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Autodesk Draws Up a New Way to Set Carbon Footprint Goals

ClimateBiz Staff — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:15:26 +0000

The Autodesk team announced this week it has devised a new way of setting goals to reduce its carbon footprint. It's called the Corporate Finance Approach to Climate-Stabilizing Targets, or C-FACT, and the company hopes other businesses will adopt it and even help Autodesk make it better.

Heinz On Track to Reduce Waste, Water, Energy Impacts by 20 Percent

GreenBiz Staff — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:04:25 +0000

The company's 2009 sustainability report shows that not only has the company passed the half-way point on its goals, but that its reductions are picking up speed year over year.

The Companies Mixing Up Greener Cement

Jonathan Bardelline — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:09 +0000

Cement and concrete companies are using a range of strategies to lower the impacts of their industry, which contributes 5 percent or more of CO2 emissions. Using a power plant byproduct, secret ingredients and mixtures that make concrete waterproof are just some of their methods.

NRDC Leader Says The Time is Now to Act on Climate

Marc Gunther — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:18:13 +0000

Frances Beinecke's new book -- a straightforward, easy-to-read argument -- attempts to connect the climate issue to everyday concerns like jobs, the economy and national security.

Putting Business Growth and Emissions on Separate Tracks

Tilde Herrera — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:37:02 +0000

With climate scientists warning that greenhouse gas emissions must decline upwards of 80 percent by 2050 to avoid catastrophic climate change, some like Salvatore Gabola are calling for businesses to move past normalized reduction targets to lower their total carbon footprints.

Financial Crisis Offers Narrow Window to Take Climate Action, IEA Warns

GreenBiz Staff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:57:24 +0000

The International Energy Agency on Tuesday called on world leaders to strike a deal to address climate change, warning that the current business-as-usual scenario is unsustainable and will lead to skyrocketing energy demand, price spikes and up to a 6 degree temperature rise.

Sainsbury's CEO Demands New Focus on Green Economy

Luke Walsh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:07:28 +0000

The chief executive of a leading supermarket has demanded the government tackle a lack of trained workers with green skills.

EPA Sends Final CO2 Endangerment Finding to Obama as Climate Debate Heats Up in Senate

ClimateBiz Staff — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:27:01 +0000

In the latest climate change development to occur during the last week, the EPA sent to the White House its final finding on the threat greenhouse gas emissions pose for human health, which could clear the way for regulation if Congress can't agree on legislation.

Is the U.S. News Media Failing to Do Its Job on Climate Change?

Michael B. Mercier — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:30:00 +0000

It sure seems that America is out of touch with the rest of the world regarding global warming, and that the world is slapping us in the face to awaken us from our stupor.

Steven Chu: The Nerd in the Cabinet

Marc Gunther — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:18 +0000

The current Secretary of Energy is also a Nobel Laureate and former physics professor at UC Berkeley, and a self-described 'energy conservation nut.'

Diversey Ups Emissions Reductions Investments, Earns Bigger ROI

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:33 +0000

One year after setting a goal to cut corporate emissions by 8 percent before 2013, Diversey CEO today announced the company had already surpassed that target, and upped the goal to a 25 percent reduction in the same time frame.

Beyond the Black Cloud: Looking at Lifecycles

Dave Douglas — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:15 +0000

Looking at the full impact of any type of product or device -- rather than, say, the cloud of exhaust in front of you on the highway -- opens the door to a whole new understanding of how design affects the environment.