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    Climate
    Insights
    May 20, 2022

    The Bar for Corporate Climate Leadership Has Risen

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • science based targets
    • Business
    London skyline
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • science based targets
    • Business
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 20, 2021

    6 Ways Large Energy Buyers  Can Transform the US Electrical Grid 

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • COP26
    Dillon Wind Power Project
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • COP26
    Business
    Insights
    January 6, 2021

    Make the Market Work for People and Planet

    • carbon pricing
    • science based targets
    • Economics
    • Business
    • Finance
    Skyrise office buildings in Montréal, Canada
    • carbon pricing
    • science based targets
    • Economics
    • Business
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    October 19, 2020

    Despite Shared Membership, US Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable at Odds Over Climate Policy

    • science based targets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    U.S. Chamber of Commerce building in Washington, D.C
    • science based targets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    September 29, 2020

    China and Big Business Give Climate Diplomacy a Kick-Start at UNGA and Climate Week

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    UN complex in New York City
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    Insights
    September 18, 2020

    As the UN Turns 75, Countries Should Embrace a Shared Vision of a Fairer, Safer and More Sustainable Future

    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • United Nations
    Country flags leading to the entrance of the United Nations.
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • United Nations
    Business
    News
    May 19, 2020

    RELEASE: Over 150 global corporations urge world leaders for net-zero recovery from COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • science based targets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • coronavirus
    • science based targets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Business
    North America
    News
    October 31, 2019

    STATEMENT: Car Companies Join Trump Administration’s “Reckless Attack” on California’s Emissions Standards

    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Business
    News
    October 15, 2019

    RELEASE: Major environmental groups call on businesses to lead on climate policy

    • science based targets
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • science based targets
    • climate policy
    • Business
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    June 17, 2019

    Besides Buying Renewables, How Can Companies and Cities Create a Greener Grid?

    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    Power transmission lines seen from below.
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    April 18, 2018

    Green Growth for the Commonwealth: Ready for Phase Three

    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Bicycle rickshaws in Mumbai, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 11, 2017

    By the Numbers: America’s Pledge Shows How US Is Taking Climate Action Without Trump

    • COP23
    • science based targets
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    young people preparing ground for tree planting
    • COP23
    • science based targets
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    July 11, 2017

    Is the Tesla Model 3 Our Ride to a Sustainable Future?

    • Cities
    • Business
    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • transportation
    The Tesla Model 3
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • transportation
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 3, 2017

    States Use Renewable Energy to Win Corporate Business

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    U.S. solar farm
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Insights
    January 11, 2017

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2017

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • food security
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Andrew Steer
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • food security
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    Insights
    October 3, 2016

    Kentucky Can Shape A Clean Energy Future

    • electric grid
    • fossil fuels
    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Field in Kentucky
    • electric grid
    • fossil fuels
    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 22, 2016

    In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Breaking Car Addictions Starts in the Workplace

    • Urban Mobility
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • road safety
    • transportation
    CAMG in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
    • Urban Mobility
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • road safety
    • transportation
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    March 29, 2016

    Microsoft and Local Utility Partner to Green Virginia’s Grid

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Potomac River power plant
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 21, 2015

    Corporations Can Drive Down Renewable Energy’s Cost

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    The electricity system will have to be decarbonized, probably more quickly than many in the sector are comfortable with. Working with large buyers that want to move quickly could lead to decarbonizing in an orderly way that drives down the cost for everyone. Photo by Windwärts Energie/Flickr
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    April 15, 2015

    An Opportunity for Cooperative Clean Energy Solutions for Utilities and Companies

    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    A solar array in California. Photo by Steve Jurvetson/Flickr.
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy

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