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Impressions from the Paris Climate Talks
Last week the Sustainable Innovation Forum was held at the Stad de France as part of the COP21 Climate Talks. The main COP21 talks involved governments negotiating a plan but the Forum focused on the role of business in mitigating climate change. The overwhelming consensus was that the business...
read moreGlobal Powers and Climate Change
It is, at this point, a well-documented fact that worldwide, climate change will cause more severe weather, from high temperatures and droughts to unpredictable storms that wreak havoc on a large scale. Left unchecked, climate change will also put some species in danger of extinction as it slowly strips...
read moreTake Control of Your Carbon Footprint
Much of our carbon footprint is out of our control. We do what we can by recycling, buying efficient appliances, and taking public transportation but we still have a large carbon footprint. Our options to do much more are limited. Even if we own our home it may not...
read moreAn Alternative Approach to Pricing Carbon
Despite the several international meetings on climate change, and the time, money, and effort spent on researching the issue, experts still haven’t reached an agreement on one of the most pressing issues: setting a price on the carbon that is exacerbating the greenhouse effect. Traditionally the price of carbon...
read moreA Christmas Club for the Climate
A company or a home owner wants to reduce their carbon footprint by installing renewable energy or making a deep energy retrofit but it does not make financial or logical sense to proceed at this moment. The Carbon Xprint process would allow them to reduce their carbon footprint today...
read moreHow to Engage Customers on Climate Change?
Airlines, Utilities, and companies that deliver their product or service by directly burning fossil fuels have a challenge demonstrating sustainability. They have large carbon footprints. Commerce is a collaborative effort. The products and services are sold to customers. That large carbon footprint is in collaboration with their customers. Counteracting...
read moreWhere the Economy Intersects with Climate Change
Big things are happening on the climate change front, making it clearer than ever that a new low-carbon economy, one fueled by investments in sustainable energy — whether solar, wind, geothermal or something else — is emerging. First, President Obama on Nov. 6 officially rejected the long-contentious Keystone XL...
read moreHow to Multi-Purpose Assets to Increase Sustainability
For many businesses an energy efficient retrofit or installing renewable power is not practical, physically or financially at this time. Options such as renewable energy credits are pure expenses. There is way to quantifiably demonstrate sustainability by multi-purposing the company’s assets. Using a method developed by Carbon Xprint, a...
read moreInnovative Path for Endowments to Move Beyond Divestment
University Endowment funds are under pressure to divest of fossil fuels. One strategy can help relieve the divestment pressure while at the same time counteract the carbon footprint of some or all of the campus. Many universities can accomplish this with a small portion of the endowment fund. The...
read moreHow to “Green” Your Old Car – Quick and Easy
If you have an older model car that does not have great fuel economy and a larger carbon footprint than you would like, what can you do to be environmentally conscience? Is the only option to go out and buy a hybrid or an electric vehicle? There is a...
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