August 30, 2024 Big banks fall short on climate risk plans says U.S. regulator The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency conducted a review last year including 22 large banks to see how they account for the impact of climate change on their loan books and businesses. BY Reuters A top U.S. banking regulator has … Continue reading Big banks fall short on climate risk plans says U.S. regulator
July 02, 2024 Google is nowhere near its climate target. AI is partly to blame Google cited artificial intelligence and the demand it puts on data centers, which require massive amounts of electricity, for last year’s growth. BY Associated Press Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going “net zero,” … Continue reading Google is nowhere near its climate target. AI is partly to blame
May 02, 2024 African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here’s what experts say The money raised by climate tech startups last year was more than a third of all funds raised by startups in Africa in 2023. BY Associated Press When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages … Continue reading African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here’s what experts say
April 30, 2024 Why Global South climate entrepreneurship is most needed Investing in low carbon infrastructure makes financial and environmental sense. BY Lassor Feasley The Global North is responsible for 92% of total carbon emissions since the Industrial Revolution. By almost any accounting, the United States and Europe, a big part of the Global North (along … Continue reading Why Global South climate entrepreneurship is most needed
April 16, 2024 A baby born this year could lose $1 million over their lifetime because of climate change Climate change is already costing you money. But for the average American born in 2024, the costs will be even higher, according to a new study from Consumer Reports and ICF. BY Adele Peters A baby born … Continue reading A baby born this year could lose $1 million over their lifetime because of climate change
The Green Media Summit looks to give people actionable ideas about how their business and industry can generate less greenhouse gasses. Constantine von Hoffman on April 2, 2024 Can adtech and marketing do anything to cool down our overheating world? That existential question is the focus of a conference in New York next week. “Two … Continue reading Adtech’s climate challenge: Can marketing cool the planet?
By Reuters January 16, 2024 YouTube is making millions of dollars a year from advertising on channels that make false claims about climate change because content creators are using new tactics that evade the social media platform’s policies to combat misinformation, according to a report published on Tuesday. The Center for Countering Digital Hate … Continue reading YouTube is making millions off a new breed of climate denial, a monitoring group says
70% of consumers agree that sustainability is more important to them now than it was two years ago, but there are significant differences in that group. Constantine von Hoffman on November 17, 2023 Climate change is a serious problem and marketers can play a serious part in combatting it. As we discussed last week, one … Continue reading How to talk to consumers about climate change
By Matt Paver November 09, 2023 Would anyone hear a tree being planted in a forest if no one was around to advertise it? We’ve seen corporate goals like “net zero by 2030” and “halving our carbon footprint” become ubiquitous over the past few years. It’s only natural that once targets have been set, … Continue reading What should companies do when they miss a climate goal? Tell the world
By Michael Shank June 12, 2023 Most cities that consider themselves environmental leaders have developed climate action plans that articulate how they’re reducing emissions, adapting to climate impacts, and promoting circularity and equity. That a city has a climate action plan is no longer novel. But a plan alone doesn’t move the needle on … Continue reading How San Francisco translated its 300-page climate plan into tangible actions for residents
