Archive for April 2016

Extracting Value from Recycling - Apple's e-waste Management (Video)

April 30, 2016 Add Comment Edit

Apple has mined a small fortune from its own waste in both dollars and social capital. While Apple has only recently become a sustainability leader, they have been focused on recycling for many years dating back to the time when Steve Jobs was still at the helm. The problem of waste is increasingly...

Mainstream Media's Failed Climate Coverage

April 29, 2016 Add Comment Edit

The popular media has failed to communicate the science behind climate change. Combating climate change is not a priority issue for most people because because they don't understand anthropogenic global warming and the urgent need for climate action. We can't expect people to support mitigation and...

Apple's Growth Streak Has Ended but its Sustainability Leadership is Still Going Strong

April 28, 2016 Add Comment Edit

Apple's growth streak may have come to an end but as a mature company its sustainability leadership is going stronger than ever. In fact Apple is poised to double down on sustainability. Every product has a life cycle and Apple's products are no different. Smartphones may have reached market saturation...

The Promise of Electric Buses for Low Carbon Mass Transit

April 27, 2016 Add Comment Edit

A new generation of fully electric buses is on the way making low carbon transport a reality. If we are to keep temperatures from rising more than 2C above preindustrial times we must find efficient, emissions-free solutions to mass transportation. The new generation of electric buses are a critical...

Business and the Paris Climate Agreement

April 26, 2016 1 Comment Edit

The politicians have secured a climate deal and now it is up to the business community to do the heavy lifting. Less than five months after the conclusion of COP21 we have seen nations sign the Paris Climate Accord at a signing ceremony at UN headquarters in New York. Now we must pivot from diplomacy...

Investor Warning: Fossil Fuels and the Risk of Stranded Assets

April 25, 2016 1 Comment Edit

It is becoming increasingly apparent that fossil fuels represent a substantial risk that should make investors wary. Fossil fuel reserves, including oil, gas and coal will be rendered obsolete in the coming decades, leaving investors holding valueless investments. A plethora of peer reviewed science...

April 24, 2016 Add Comment Edit

This workshop will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2016 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It is a widely held dream of many people to live a life powered by renewable energy. But it can be difficult to know how best to proceed with making this dream a reality.This workshop is the perfect introduction...

April 24, 2016 Add Comment Edit

This event will take place on May 23 - 26 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The American Wind Energy Association's annual Windpower Conference & Exhibition is recognized as one of the world's premier wind energy trade shows, bringing together attendees and exhibitors from every aspect of the industry....

Event - Solar 2016: ASES National Solar Conference

April 24, 2016 Add Comment Edit

This ASES Solar Conference event will take place on July 10 - 14, 2016 at the Intercontinental Hotel, in San Francisco. At Solar 2016 you will find out about cutting-edge research & trends that are driving us towards the shift to 100 percent renewables. PRE-PUBLICATION SESSIONS Sessions for discussing...

The Earth Day Signing Ceremony for the Paris Climate Agreement

April 23, 2016 1 Comment Edit

On Earth Day Friday April 22, world leaders from 175 countries formally signed the Paris Agreement. The leaders gathered at a signing ceremony that took place at the UN General Assembly hall in New York. This was the largest number of nations to ever sign a formal agreement at a signing ceremony....

Planting 8 Billion Trees: An Earth Day 2016 Initiative

April 22, 2016 Add Comment Edit

Forests are important for a multitude of reasons not the least of which is their capacity to combat climate change. The theme behind Earth Day celebrations in 2016 is "Trees for the Earth." The organizers at the Earth Day Network are asking for help to achieve their ambitious goal of planting 7.8 billion...

April 22, 2016 Add Comment Edit

This is an Earth Day unlike any that have preceded it. After almost five decades of grass roots activism, the festivities in 2016 finally have something to celebrate. This year we are driving a stake into the heart of climate pessimism. We are challenging those that doubt our resolve and we are breathing...

President Obama Outmaneuvers Deniers to Protect the Paris Climate Deal

April 21, 2016 Add Comment Edit

US President Barack Obama will sign the Paris Climate Agreement on April 22nd in an Earth Day ceremony at UN headquarters in New York City. However he has to contend with some serious opposition including a powerful fossil fuel industry and their climate denying Republican minions.President Obama played...

Earth Day and the Call for Action Post Paris

April 21, 2016 Add Comment Edit

As many as 155 countries have sent representatives and dozens of world leaders are assembling on Earth Day to sign the Paris Climate Agreement at a ceremony taking place at UN headquarters in New York City.World leaders must act now to address climate change. This includes President Barack Obama, Prime...

US China and Others to Sign the Paris Climate Agreement on Earth Day Suggesting an Early Start to Implementation

April 20, 2016 Add Comment Edit

The US and China, the world's leading carbon emitters have agreed to sign the historic Paris Climate Agreement at a signing ceremony on Earth Day. The signing of the agreement on Friday April 22nd at UN headquarters is more than just a symbolic gesture.Of the 196 countries on-board at COP21 in Paris...

Why Corporations are Embracing Sustainability

April 19, 2016 Add Comment Edit

Never before has there been more interest in corporate sustainability. While this trend is already huge we are only at the beginning of what is sure to be one of the largest economic opportunities the world has ever seen.There was a time in the recent past when sustainability was a great way to reduce...

April 18, 2016 Add Comment Edit

The world is embracing green finance as never before and all expectations are that this will increase as we move towards a low carbon economy. Financial systems should play an important role in the green economic transition said, Zhou Xiaochuan, the Governor of the People's Bank of China. Zhou was...