Climate
Climate change, global warming, EPA regulations, and greenhouse gas emissions are discussed. These articles also examine methods that are being used to reduce carbon emissions that may be leading to climate change.
The Power of Social Entrepreneurship to Create a Sustainable World
The concept of sustainable development stemmed from environmental movements in earlier decades. International forums, such as the Earth Summit in Rio in ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: More EPA Delays, Solar Trade Dispute, Chevron Fined
The EPA said it will delay proposing the country's first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, the latest setback for the agency that has struggled to ...
HFC Emissions Threaten Climate, says UN
A study has demonstrated that refurbished refrigeration and air conditioning can produce 93 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than new equipment, as the UN reports that ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Climate Pact Setback, California Tailpipe Rules, Biofuel Support
The world's richest countries have all but given up on a new climate treaty that would take effect this decade ahead of next month's talks in ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy IG Report, Keystone XL Reroute, Pickens Plan
The criticism is coming from all corners for the Energy Department. The department's inspector general issued a report on Tuesday recommending that the department rein in ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Delayed, Solar Tariffs, EDF Hacking
The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until after the 2012 election, The New York ...
Global Action Needed by 2017 to Prevent Dangerous Temperatures, IEA Says
The world needs to take internationally co-ordinated action by 2017 to keep temperatures from rising to dangerous levels, the International Energy Agency said ...
Truth in Labeling: Framing the Challenge to Get Results
It's not earth shattering to say that the world isn't "getting" climate change. A recent Nielsen report titled "Sustainable Efforts & ...
An Economist’s Take on Climate Change
Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, discusses climate change and energy security from ...
BASF, Baxter Lead Inaugural Carbon Rankings
BASF has topped carbon rankings of the world’s largest 1,270 companies, as the only one to disclose complete scope 3 emissions data, ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Green Climate Fund, Basel Amendment, Roadless Rule
A United Nations committee has completed the draft design of a Green Climate Fund that would send $100 billion per year by 2020 to assist developing ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Registry First, New EV Standards, RoHS Recast
3Degrees, a San Francisco based green energy consultant, announced on Wednesday that it has become the first company in North America to be recognized by The ...
Unilever, Shell Among 185 Companies Calling for Government Action on Climate
Shell, Unilever, Alcoa, Proctor & Gamble and Johnson and Johnson today joined 180 other companies in calling on governments to take action ...
$20 Trillion Worth of Investors Call for GHG Targets
A group of 285 investors worth $20 trillion, including ABN Amro, Swiss Re, BNP Paribas, HSBC and CalPERS, have called on governments to ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Ethanol Cuts, South Africa Carbon Fines, Cuba Offshore Drilling
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) introduced an amendment to the chamber's 2012 agriculture appropriations bill on Tuesday that would block the government from funding gas station "blender" ...
Toyota, Honda Plants Among Hundreds Closed by Thai Floods
Honda and Toyota have stopped all production in Thailand as that nation's floods continue to rip through industrial parks, and now threaten Bangkok.
Thailand is ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Gulf Spill Penalties, Deepwater Wind, China Nuclear Push
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to postpone the EPA's so-called boiler MACT rules that would regulate emissions from commercial and industrial boilers, The ...
Exclusive: Sprint Toughens GHG Goal by 5% Under WWF Agreement
Sprint has upped its carbon reduction goal by five percentage points as it becomes one of just 28 companies to join the World Wildlife ...
Thai Floods Shut Businesses; Insurers Struggle with Spate of Disasters
More than 40 factories in Thailand had to close on Wednesday because of flooding, Reuters reports.
Floods in the country have killed at least ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New House Bills, EU Airline Lawsuit, Mountaintop Removal
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to block the EPA's proposed rule to reduce emissions from large cement manufacturing plants, The New ...
