By Laurie Stone This past year saw many memorable moments, from vaccine rollouts to a new Ghostbusters movie to Bernie Sanders’ mittens going viral. But it also saw real progress on climate action. Here we list our top 15 climate developments of 2021, in no particular order. US Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement The … [continued]
A new analysis by Carbon Brief has revealed that UK CO2 emissions have hit levels last seen in 1890 after emissions fell by 2.6% in 2017 driven by a 19% decline in national coal use.
Microsoft has announced this week that it intends to cut its carbon emissions by 75% by 2030 against a 2013 baseline, making continued progress with its carbon neutrality and renewable energy commitments while also making future investments in energy efficiency.
A new Stanford University study pegs the social cost of carbon at $220/ton, 6x higher than U.S. estimates, and a potential trillion-dollar economic threat.
Almost everyone in the media has taken a stab at summarizing, if not snap-judging, the results of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s one-day UN climate summit last week. The meeting had a real name, but Robert N. Stavins in his New York Times runup to the conference was the only writer I … [continued]
America’s cities are cutting emissions while boosting clean energy and climate resilience, reports a new survey from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
We don’t have to wait any longer for all-electric school bus transport in the US. The Kings Canyon Unified School District in California’s San Joaquin Valley is paving the way for districts across the nation to provide students with zero-emissions transport. The district has four of these electric school buses … [continued]
Climate issues are clearly important to today’s college students – in a 2013 Princeton Review survey, 62% of all college applicants said a school’s commitment to the environment would influence their decision to apply or attend the school, and students have begun fossil fuel divestment movements at more than 300 colleges.
So it shouldn’t come as a surprise then that the heads of America’s colleges and universities are listening to their constituents and leading some of the most significant efforts today to transition to a sustainable future through the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).
Kazakhstan will institute a greenhouse gas emissions trading system on businesses emitting more than 20,000 tons of CO2 annually, starting January 1, 2013. […]
Businesses are often cited as the standard for turning sustainability efforts into profit margins, but two recent developments suggest schools are actually leading the charge to turn energy efficiency into cost savings and reduce emissions reductions.
