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Logistics Efficiencies Show JohnsonDiversey that Less is More

GreenBiz Staff — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:04:00 -0700

JohnsonDiversey sells products in more than 175 countries but has put in place a series of projects that will cut logistics-related greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter while allowing the company to trim lead times on product deliveries and boost service levels.

New S.F. Food Policy Boosts Local Farms

Tilde Herrera — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:09:00 -0700

San Francisco has adopted what may be the country’s first county food policy that aims to improve access to healthy food while supporting local agriculture and reducing shipping-related greenhouse gas emissions.

Tesla's $465M Loan to Speed Development of All-Electric Sedan

Tilde Herrera — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:52:00 -0700

Tesla’s plans to build a $57,400 all-electric sedan will move forward now that the company has secured $465 million in federal loans. Tesla, along with Ford Motor Co. and Nissan North America, became the first recipients of a $25 billion federal loan program aimed at helping automakers develop and produce more fuel-efficient vehicles. The three will receive a combined $8 billion in loans.

How Do You Guarantee Land-Based Offsets Are Permanent?

Aimee Barnes — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:44:00 -0700

While critics worry the benefits from land use, land use change, and forestry offsets may one day be reversed, various trading programs have tried to address permanence risks with different approaches -- with mixed results.

Climate Change Will Cause Shipping Delays, Higher Insurance Losses, Report Says

ClimateBiz Staff — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:50:00 -0700

While some have trouble imagining what the worst impacts of climate change will look like, the effects are apparent today and projected to get dramatically worse if nothing is done to rein in greenhouse gas emissions. For the business community, this means shipping delays, more insured losses, constrained energy supplies and a decline in some tourism-based activities.

World Postal Operators to Release Emissions Data

ClimateBiz Staff — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:59:00 -0700

The International Postal Corp., a trade group representing global postal operators, said last week it would publish a report in December detailing the sector's carbon proficiency, based on 2008 data from 21 participating postal operations.

Aviation Targets 'Carbon Neutral Growth' But Can It Do More?

ClimateBiz Staff — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:00:00 -0700

The international aviation industry has committed to “carbon neutral growth” by 2020, meaning the sector would grow without increasing its carbon footprint. A new proposal given to U.N. negotiators for consideration, however, offers the climate neutral growth target, plus others that are more ambitious.

Stonyfield Farms Puts Cows on a Diet to Save the Planet

Matthew Wheeland — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:31:00 -0700

A project underway at Stonyfield Farms is changing the food cows eat and finding herds' methane reductions reduced by 18 percent, while also improving cows' health and the quality of their milk.

No Climate Change Fix Without New Land Use, Farming Policies

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:14:00 -0700

A Worldwatch Institute report cautions against developing a climate change mitigation strategy without including agricultural and land use policies.

Reclaiming Transparency in a Changing Climate

GreenBiz Staff — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:29:00 -0700

This report from Ceres, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Center for Energy and Environmental Security looks at how many -- or how few -- companies are reporting climate-related risks in their annual reports, and breaks down reporting on a sector-by-sector basis.

Get Ready for New Auto Mileage and Emissions Rules

ClimateBiz Staff — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:06:00 -0700

President Barack Obama puts to rest today a long-running feud between the auto industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and more than a dozen states over the right to regulate vehicle tailpipe emissions.

Bioelectricity Offers More Miles and Fewer Emissions Than Ethanol: Study

GreenBiz Staff — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:40:00 -0700

A new study suggests converting biomass to electricity rather than ethanol is more efficient in terms of “miles per acre” and greenhouse gas emissions.

Cap-and-Trade Won't Cause Mass Manufacturing Migration

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:44:00 -0700

As the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee wrestles over the draft climate change legislation proposed by Reps. Henry Waxman and Edward Markey, a new study has been released suggesting the feared economic toll may be lighter than some predict.

The Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:04:00 -0700

A close look at the historical relationship between energy prices and U.S. production and consumption of energy-intensive goods suggests that energy-intensive manufacturers are likely to face only modest “competitiveness” impacts under a U.S. greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, according to this report.

FedEx Aims for 30 Percent Biofuels by 2030

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:02:00 -0700

FedEx wants a third of its jet fuel to come from biofuels by 2030, the company’s chief executive said Wednesday in a speech delivered during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event.