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North America Business Initiatives Insights
Energy
North America
Insights
September 1, 2021

How US Cities and Corporations Can Collaborate on Clean Energy

  • Clean Energy
  • Business
  • Cities
  • renewable energy
Roof top solar installation with Midtown Manhattan view as background.
  • Clean Energy
  • Business
  • Cities
  • renewable energy
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
Dillon Wind Power Project
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. Climate
  • electric grid
  • Business
  • corporate sustainability
Equity
Latin America Oceania North America Europe
Insights
April 6, 2021

4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

  • Business
  • circular economy
  • coronavirus
  • waste
  • Ocean
  • pollution
  • regulation
Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
  • Business
  • circular economy
  • coronavirus
  • waste
  • Ocean
  • pollution
  • regulation
Food
North America Europe
Insights
January 7, 2020

23 Behavior Change Strategies to Get Diners Eating More Plant-Rich Food

  • creating a sustainable food future
  • Business
  • Food
The way food service professionals present their dishes can have a big impact on whether diners choose sustainable options. Photo by Rick Bella/Pixabay.
  • creating a sustainable food future
  • Business
  • Food
Energy
North America
Insights
June 17, 2019

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

  • electric grid
  • Business
  • renewable energy
  • United States
Power transmission lines seen from below.
  • electric grid
  • Business
  • renewable energy
  • United States
Business
North America
Insights
April 15, 2019

5 Ways to Unlock the Value of the Circular Economy

  • circular economy
  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
Recycling's good. Reducing's better. Flickr/mbeo
  • circular economy
  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
Climate
North America
Insights
April 10, 2019

3 Ways Business Must Use Political Influence to Champion Climate Ambition

  • Business
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
Climate leaders lobby for climate action. Flickr/Phil Roeder
  • Business
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
Energy
North America
Insights
May 17, 2018

As Apple, Google and Others Promote Renewable Power, What Is the Best Way to Evaluate Corporate Energy Leadership?

  • adaptation finance
  • Business
  • renewable energy
Solar panels installed at the Googleplex.
  • adaptation finance
  • Business
  • renewable energy
Climate
Initiatives
January 20, 2018

U.S. Climate

solar-panels-blue-sky
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
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
young people preparing ground for tree planting
  • COP23
  • science based targets
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
Climate
North America
Insights
April 6, 2017

What Are the Top 10 States for Clean Energy Jobs?

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • energy efficiency
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
California solar plant.
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • energy efficiency
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
Energy
North America
Insights
February 3, 2017

States Use Renewable Energy to Win Corporate Business

  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • Business
  • electric grid
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
U.S. solar farm
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • Business
  • electric grid
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Asia North America
Insights
January 6, 2017

China is Leaving the U.S. Behind on Clean Energy Investment

  • Energy
  • Business
  • renewable energy
Installation of solar panels
  • Energy
  • Business
  • renewable energy
Finance
North America
Insights
December 19, 2016

Debunking 4 Myths About Sustainable Investing

  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
Stock market ticker
  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
North America
Insights
August 25, 2016

It’s Time for US Federal Contractors to Measure their Carbon Footprints

  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • Business
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
United States Department of Energy Forrestal Building
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • Business
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
Equity
North America
Insights
July 7, 2016

Cutting Your Corporate Carbon Footprint? Why You Should Use Science-Based Targets

  • Climate
  • Business
  • GHG emissions
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • climate science
Renewable energy can help companies reach carbon-cutting goals. Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92688599@N00/2302264331/">Wavy1</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
  • Climate
  • Business
  • GHG emissions
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • climate science
Climate
North America
Insights
June 1, 2016

Former Energy CEO David Crane Envisions a Future without Fossils

  • Energy
  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • fossil fuels
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Coal-fired power plant in Ohio
  • Energy
  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • fossil fuels
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Climate
Europe North America
Insights
April 5, 2016

The Roads to Decoupling: 21 Countries Are Reducing Carbon Emissions While Growing GDP

  • Economics
  • Business
  • emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
Wind turbines
  • Economics
  • Business
  • emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
Finance
North America
Insights
March 29, 2016

Microsoft and Local Utility Partner to Green Virginia’s Grid

  • Energy
  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • electric grid
  • renewable energy
Potomac River power plant
  • Energy
  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • electric grid
  • renewable energy

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