Puerto Rico & The Quest For Sustainability, Part 1
Food security threatens many regions around the world. Puerto Rico’s decades of dependence on outside food imports has impacted the health and resilience of this island commonwealth.
Sustainability
Google Adds Sustainability Features To Search
Yesterday, I got an e-mail from Google’s press people telling me about some cool new options and features in Google Search. They don’t only raise awareness of sustainable things people can do, either. They give people the knowledge to save money and protect the environment, and then leave the decisions … [continued]
Electric Bus Manufacturer Solaris Releases Sustainability Report
Here at CleanTechnica, we’ve been covering Solaris quite a bit. It is a bus manufacturer in Europe that’s making big strides in electrifying public transit in European cities, so that’s right up our alley. A couple months ago, the company reached an important milestone with the sale of its 2000th … [continued]
Revisiting Degrowth For Sustainability — It’s Necessary, But Challenges Traditional Economics
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that outright cuts to consumer demand are needed to reduce carbon emissions, and that recent perspective has resurrected a controversial theory from the 1970s. Shouldn’t we cut consumption to move toward zero emissions?
“Green” Universities Keep Taking Sweet, Sweet Oil Money
Despite their supposed focus on sustainability, there seems to be an awful lot of fossil fuel and ‘big oil’ money creeping into university’s “green” programs. The main example they give is Stanford’s new Doerr School of Sustainability, but it’s far from the only place where these problematic conflicts of interest … [continued]
Hey, Sneakerheads! Green Shipping Would Add Just Pennies to Prices!
Running ships on renewable hydrogen has almost no impact on the price of consumer goods from trainers to televisions.
EU Strengthen Rules For Companies’ Sustainability Disclosures
On Tuesday 21 June, the trilogue negotiations between the European Commission, Parliament and Council concluded with an agreement for the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Doerr Donation Will Create a Much Needed Climate School At Stanford
Stanford University is the recipient of a $1.1 billion endowment to fund a sustainability and climate school. John and Ann Doerr have provided the gift, which is the largest ever to a university for the establishment of a new school. The Doerr donation is an affirmation of the need for … [continued]
Rhum J.M Puts Martinique On The Sustainability Map, With Drones
The Martinique rum distiller Rhum J.M has developed the sustainable EDDEN model to showcase the re-use of agricultural byproducts, along with drones and other clean tech.
Live Webinar: Why Sustainability Will Be the Driving Force Behind This Decade’s Biggest Innovations
Join us next week for a live webinar! How much do you know about data center decarbonization? How about sustainability at large in major companies? On March 29th, CleanTechnica’s CEO, Zachary Shahan, will be hosting a live webinar with a panel of thought leaders from big shots (panelists listed below) … [continued]
