Policy leaders offer gutsy talk on climate hope and progress
Outspoken policymakers, present and past, urged for more aggressive action on climate at VERGE 19 in Oakland, California.
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Policy leaders offer gutsy talk on climate hope and progress
Needed: A systematic effort to monitor and report greenwashing related to the SDGs
There is a need for an independent institutional arrangement to call out companies that are overstating SDG commitments in corporate reporting or financing declarations.
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Needed: A systematic effort to monitor and report greenwashing related to the SDGs
Mary Wenzel of Wells Fargo on the company’s innovation incubator and agriculture
Wells Fargo partnered with the National Renewable Energy Lab to create the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, which supports clean energy entrepreneurs.
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Mary Wenzel of Wells Fargo on the company’s innovation incubator and agriculture
Blue Planet Energy’s COO Chris Johnson on the value of microgrids and resilience
Two keys to developing resilience: plan ahead and store energy.
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Blue Planet Energy’s COO Chris Johnson on the value of microgrids and resilience
Rob Threlkeld on how General Motors is moving toward its RE100 commitment
The legacy automaker is working to get its manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations to 100 percent renewable energy.
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Rob Threlkeld on how General Motors is moving toward its RE100 commitment
Jad Dalay of American Forests on forests’ potential to mitigate climate change
Jad Dalay says using forests as a climate change solution offers the opportunity to capture carbon and create more green jobs.
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Jad Dalay of American Forests on forests’ potential to mitigate climate change
Yalmaz Siddiqui on MGM Resorts International’s approach to food waste management
Yalmaz Siddiqui says the company uses multiple programs to divert its food waste.
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Yalmaz Siddiqui on MGM Resorts International’s approach to food waste management
Black & Veatch’s Maryline Daviaud Lewett on EV infrastructure and policy
The electric vehicle market is growing — Maryline Daviaud Lewett says it will take policy to bring the market to scale.
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Black & Veatch’s Maryline Daviaud Lewett on EV infrastructure and policy
Green Mountain’s Svein Atle Hagaseth on carbon neutral data centers
As companies’ data center use continues to grow, there’s an expanding need for the facilities to be energy efficient.
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Green Mountain’s Svein Atle Hagaseth on carbon neutral data centers
Southern California Edison’s Bill Chiu on how electric grids benefit the private sector
The state of California has ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which motivates various sectors to realign their efforts. The managing director of grid resilience at Southern California Edison (SCE), Bill Chiu, shares how he is driving an “existential transformation” for the electricity supply company by implementing a roadmap called the Clean Power and Electrification Pathway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Southern California Edison’s Bill Chiu on how electric grids benefit the private sector