This year’s United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP25) opened in Madrid against a backdrop of mounting urgency. In the last 12 months, the U.N.’s climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has issued two special reports raising stark warnings of the risks climate change poses to food security and the oceans.
Bioplastic car parts will reduce weight and lower petrol use to cut CO2 emissions.
The sector is facing strong headwinds from activists, investors and governments, pitting the companies’ relentless growth ambitions against the worsening signs of climate change.
The argument for discussing financial metrics alongside environmental, social and governance data gains new supporters.
From insurers and coal to carbon markets, here’s what you need to know from COP25 week one.
Along Colorado’s Front Range, researchers are working to develop new ways of detecting methane leaks, using everything from lasers to light aircraft to drones. Their technologies could curb a potent contributor to climate change, while saving industry billions of dollars in lost gas.
Comprehensive plans are great, but small, low-budget changes can make a big difference, too.
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