The transport sector represents 26% of the greenhouse gas emissions. But it is now primed for the growth of electric vehicles. What effect will that phenomenon have?
Ken Silverstein
Exxon Mobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Total S.A. backed a Republican-led plan to tax carbon emissions on Tuesday.
Globally, carbon emissions are rising. But they are doing so at the slowest rate since the 1980s.
EPA wants to delay the methane rules enacted during the Obama administration by two years. Already, environmental groups are suing.
Exxon Mobil Corp. isn’t taking lightly the accusations that it may have engaged in accounting gimmicks to downplay its CO2 releases, calling them “inflammatory and reckless.”
Capitalism’s scope is becoming wider and now entails not just the interest of shareholders but also those of their internal and external communities.
United Technologies has reduced its its greenhouse gas emissions by 34% and its water consumption by 60% since 1997. And its done all that as it has expanded its operations.
The Internet of Things (IoT) will bigger than the Internet itself. What is driving this?
In the era of Trump, will the practice of sustainability remain a priority? The answer is that 73% expect the commitment to be the same, say experts.
Local environmental officials worry that they will end up carrying the burden of proposed cuts for environmental regulation. They would be less able to protect the environment and public health.
“We can easily make sustainability better and now is an opportunity to pump more money into the cause,” says SmithField Foods.
Marriott International is the largest hotel company in the world. And a large part of its business is attracting major conferences and conventions in the cities where it operates. But to do that, it must be able to show its potential clientele that is sustainable. The hotels it controls are … Read more »
