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Is your company part of a 100-Club? There are several to choose from now and they all signal ambitious sustainability leadership. The RE100 and EV100…
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Being a business leader on sustainability today means committing to science-based targets. But those who really understand the science – and hence the urgency of…
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Years ago, I interviewed James Lovelock, the originator of Gaia Theory, which hypothesises that the Earth behaves like a living organism. When I asked him…
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What could be more precious than the air we breathe? The WHO estimates 7 million people die every year from air pollution, and 9 out…
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What is solar powered, sequesters carbon and can grow up to 12 feet a day? You guessed it: algae. In some forms, algae are a…
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Weather is a short term occurrence; climate change is a long term pattern. That’s why scientists have been hesitant to claim that climate change has…
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Most airplane fleets are grounded and the airline sector is on its knees. But post pandemic, our appetite for travel will return and climate change…
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The fossil fuel sector is morally bankrupt; will financial bankruptcy follow? The movement against Big Oil reminds me of the 40-year battle for a post-apartheid…
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When it comes to low-carbon futures, batteries are the game changer. Without effective energy storage at scale, renewables will remain peripheral. But the revolution is…
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How do you can you tackle climate change and increase agricultural yields while decreasing erosion, water use and chemical pollution? The answer is: biochar. Using…
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Could biofuels make low-emission flying a reality? Biofuels produce 70-90% less carbon than conventional jet-fuel. The problem is still the price; it’s 3-4 times more…
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Cryptocurrencies are here to stay, but until they address their astronomical ecological footprint, they don’t deserve our support. According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
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Wind power is the second most impactful climate solution, according to Project Drawdown, but that doesn’t mean that it is fully sustainable. LM Wind Power…
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To avoid catastrophic climate change, ‘blue carbon’ in the oceans will be key. Since 1955, the oceans have absorbed over 90% of the excess heat…
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We won’t create a climate positive future without innovation, including sustainable technologies deployed with unprecedented scale and speed around the world. Knowing this, at COP26…
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Here’s the crazy thing about beer: fermentation releases CO2 into the atmosphere (bad for the climate); then the company buys commercially manufactured CO2 to artificially…
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Early estimates suggest that global carbon emissions will drop in 2020 by between 5.5% (according to Carbon Brief) and 8% (according to the International Energy…
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All carbon is not the same. We need to start differentiating between good carbon and bad carbon. Unilever’s Carbon Rainbow helps us to do that.…
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For COP-26 to succeed, it needs to embrace the Carbon Law for climate change. You’ve probably heard of Moore’s Law for computing – the rule…
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Are you a fan of car-free zones in cities? Pedestrianisation of urban space is a growing trend – and the benefits are enormous: healthier citizens…
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The auto industry is in free-fall – but more sustainable alternatives may be bucking the trend. Global car sales are expected to fall at least…
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Have you heard of tetraamine-functionalized metal organic frameworks? I hadn’t, until recently. This is the new wonder-material that university scientists working with ExxonMobil (do I…
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As world leaders gathered in Madrid for yet another climate conference, the expectation is clear: governments and business must now be judged on climate action.…
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With a decade to deliver a climate turnaround, the Globescan-SustainAbility survey of sustainability experts on climate leadership makes interesting reading. Most (55%) believe we are…
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Cleantech has been big and growing for a decade. Now there is a sub-category that is taking off: climatech. There were over 350 funding deals…
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The collapse of the coal industry is already happening, despite what you may hear about China and India’s continued plans to back the climate-wrecking fossil…
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Over their life cycle buildings can generate nearly 40% of global carbon emissions. One solution could be switching to wood as a construction material. A…
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The quickest way to cool the climate is to get rid of coolants. That may sound like a paradox, but it’s true. When the hydrofluorocarbon…
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As the planet warms, demand for air conditioning goes up, warming the climate even further. How do we solve this conundrum? The IEA predicts that…
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For some, the opening of COP26 – the global climate negotiations in Glasgow – on 31 October, Halloween, seems scarily apt. We face a nightmarish…
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