California ‘sets very high benchmark’ for emissions reduction
04-30-2015
pv-tech.org
Andy Colthorpe
Interactive Map Shows Where Toxic Air Pollution From Oil and Gas Industry Is Threatening 12.4 Million Americans
06-21-2016
earthworks
Two leading national environmental groups—Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and Earthworks—unveiled a suite of tools Wednesday designed to inform and mobilize Americans about the health risks from toxic air pollution from the oil and gas industry.
Human impact has pushed Earth into the Anthropocene, scientists say
01-13-2016
Adam Vaughan
There is now compelling evidence to show that humanity’s impact on the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and wildlife has pushed the world into a new geological epoch, according to a group of scientists.
11 maps to mark the COP21 climate talks
12-09-2015
Elsa Wenzel
Verbose. Indecipherable. Incroyable. Those are just a few ways to describe the dizzyingly complex COP21 climate negotiations in Paris this year.
Eating less meat essential to curb climate change, says report
11-18-2015
Damian Carrington
China and Australia top list of 'carbon bomb' projects
05-08-2015
Oliver Milman
China and Australia top a global list of planned oil, gas and coal projects that will act as "carbon bombs" and push the planet towards catastrophic climate change, a Greenpeace report warned on Tuesday.
China burns half of coal consumption worldwide, figures show
04-03-2015
Adam Vaughan
China now burns nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined.
The country's appetite for the carbon-intensive fuel rose by 9% in 2011, to 3.8bn tonnes, meaning it now accounts for 47% of worldwide coal consumption.
Carbon Taxes Make Ireland Even Greener
03-10-2015
Elisabeth Rosenthal
DUBLIN — Over the last three years, with its economy in tatters, Ireland embraced a novel strategy to help reduce its staggering deficit: charging households and businesses for the environmental damage they cause.
FullName
Nicole Peill-Moelter
Organization
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Role
Subject Matter Expert
Nicole oversees the strategy and execution of sustainability initiatives across the company, including energy and greenhouse gas management and reporting, energy efficiency and electronic-waste reduction, employee engagement and stakeholder-awareness. She spends much of her time collaborating with engineers innovating around the energy efficiency, productivity and carbon intensity of Akamai’s global Intelligent Cloud Platform which represents 90% of Akamai’s environmental impact.
Obama administration announces $4 billion US clean energy fund
07-03-2014
Ed King
The US government has made $4 billion in clean energy funding available, in support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan.