Kirsten Korosec, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Rio+20 Closes with Draft Agreement, No Specific Targets

June 25, 2012June 26, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

The UN Rio+20 Earth Summit ended Friday without a consensus on sustainable development goals, and instead with a draft agreement that lacked specifics and measurable targets. Countries agreed to the draft text of the Future We Want , a document crafted ahead of the summit, which acknowledges the need to establish sustainable ... Read more »

Clean Diesel to Hit 12% of Light-Duty Vehicles Sales by 2018

June 25, 2012June 25, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Rising fuel prices and stronger fuel economy regulations will stimulate demand for clean diesel vehicles, pushing sales from 9.1 million in 2012 to 12.1 million annually by 2018, a report from Pike Research said. The Light Duty and Medium Duty Clean Diesel Vehicles: Global Market Analysis and Forecasts report estimates ... Read more »

Tesla Model S Verified as Longest-Range Electric Vehicle, at 265 Miles

June 22, 2012June 25, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Tesla Motors’ Model S has received a rated range of 265 miles and a combined efficiency of 89 miles-per-gallon equivalent from the EPA, establishing the luxury sports sedan as the electric vehicle with the longest battery range on the market. Tesla Motors will today begin delivering its first Model S sedans, which start ... Read more »

CO2 Credit Exchange Opens in Texas

June 22, 2012June 25, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

The Texas Climate & Carbon Exchange, which allows companies to voluntarily offset emissions by buying credits, opened Thursday in Austin through a partnership with Australia-based Carbon Trade Exchange. TCCX opened with one client, the city of Beppu, Japan, Dallas Morning News reported. The exchange doesn’t yet have any customers who want ... Read more »

Packaging Roundup: WikiCells Edible Wrappers, Sealed Air, Domatar, United Biscuits and TerraCycle

June 21, 2012June 21, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

WikiCells, a startup founded by Harvard professor David Edwards, has developed self-contained edible packaging in an effort to reduce plastic and paper waste. Small particles of chocolate, dried fruit, nuts and seeds are used to make a nutritional gelatinous skin or WikiCell that houses and protects food products such as yogurt, ... Read more »

ChemSec Unveils Chemical Guide for Investors

June 21, 2012June 21, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

ChemSec, the Swedish-based environmental NGO, unveiled a chemical cataloging tool aimed to help investors determine risk and put pressure on companies to move away from hazardous chemicals. The Chemical Criteria Catalog contains a set of 38 indicators intended to cover all aspects of chemical risks and opportunities for chemical manufacturers. ... Read more »

Kimberly-Clark to Use 50% Alternative Wood Fiber by 2025

June 19, 2012June 20, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Kimberly-Clark Corp., the paper products giant that owns brands Kleenex and Huggies, has committed to cut the amount of wood fiber it uses from natural forests by 50 percent by 2025. K-C, which announced the sustainability goal in conjunction with the United Nations Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil, made ... Read more »

Vodafone, Microsoft, Other Companies Save $33m in Flight Costs Under WWF Program

June 18, 2012June 21, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Microsoft, BSkyB, BT, Vodafone UK and other organizations saved £21 million ($33 million) in flight costs over the past two years under a carbon reduction program run by the World Wildlife Fund. The One in Five Challenge program, which recently released its second annual report, aims to help businesses and government cut ... Read more »

Rio+20: Coke, Unilever, Other Giants Lead Natural Capital Initiative; Plus a Summit Business News Roundup

June 18, 2012June 18, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

The Coca-Cola Company, Dow Chemical and Duke Energy are among 24 major companies that have agreed to develop a methodology to assign value to the world’s forests, freshwater and marine systems. The Corporate Eco Forum and The Nature Conservancy are leading the Valuing Natural Capital initiative, announced at the United ... Read more »

EPA to Propose Stricter Rules on Soot

June 15, 2012June 15, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

The EPA will today propose tougher air quality pollution standards for fine particulate matter, or soot, a microscopic particle released from power plants, factories and vehicles. The government agency, which is under a court order to deliver a plan by this week, will propose lowering the particulate matter standard from 15 ... Read more »

Company Performance Linked to CSR, Deutsche Bank Finds

June 15, 2012June 15, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Companies with high ratings for corporate social responsibility and environmental, social and governance factors have a lower cost of capital and are a lower risk to investors, according to a report by Deutsche Bank’s climate change investment research group. DB Climate Change Advisors released “Sustainable Investing: Establishing Long-Term Value and ... Read more »

Forest Footprint Disclosure Project to Merge with CDP

June 14, 2012June 14, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

The Global Canopy Program’s Forest Footprint Disclosure Project will merge with The Carbon Disclosure Project to create what the two non-profits say is the world’s largest comprehensive natural capital measuring system that covers carbon, water and forests. The merger was announced ahead of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable ... Read more »

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