated into a nature preserve with 50 miles of hiking and biking trails. From home you can easily walk to town, to a trail head or to a series of lakes. The town is complete with schools and health care facilities as well as community gardens, a five acre farm and a […]
Massachusetts Takes Critical Step Towards Climate-Resilient Utilities
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities is requiring the state’s biggest electricity provider, Eversource, to assess its vulnerability to climate change and develop a climate adaptation plan. Read the entire article at Conservation Law Foundation. In the wake of a devastating 2017 hurricane season, it’s clear that climate change impacts such as storms […]
How Bold Corporate Climate Change Goals Deteriorate Over Time
One response to today’s climate crisis has been a belief that markets and corporate innovation will provide the solution. As Richard Branson has proclaimed, “our only option to stop climate change is for industry to make money from it.” So while businesses are major contributors to escalating greenhouse gas emissions, they are also presented […]
Courts are Waking Up to the Costs of Climate Change
When considering the costs and benefits of a fossil fuel project, how much consideration should be given to the project’s eventual contribution to climate change-causing carbon emissions? Read the entire article at ThinkProgress. That’s a question that has plagued regulators, environmental groups, and courts for years. But in a single month this year, […]
Urban Design Must Address Both Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
The only way to ensure that cities remain livable is for mayors, urban planners and designers to simultaneously cut emissions and help residents adapt to a warming planet. Read the entire article at Forbes Magazine. Consider the push to boost the number of energy-efficient buildings, whether through new construction or the renovation of […]
Is Soil Our Last Great Hope in Avoiding Catastrophic Climate Change?
Sequestering carbon in soil produces a triple dividend: it reduces climate change by extracting carbon from the atmosphere, it restores the health of degraded soil, and it increases agricultural yields. Read the entire article at The New York Times. The earth possesses five major pools of carbon. Of those pools, the atmosphere is […]
Moody’s Warns Cities to Address Climate Risks or Face Downgrades
Coastal communities from Maine to California have been put on notice from one of the top credit rating agencies: Start preparing for climate change or risk losing access to cheap credit. Read the entire article at Bloomberg. In a report to its clients Tuesday, Moody’s Investors Service Inc. explained how it incorporates climate […]
Wind Power Blows Past Coal in Texas
Wind power surpassed coal last month to become the second-largest electricity source in Texas, yet another milestone in the state’s march toward greater reliance on renewable energy. Read the entire article at the Houston Chronicle. When a 155-megawatt wind farm in West Texas began commercial operation this month, it helped push the state’s […]
