Linking arms to create sustainable supply chains

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Get the latest insight, announcements and events from CDP’s blog Linking arms to create sustainable supply chains Posted on April 1, 2015 by Lance Pierce Every year we delay addressing climate change could cost the economy US$150 billion, say the White House. Yet major US-based supply chains trail the rest …

Nearly Half of Electricity at UK Businesses Wasted During Off Hours

kristyTrendspotting

Nearly Half of Electricity at UK Businesses Wasted During Off Hours Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:00 AM PST Filed under: Energy News Ryue Nishiziwa?s Vertical Garden House Takes Root in Tokyo Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:00 PM PST Filed under: Energy News Cincinnati Explores 100% Renewable Energy Plan Posted: 07 …

Overcoming Hurdles to Clean Energy Commercialization

kristyGreentech

Overcoming Hurdles to Clean Energy Commercialization Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:32 PM PST by David L. Levy In the absence of a global framework for regulating emissions, the future of the planet largely rests on choices by private firms and investors regarding which technologies to pursue and commercialize. Despite the …

Iceland Home to World’s First Zero-Emissions Data Center

kristyResource Efficiency

UK telecoms and IT services provider Colt is well on its way toward building the world’s first zero-emissions data center, in all of four months. Being built for data center developer Verne Global, the plant will be built on a former NATO base in Keflavik, Iceland, where geothermal and hydroelectric …

Worst Ever Carbon Emissions Leave Climate on the Brink

kristyEarth Systems Science

Published on Monday, May 30, 2011 by The Guardian/UK Worst Ever Carbon Emissions Leave Climate on the Brink Exclusive: Record rise, despite recession, means 2C target almost out of reach by Fiona Harvey Greenhouse gas emissions increased by a record amount last year, to the highest carbon output in history, …