“Product life extension” is a phrase you may have been hearing more of lately as one part of the multifaceted solutions to create a circular…
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Bill Gates has been lobbying Congress to secure federal financial support for nuclear power and for a nuclear company in which he is a large…
This article is drawn from the Circular Weekly newsletter from GreenBiz, running Fridays. A perfectly circular system — one without waste, non-renewable inputs or inefficiencies —…
The year 2018 was challenging for the global energy transition and carbon reduction. Global carbon emissions were projected to rise more than 2 percent in…
This year marks four years since the United Nations member states unanimously agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a blueprint for peace and…
Can we eat our way not only to better health, but also to a better planet? That is the question addressed by the EAT-Lancet Commission…
The idea of rating companies’ environmental, social and governance performance is reaching a fever pitch, what with the world’s largest institutional investors, pension funds and…
One of the urgent challenges of transitioning to a climate-neutral energy economy will be achieving a sustainable supply of the rare earth elements. These 17…
This article first appeared on Yale e360. The funeral cortege was small. Six people shouldered the bier and others followed, clad in the traditional Indian…
In early 2018, Google proclaimed that it had achieved its 100 percent renewable energy target. The global IT giant has the scale and resources to…
The concept of emotional intelligence, or EQ, isn’t new. But while many psychological concepts have come and gone in business and organizational development, why has…
On Dec. 5, Waymo launched “Waymo One,” the first commercial ride-share service using self-driving cars in the United States. This long-awaited service fulfills the company’s…
The third longest river in the world has historically played a major role in unifying northern and southern China and was a key driver of…
Mexico’s renewables sector is reeling from the cancellation of an upcoming clean energy auction and the likely handing of power back to state entities. The auction…
The following is adapted from State of Green Business 2019, published today by GreenBiz in partnership with S&P Global Trucost. “We find ourselves in uncharted waters.”…
In early 2018, Google proclaimed that it had achieved its 100 percent renewable energy target. The global IT giant has the scale and resources to…
California officials grappling with the fallout from devastating wildfires and the fate of embattled utility Pacific Gas & Electric will soon have to answer another…
Between Russian hacks and deadly fires, the electric grid has spent more time in the national news cycle recently than usual. This week, thousands of…
Most utility bankruptcies are caused by bad financial decisions. But Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy last week was driven by its massive potential liabilities for…
While others ran to the California hills to mine gold, Leland Stanford had the good sense to stay out of the muck and sell the…