The United Nations estimates (PDF) that nearly 10 billion people will live in cities by 2050. According to a recent publication by the Barilla Center for Food…
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Exactly 20 years ago, in late December 1999, I put pen to paper at a friend’s house in East London and began to write a…
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series about microgrids. The first part, discussing market dynamics, can be found here. Increasingly, U.S.…
Many of the topics discussed at the Energy and Mines World Congress earlier this month would have been borderline laughable just a few short years…
It is always difficult to encapsulate a 12-month period, let alone the 365 turbocharged 24-hour news cycles that seem to have become the new normal.…
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series about microgrids. The second part, on microgrid companies poised to make their mark, will publish…
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are — or could be — at the heart of many clean energy technologies, from more efficient mobile phones to better electric…
Future historians will have plenty to debate on the state of sustainable business in the 2010s. Was it the decade when the business community finally…
Toymaker Mattel has set its sights on ensuring all of its products are made from and packaged in 100 percent recycled, recyclable or bio-based materials…
In 2019, there were over 130 mainstage panels, talks and GreenBiz Studio interviews produced as videos from our GreenBiz Group events. As the year comes…
This article is adapted from GreenBiz’s weekly newsletter, Circular Weekly, running Fridays. Subscribe here. It’s been quite the year for circularity, one defined by ambitious…
Back by popular demand, smart cities consultant Sue Lebeck provides GreenBiz highlights from the past year in verse. You’ll find her haiku from 2018 here. GreenFin FirstsThe…
Earlier this month Spanish energy company Repsol announced a $5 billion write-down, attributing the decision to the transition to a lower-carbon economy. The Wall Street…
I went to the LA Auto Show recently, and much has changed in the world of EVs since my first trip in 2015. Many more…
A wise man once said, “I’ll wear your granddad’s clothes. I look incredible. I’m in this big (bleep) coat. From that thrift shop down the…
Who would have thought the corporate sustainability profession would arise?It sure caught me by surprise.When I graduated, Profit was the only deal in Wall Street,Now…
2019: the last year that the United States will take part in the Paris Agreement. The year with the hottest June on record since record-keeping…
The United Kingdom’s fashion industry is not cutting waste fast enough to hit its December 2020 target of a 3.5 percent reduction, the Waste and…
Week in Review Commentary of some of this week’s stories begins at 4:02. Why the COP25 carbon market discussion failure matters US businesses stand by…
A lack of federal leadership on climate change has inspired cities and towns across the United States to unite in their calls for action. That’s…