Archive for June 2018

IKEA is a Corporate Leader in Renewables and Efficiency

June 27, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The IKEA Group is investing massively in renewable energy and efficiency, they are even helping developing countries adapt to climate change. Ikea has invested almost $2.5 billion in renewable energy since 2009. This is not only about responsible corporate conduct this is also about reducing costs...

Warming Temperatures are an Urgent Warning

June 25, 2018 Add Comment Edit

We are seeing more intense, frequent, wider, and longer heat waves as well as five times more heat records than we did when the climate was stable. The global average temperature has been surpassing the 20th century average for more than 42 straight years. Last year was no exception with record breaking...

Event - Companies Vs. Climate Change (Europe & US)

June 24, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The European event will take place October, 9-10, 2018 at the Amsterdam ING Headquarters. The US event will take place on November 28-29, 2018 at the Adrienne Arsht Center, in Miami. Companies vs. Climate Change (CvCC) is an event series whose mission it is to bring together companies from around...

IKEA Goes All the Way with Sustainability

June 19, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The IKEA Group is the world's largest furniture retailer and a leading sustainability-focused corporate brand. IKEA recently promised to make all of its 12,000 products from renewable and recyclable materials by 2030. This is in addition to adopting science-based emission reduction targets and deriving...

Event - Sustainability Summit: How Corporate Superstars Get it Right

June 17, 2018 Add Comment Edit

This event will take place July 17 – 18, 2018, at the The Conference Board Conference Center, 845 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY. The Conference will focus on the tools used for sustainability and it will provide a unique opportunity for sustainability practitioners to enjoy a safe space to...

Do You Still Think that Sustainability will Outlast Trump?

June 15, 2018 Add Comment Edit

After Trump won the US presidency in 2016 there were a number of articles that reassured us by saying that sustainability will persevere. While some were very pessimistic there were a slew of optimists in 2017 who defiantly proclaimed that sustainability will outlast Trump. A year and a half later...

Trump's Trade Wars and Love for Despots: Why Environmentalists are Not the Only Ones Who Should Fear the Rise of Populism

June 13, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The rising tide of populism is antithetical to good government. We are teetering on the brink of a climate catastrophe yet we are distracted by a number of surreal political dramas as the window of opportunity to act is closing. Although widespread ecological degradation demands urgent action the...

Doug Ford's Victory Will Reverse Ontario's Green Leadership

June 11, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The election that gave Doug Ford and the PCs a majority in the Canadian province of Ontario has disastrous implications for both the environment and climate action. The PCs stated policy priorities will slow the growth of clean energy and undermine the green economy. This is a radical shift from...

Event - Solar Canada Conference & Exposition 2018

June 10, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The 2018 edition of CanSIA’s annual Solar Canada Conference & Exposition will take place starting with pre-conference events on June 19th. The event will take place in in Calgary, Alberta and it formally begins on Wednesday, June 20 and concludes on Thursday, June 21. This is the largest...

Can the Courts Defend Water Protections Against Assaults from Trump and the GOP?

June 06, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The courts have shown that they can protect America's water resources from the Trump administration and the GOP. Few issues are more important to current and future generations than water management. Water is the key to life and directly related to some of the central concerns of our times including...

The Courts Will Expose Trump and the GOP

June 04, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The courts are a bulwark against Donald Trump's pessimal presidency and the malfeasance of the GOP. Trump has sought an end to climate action in the US, however, there is good reason to believe that the courts may offer our best hope to counter this administration and Republican lawmakers.Soon after...

Event - Zero Hour: Youth Climate Lobby Day and Climate March

June 03, 2018 Add Comment Edit

This event will take place on July 19 - 21, 2018 in Washington DC. It will start with Youth Climate Lobby Day on July 19th. This is a day when young people will assemble on Capitol Hill to deliver their demands to politicians. Zero Hour is calling for the immediate implementation of a science...

Court Rulings Check Pruitt's Vision of the EPA

June 01, 2018 Add Comment Edit

EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's vision for the agency is being challenged in the courts. Pruitt is leading the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the agency he was tapped to lead. This is a reflection of Trump's agenda and a longstanding Republican goal. Although his mandate concerns the...