ENVIRONMENT

Energy

The Carbon Footprint of Pakistan is Small, but Climate Change Effects on The Country are Catastrophic

Flooding in Pakistan has again sparked a discussion over how much wealthy nations should compensate poorer countries for damage caused by climate change.

Mary Riddle

September 5, 2022

Energy

100 Percent Renewable Energy Systems Could Power the Globe By 2050

A new review concludes that a world powered and fueled by 100 percent renewable energy systems is absolutely feasible by 2050.

Andrew Kaminsky

September 5, 2022

Energy

U.S. Aims to Lead Global Green Hydrogen Economy

The U.S. Department of Energy is looking to clean up the hydrogen supply chain, and green hydrogen from renewable resources clearly has the edge.

Tina Casey

September 2, 2022

Energy

Indigenous Communities May Hold the Key to Wildfire Prevention, but Government Policies Leave Them Choking on Smoke Instead

Take a hike through the Pacific Northwest and it's apparent how centuries of poor wildfire prevention created a landscape of tinderboxes begging to ignite.

Riya Anne Polcastro

September 1, 2022

Energy

Ford Beats One of Its Own Goals in Race to Be Carbon-free by 2050 — But Is It Enough?

The huge investment that that Ford recently made in solar power is actually a smart financial choice in line with younger buyers’ expectations from brands.

Riya Anne Polcastro

August 23, 2022

Energy

Now is the Time for Businesses to Claim Inflation Reduction Act Incentives and Take on Climate Change

Bottom line, the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act into law means that the U.S. is finally putting its money where its mouth is on climate change.

Roya Sabri

August 22, 2022

Energy

CHERP: The Nonprofit Providing Free Solar Power to Low-Income Households

Next-generation solar panels manufactured by CHERP Solar Works will provide free solar energy to low-income households across the U.S.

Andrew Kaminsky

August 19, 2022

Energy

Vroom! Porsche Accelerates Investments in Solar and Sustainable Design

Porsche is the latest automaker to join the race along the clean energy autobahn with the building of a solar microgrid at its North American headquarters.

Leon Kaye

August 18, 2022

Energy

Reevaluating Environmental Reserves to Free Up Capital and Drive Sustainability

Companies should be taking a closer look at their environmental reserves to help free up capital and drive firm-wide, sustainability-focused investments. 

Daniel Smith

August 16, 2022

Energy

Responding to the Skyrocketing Demand for Lithium Batteries

What needs to happen to prepare for the surge in demand for electric vehicles and battery storage systems as lithium has become far more difficult and costly to extract?

Sarah Lozanova

August 16, 2022

Energy

Rising Seas Threaten Coastal Wetlands — and Local Economies

The loss of coastal wetlands harms communities and local economies — especially in an ever-hotter world — to the tune of millions of dollars annually.

Ruscena Wiederholt

August 15, 2022

Energy

Students are Fed Up: They Want Governments and the Fossil Fuel Industry to File for Divorce

The End Fossil: Occupy movement is fed up with the fossil fuel industry and is planning worldwide student protests at schools and universities this autumn.

Andrew Kaminsky

August 15, 2022

Energy

Tesla Shareholders Call for More Transparency and Accountability Around Water

A majority of its independent shareholders have asked Tesla to become more transparent about its water usage across the globe.

Roya Sabri

August 12, 2022

Energy

Heatwaves Are Perils for Public Transit Users: What Transit Systems and Riders Can Do

City planners and transit officials can take several initiatives to reduce the impact of heatwaves while passengers wait for busses and trains.

Ida Sami

August 8, 2022

Energy

This Summer Made Americans Get It: Yes, Climate Change is a Thing

Even if many Americans still don’t want to acknowledge that climate change is real, many are noticing that something is up in the air, and it isn’t pretty.

Leon Kaye

August 4, 2022

Energy

Peaker Power Plants Pose Preposterous Pollution Problems

A new study found that emissions from peaker power plants, and public health risks were much higher when they were located close to neighborhoods of color.

Riya Anne Polcastro

August 2, 2022

Energy

Climate Change Affects Largest Greenhouse Gas Producers the Least: Is Legal Action the Solution?

Only 10 countries are behind 67 percent of global economic losses tied to climate change, but those same nations reap 70 percent of such economic rewards.

Riya Anne Polcastro

July 21, 2022

Energy

The Global Meat and Dairy Industries Are at an Inflection Point

A new report is urging investors to step up and take action to address the global meat and dairy industries’ contributions to climate change.

Johnathan Smith

July 21, 2022

Sponsored

Building a More Sustainable CPG Sector

This Supplier Engagement Program Promotes Pollinators and Biodiversity

This supplier engagement program works with European wheat farmers to implement climate-friendly practices that welcome pollinators and improve biodiversity.

Rasha Rehman

July 19, 2022

Energy

Barbie Woos Future Environmentalists with Jane Goodall-Inspired Doll

Encouraging children to learn more about renowned ethologist and environmental activist Dr. Jane Goodall is behind the latest Barbie doll rollout from Mattel.

Janice Phelan

July 18, 2022

Energy

Biodiversity Loss Must Stop to Protect the One in Five People Dependent on Wild Species

A new report lays out policy considerations needed to tackle biodiversity loss and its risk to the one in five people who depend on 50,000 wild species.

Riya Anne Polcastro

July 15, 2022

Energy

Mercedes Joins Partnership for Second-Life Battery Usage

A British Columbia-based startup is working with the German automaker to repurpose Mercedes EV batteries for second-life energy storage.

Phil Covington

July 14, 2022

Energy

California’s Landmark Plastics Law Invites More Innovation from Industry

California's new plastics pollution prevention law is good news for the environment, and it's also an opening for innovation within the private sector.

Roya Sabri

July 14, 2022

Energy

Solar and Energy Storage Companies Make the Case for Clean Power

The solar and energy storage industries are trying to convince Congress to bolster jobs in clean energy through the federal budget reconciliation process.

Tina Casey

July 14, 2022

Energy

How Sri Lanka Became Embroiled in an Organic Farming Crisis

At the center of the political and economic turmoil that has engulfed Sri Lanka lies the most unlikely culprit: organic agriculture. 

Mary Riddle

July 12, 2022

Energy

Startup Takes the Guesswork Out of Fleet Electrification

Refueling, repairing and maintaining a fleet of gas or diesel vehicles is a huge cost for companies, but this startup has a fleet electrification solution.

Tina Casey

July 12, 2022

Energy

Conserve and Restore: How Business Can Leverage a Holistic Approach to Water Management

Since every facet of our lives depends on water, every water stakeholder — from companies and governments down to individuals — has a role to play in safeguarding water supplies now and into the future.

3p Editors

July 8, 2022

Energy

Clean Power Plan or Not, U.S. Air Force Supports New Carbon Recycling Technology

Despite the EPA having its regulatory authority dialed back, other branches of the government, including the Air Force, are pursuing a low-carbon economy.

Tina Casey

July 7, 2022

Energy

Capturing Methane at the Source is Now Possible — and an Imperative

Converting methane emissions into a a reliable source of renewable power presents a unique challenge that this energy tech startup seeks to solve.

Riya Anne Polcastro

July 7, 2022

Sponsored

Accelerating Sustainable Animal Farming Solutions For a Brighter Future

We Need a Faster Food Revolution for People, Planet and Livelihoods

By focusing our minds, technology and cooperative efforts on challenges such as climate change, malnutrition and poverty, we can re-create our food system to support healthy people, a healthy planet and healthy livelihoods, this executive asserts.

Ivo Lansbergen

July 5, 2022

Energy

West Virginia v. EPA or Not, the Climate Action Horses Have Left the Barn

Despite the 6-3 SCOTUS ruling, which kneecapped the regulatory authority of the EPA, fossil fuel interests may want to keep any celebratory bubbly on ice.

Tina Casey

July 1, 2022

Energy

Soon Losing Its Iconic Stacks, California’s Morro Bay Will Soon Be Stacked with Energy Storage

California's Morro Bay will soon lose its iconic 450-foot power plant stacks, to be replaced with a massive energy storage project.

Leon Kaye

June 28, 2022

Energy

UN Punts on ‘30×30’ Plan for Biodiversity

A would-be global pact to protect 30 percent of the globe's biodiversity by 2030 hit a snag over the weekend, and two leading NGOs aren't having it.

Leon Kaye

June 27, 2022

Energy

Cities Are the Global Economy’s Anchors, but Climate Change Puts Them at Financial Risk

A C40 Cities report just released presents a grim outlook for many of the world’s largest cities due to climate change risks — visually and financially.

Leon Kaye

June 24, 2022

Energy

It’s Official: Oil Giants Seek New Revenue in Green Hydrogen

Serious money invested into green hydrogen projects is now in play, and at the scale needed to hasten the transition to a sustainable low-carbon future.

Tina Casey

June 21, 2022

Energy

Consumers Are Ready to Get Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Right

WWF's latest survey on plastic waste found that more than half of all consumers want businesses to be held accountable for how they recycle that waste.

Riya Anne Polcastro

June 21, 2022

Energy

With Plastic Waste Expected to Triple By 2060, The U.S. Announces A Plastics Ban…Sort Of

A new report arrives at a stark conclusion that the world's growth of plastic waste will nearly triple by 2060 if no intervening action is taken.

Andrew Kaminsky

June 13, 2022

Energy

P&G Announces a Water Positive Future Strategy: Our Vision to Reduce, Restore and Respond

P&G's chief sustainability officer lays out the company's plan to restore more water than it consumes in at-risk watersheds around the world by 2030.

Virginie Helias

June 10, 2022

Energy

Carbon Capture and Sequestration Loses Ground to Carbon Recycling

Arguments for carbon sequestration are more difficult to make with the advent of new carbon recycling technologies launched by companies LanzaTech.

Tina Casey

June 9, 2022

Energy

Netflix, DWS, PepsiCo: Climate Action Matters, and Matters Now

Netflix is gaining on its climate action push, as its head of sustainability told a crowd at The Economist's sustainability conference in Washington, D.C.

Leon Kaye

June 7, 2022

Energy

To Fix Climate Change, Big Cities Must Embrace Circularity

City leaders must embrace circularity, starting with systems that eliminate waste and keep materials in use through smart design, reuse and repair.

Sandra Goldmark

June 7, 2022

Sponsored

Pursuing Net-Positive

Henkel’s Climate-Positive Journey: From the Shop Floor to the C-Suite

What does the push toward climate positive look like, and how do employees get involved? We spoke with executives at the consumer goods company Henkel, one of a select few businesses that are pursuing climate positivity, to find out.

Leon Kaye

June 1, 2022

Sponsored

Everything You Need to Know About Sustainability in the Tire Industry

The U.S. Tire Industry Seeks to Better Understand and Mitigate Road Wear Particles

Driving leads to abrasion of both the tire and the road surface, producing tiny debris called tire and road wear particles, or TRWP. As more information about TRWP has been learned, tire industry stakeholders have ramped up efforts to better understand TRWP and mitigate their potential impacts. 

3p Editors

May 31, 2022

Energy

Washington State’s Wine Industry Confronts Climate Change Risks

A new sustainability program in Washington state is making strides to counter climate change while securing the state's thriving wine industry.

Katie LaMarca

May 31, 2022

Energy

Let’s Couple Net Zero with Net Resilience

The net zero road will be a rocky one without a focus on resilience; so, here's your net zero checklist, one that mustn't overlook marginalized communities.

Joyce Coffee

May 27, 2022

Energy

Seneca Nation’s Journey to Bring Energy Sovereignty to Indigenous Communities

Seneca Solar is changing the way Indigenous communities interact with companies, starting by letting them own the energy assets on their own lands.

Andrew Kaminsky

May 24, 2022

Sponsored

Accelerating Sustainable Animal Farming Solutions For a Brighter Future

The Path to Net Zero Offers Companies New Opportunities

Corporate pledges to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions in a generation often create more questions than answers, but the Netherlands-based health, nutrition and bioscience firm DSM says it has a plan.

3p Editors

May 24, 2022

Energy

Pennsylvania Places Bet on Gas-Powered Hydrogen, Not Green Hydrogen

The future of fossil-based vs. green hydrogen is being put to the test in Pennsylvania, where policymakers are laying plans for a major new hydrogen hub.

Tina Casey

May 23, 2022

Energy

We Don't Have to Solve Business Problems with Food Waste

Far too many companies overlook how food waste is a huge liability, but more grocers like Albertsons are finding new and more innovative solutions.

Roya Sabri

May 19, 2022

Energy

Land Restoration is a Must to Mitigate Global Desertification and Drought

Worldwide, at least $44 trillion, or half of global GDP, is at risk from the effects of desertification, yet viable, scalable solutions are still at hand.

Riya Anne Polcastro

May 16, 2022

Energy

Reflecting Sunlight Could Ensure Human Safety on a Warming Planet

The world should consider ways in which to increase sunlight reflection in order to curb climate change risks, write these guest authors.

Stewart Patrick and Kelly Wanser

May 16, 2022

Energy

5 Ways Cisco Is Increasing Product Energy Efficiency

A key priority for Cisco is continuing to improve the performance of its products while maintaining, or decreasing, their energy consumption.

Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility Blog

May 15, 2022

Energy

Ben & Jerry’s ‘Mootopia’ Seeks to Prevent Climate Dystopia

Ben & Jerry’s Project Mootopia will use regenerative agricultural tactics and new technologies to boost the brand's efforts to take on climate change.

Gary E. Frank

May 12, 2022

Sponsored

Long-Duration Energy Storage: Catalyst for a Sustainable Energy Future

These Next-Gen Batteries Are Low-Carbon, Recyclable and Nontoxic

Energy storage is the key to unlocking Earth’s vast wind and solar energy resources, but limitations associated with lithium-ion batteries — the technology of choice to date — are driving demand for alternatives.

3p Editors

May 10, 2022

Energy

5 Signs the Green Hydrogen Economy is Just Getting Started

Here are five key developments in green hydrogen that could soon open up new pathways for decarbonization across multiple commercial sectors.

Tina Casey

May 10, 2022

Energy

New Technology Could Restore Oceans While Revitalizing Their Role as Carbon Sinks

This company says its new technology can curb climate change with its method of isolating carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the world's oceans.

Katie LaMarca

May 9, 2022

Energy

What Indonesia’s Palm Oil Ban Really Means for Climate and Energy

Indonesia's palm oil export ban will do little to benefit the climate, as the reasons behind this shift are political and economic, not environmental.

Nithin Coca

May 5, 2022

Energy

Four Strategies Businesses Can Deploy to Slash Food Waste

As food waste involves a complex set of inefficiencies, these four strategies can help the food sector curb it across the industry's entire value chain.

Tonya Bakritzes

May 2, 2022

Energy

To Critics, New York’s Climate Justice Budget Isn’t a Three-Pointer, But Seventh Generation Sees Promise

As New York announces more funds for tackling the climate crisis, 3p interviewed the CEO of Seventh Generation to learn how business can help on this front.

Chloe Skye Weiser

May 2, 2022

Energy

Lowering Carbon Emissions by Building Regional Food Systems

A partnership between two sustainability-driven companies is doing its part to reduce emissions while giving New York City’s local food systems a boost.

Roya Sabri

April 29, 2022

Energy

Budweiser Pledges More Renewable Energy for Thousands of Pubs

Budweiser has launched an initiative that encourages local pubs to take advantage of renewable energy resources in their area to power their businesses.

Tina Casey

April 26, 2022

Energy

Sustaining the Future: How Organizations Can Embrace a Circular Economy

There's a definite need for companies to consider opportunities found in a circular economy approach so they can align their growth with core values and purpose. 

Keith Bryan

April 21, 2022

Sponsored

Making the Cut: Fostering Sustainability and Purpose in the Apparel Sector

HanesBrands Reflects on First Year’s Progress Toward 2030 Sustainability Goals

This month the apparel company is updating the website dedicated to its 2030 Global Sustainability Goals, marking progress, challenges and lessons learned while looking ahead at what remains to be done.  

3p Editors

April 20, 2022

Energy

Salesforce Ramps Up Investments in Global Fight Against Climate Change

Salesforce will give $11 million to NGOs taking on climate change as it launches its $100 million Ecosystem Restoration and Global Justice Fund.

Gary E. Frank

April 19, 2022

Sponsored

Lead on Purpose: How Values Drive Business in Uncertain Times

The Challenge of Plastic and Achieving Sustainable Packaging

The U.S. Plastics Pact is a coalition of brands, retailers, government agencies, and nonprofits looking to make all plastic packaging be recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. We speak with the group's executive director to see how it's going.

3p Editors

April 18, 2022

Energy

Targeted Climate Action Could Dramatically Reduce Extreme Poverty in the Global South

The right climate mitigation tactics could improve the quality of life for the hundreds of millions of people living in extreme poverty in the Global South.

Riya Anne Polcastro

April 14, 2022

Energy

Solar Farms and Sacred Mountains in Colombia: Indigenous Community and Developer Link Arms to Save ‘Irreplaceable’ Nature Reserve

A project in Colombia’s biodiverse Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains pairs solar power with newly built villages for the indigenous Arhuaco people.<br />

Grant Whittington

April 14, 2022

Energy

How Mountain Guides Offer Us a Stark Warning on Climate Change

As another winter sports season nears its sunset, a survey of mountain guides gives an ominous warning about the long-term effects of climate change.

Holly Keenan

April 14, 2022

Energy

Investors to the World: Don’t Sell Out the Climate for Energy Security

War in Ukraine and resulting worries over energy security shouldn't be a reason to stray from achieving the Paris Agreement, says this group of investors.

Leon Kaye

April 12, 2022

Energy

Get Pumped as The Body Shop Adds Refill Stations to U.S. Stores

The Body Shop has announced that it has plans underway for refill stations at many of its U.S. stores as the brand seeks to reduce its plastics footprint.<br /> <br />

Leon Kaye

April 11, 2022

Energy

Six Takeaways from the Latest IPCC Report

From what we here at 3p have gleaned from the latest, 3,600-page report from the IPCC, the following are the six big takeaways that the editors see.

3p Editors

April 5, 2022

Energy

How Can Cryptocurrency Mining Transition to Sustainability?

Pushing the cryptocurrency industry towards a more sustainable business model will require a host of changes and new developments.

Junior Theomou

April 4, 2022