At last year’s United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, more than 100 heads of state committed to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030. If successful, this pledge would play a huge role Read more
Tag: ESG
U.S.’s Kerry wants to tap companies to fund developing world’s fossil fuel exit
The U.S. reportedly wants to launch a carbon credit program to tap the might of the world’s largest companies to fund a transition off coal, especially, but also oil and Read more
Will midterm elections kill the EV and energy tax breaks just approved?
A shift in the makeup of Congress in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections would mostly involve tougher roadblocks and possible delays for future green energy and climate-change legislation, not a wholesale reversal Read more
For EVs, solar tax breaks and climate change, the midterm elections that matter
Climate change may not top inflation when it comes to burning midterm election issues, but the younger the voter, the more important the topic grows. Clean-energy jobs are at stake, Read more
Sen. Pat Toomey accuses ESG ratings firms of ‘stonewalling’ Republican investigation
Companies that rate publicly traded stocks based on environmental, social and governance scores will come under heightened scrutiny if Republicans are able to take over Congress in the upcoming elections. Read more
Here’s where the big U.S. banks stand up and fall down on climate change
The net-zero emissions commitments from Wall Street’s banking giants was a significant step toward holding global warming in check, but in the almost two years since each of the U.S. Read more
‘We have a deal’: EU bans new gas-fueled cars starting in 2035
The European Union reached a deal Thursday to effectively ban new gas-powered cars beginning in 2035. It’s a move seen as a key part of a broader plan to reduce Read more
‘We have a deal’: EU bans new gas-fueled cars starting in 2035
The European Union reached a deal Thursday to effectively ban new gas-powered cars beginning in 2035. It’s a move seen as a key part of a broader plan to reduce Read more
U.S. tosses 300 lbs. of plastic per person annually. Why we’re bad at recycling.
A scant 5% of the plastic waste generated in the U.S. last year was recycled, according to new research by Greenpeace. Americans discarded 51 million tons of wrappers, containers, bottles Read more
Inaugural Honeywell survey reveals strong corporate efforts to cut energy waste
Companies are setting aside more budget for energy and environmental sustainability as investors, consumers and boards will only increase their expectations for these efforts. That’s just one of the findings Read more