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Is Carbon Capture the Clean Tech Solution to Industrial CO2 Emissions?

November 11, 2015December 8, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Some 22 carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects are operating or under construction worldwide — double the number at the beginning of the decade — according to the Global CCS Institute’s annual report, Global Status of CCS: 2015. “The CCS industry is poised to move through its most active construction ... Read more »

Major Firms Call for Climate Agreement in Paris

October 16, 2015November 12, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Fourteen major companies based or with large-scale operations in the US have voiced strong support for a new global climate agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year. In a statement organized by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), the companies — Alcoa, Alstom, ... Read more »

GE Backs Climate Change Effort Between Business, States, Cities

October 9, 2015October 8, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) has launched a new initiative, the C2ES Solutions Forum, to bring together businesses, cities and states to expand clean energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and strengthen resilience to climate change. The GE Foundation is a major sponsor of the C2ES Solutions Forum, ... Read more »

How to Build Climate Resilience

September 23, 2015September 23, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A growing number of major global companies are assessing the risks posed by climate change, but many still struggle to translate climate data into actions to improve resilience, according to a new report by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). Weathering the Next Storm: A Closer Look at ... Read more »

Firms’ Climate Risk Management ‘Lacking’

July 19, 2013July 19, 2013 by Leon Walker

Nearly 90 percent of S&P Global 100 Index companies identify extreme weather and climate change as current or future business risks, across all industry sectors. But they lack the data and tools needed to effectively assess and manage these risks, according to a report from the Center for Climate and ... Read more »

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