Does your climate risk plan cover extreme heat? 4 questions to consider
The heat we’ve been experiencing this summer is a situation of our own making, and it’s the tip of the iceberg of what the planet can expect if humans don’t…
U.S. job growth surges with the IRA
If you’ve followed coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the past year, you definitely know this number: $369 billion. Touted by one and all as the amount of…
Shopify, startup Running Tide tout ocean carbon removal breakthrough
Ocean carbon sequestration trailblazer Running Tide announced Wednesday that it has delivered its first set of carbon removal credits to commerce technology company Shopify. Under the transaction, Shopify is receiving…
How the IRA accelerates clean energy adoption
This article is sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a major win for American businesses, offering companies billions of dollars in tax credits, loans and…
Creating food out of thin air
As alternative proteins become mainstream parts of grocery stores and lab-grown meat scores regulatory wins, this new protein alternative is starting to make some noise — creating food from captured…
IEA: Demand for oil on track to reach all-time high in 2023
Demand for oil is likely to hit new heights this year, after consumption of the fossil fuel reached a record high in June, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).…
Zero-emission maritime shipping gets a boost
A new international partnership of retail companies aims to aggregate demand by the maritime shipping industry for zero-emission maritime fuels. The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) includes the nonprofit…
Jigar Shah unpacks that record-breaking $9.2 billion DOE loan
$9.2 billion. A gobsmackingly massive amount of money — UC Berkeley calculated it would take 95 years just to verbally count to 1 billion. So you can appreciate the buzz…
Packaging is changing: 4 reuse innovations we’re following
Our circular economy team at GreenBiz is high on the future of reuse in packaging — so much that we’re hosting a one-day virtual experience on it in December. Reuse…
‘High time to invest in more climate adaption’: Natural catastrophes cost insurers $50B in first half of 2023
Severe thunderstorms, earthquakes, extensive flooding and heatwaves have hit the global insurance industry for $50 billion in the worst start to a year for the industry since 2011, according to…