Global Food Investors Want To Have It Their Way, So They Told Restaurants To Make…
Isn’t it time for fast food companies to be held responsible for the environmental impacts of their supply chains?
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Global Investors Worth $32 Trillion Call For COP24 Leaders To Address Climate Change “Ambition Gap”
A total of 415 global investors with $32 trillion in assets under management have this week called on leaders at the United Nation’s COP24 global climate change conference currently underway in Katowice, Poland, to address the climate change “ambition gap” by strengthening their Nationally Determined Contributions to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Clean Power Plan Or Not, Coal Caught In Corporate Death Squeeze (CleanTechnica Interview)
Why coal jobs are never coming back: in the face of an existential threat from climate change, global corporate titans are juicing demand for clean power.
Nearly 400 Investors With $32 Trillion In Assets Step Up Climate Action To Support Paris…
Nearly 400 investors with assets worth $32 trillion announced The Investor Agenda last week, a first-of-its-kind global agenda aimed at demonstrating and supporting investors in accelerating and scaling-up actions critical to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Trump Or Not, Pollution From US Power Plants Is Going Down
Energy efficiency is not a sexy beast like solar cells and wind turbines, but it factors in to the retirement of coal power plants in the US.
The Renewable Energy Money Train: Mainstream Investors Can Climb On Board (#CleanTechnica Interview)
Big-dollar investors can bet their assets on renewable energy in new low risk environment, according to new report from the sustainable investment organization Ceres.
Major US Businesses Call On ITC To Reconsider Solar Tariff
Major US businesses and members of the Ceres BICEP Network have this week added their voices to the many already hoping the US International Trade Commission will reconsider imposing a solar tariff following the ruling in the Suniva and SolarWorld Section 201 solar trade case.
More Fortune 500 Companies Are Accelerating Renewable Energy Targets
More and more Fortune 500 companies are turning their attention towards renewable energy and energy efficiency priorities, with almost half now boasting at least one type of climate or clean energy target, according to a new WWF report published this week.
Show Me The Green: Why Climate Risk Disclosure Is Key To Meeting Climate Goals
Editorial note: If, like many Brazilians, you were on holidays for most of January, you might have missed two important international summits of relevance for climate and energy. Luckily for you, CleanTechnica was there to cover them while you were out and about on your first full-electric road trip (or whatever … [continued]
How Much Does It Take To Make The Electricity Sector Compatible With A 2°C Scenario?
How much should we invest in renewables by 2040 to make the electricity sector compatible with a 2°C scenario? $12.1 trillion, says BNEF. Data released last week by BNEF and CERES on the occasion of the 2016 investor summit on climate risk suggest that $12.1 trillion of renewable energy investments could be … [continued]
