Even if the US federal government has erased all references to it, climate change is a fact of human life. It’s on the minds of corporations — even if they don’t want to admit it — and emissions mitigation activities are quietly being unveiled behind closed corporate doors. One of … [continued]
An advocacy piece published by WattTime and REsurety was brought to my attention because it reflects the tension building around the proposed revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Scope 2 accounting rules. These rules are not American regulations. They are global and voluntary, governed by the World Resources Institute and … [continued]
At the UN this week, China announced a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of up to 10 percent by 2035. It may double that.
The International Court of Justice has ruled that nations must urgently slash their greenhouse gas emissions.
Aluminum is an example of a material that has seen rapid growth in demand in recent years, and that demand has been met by expanded primary production. Aluminum has a density of 2.7 kg/dm3 at room temperature, which is about one-third of the density of iron and steel. With proper … [continued]
Scope 1 emissions emerge directly from a company’s activity. Scope 2 emissions are related to operational electricity use. Scope 3 emissions are those produced by a company’s customers and supply chain — both upstream (before) and downstream (after) its own operations. They typically account for around 80% of a company’s … [continued]
As part of our predictions in clean tech for 2024 series (see this post on predictions in AgTech), today, I’m posting research on climate policy and interviews with top climate policy / science experts: Gabrielle Jorgensen, the advocacy director and a co-founder of Climate Changemakers, a non-profit climate advocacy program, … [continued]
A new law — SB 253 — in California will require any business with more than $1 billion in revenue to disclose all its climate emissions.
Greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat content reached record highs in 2022, according to the 33rd annual State of the Climate report (PDF here). The international annual review of the world’s climate, led by scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and published by the Bulletin … [continued]
The Inflation Reduction Act includes language that classifies greenhouse gases as pollutants to be regulated by the EPA.
