Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012
An odd year for green business, but a lot happened…
December 22, 2012
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An odd year for green business, but a lot happened…
U.S. politicians don’t get that tackling climate change will generate massive wealth…
This year’s biggest sustainability themes and stories…
Here’s my attempt to capture the most important stories that affected the greening of business in 2010…
The world is meeting in Cancun this week to talk climate change. Is there any hope of a large-scale agreement on capping emissions around the world? Most pundits would say no. Why can’t we agree to do something? The answers are varied and all contain some truth.
I visited Beijing a couple weeks ago to speak to a group of Chinese corporate executives. They were brought together by a major environmental NGO to discuss climate change. The meeting itself was fascinating, but I was really struck by a general impression in China that the country is taking green business very seriously.
I’ll have a few posts on China over the coming week since I spent a few days in Beijing last week. I had a free
A cover story in the NY Times today declares, “Cost of Green Power Makes Projects Tougher Sell.” Apparently wind turbines are not flying off the shelves as fast as a couple of years ago. States are unwilling to add negligible costs to power bills.
On the heels of the big election, we’re all wondering what it means for the issues that matter most to each of us. I’m of course watching closely for signs of what this means for sustainability and the green agenda. On high-speed rail, we may find common ground.
Happy New Year all (ok, I’m a bit delayed, but I entered the new year and promptly got really sick — lost over a week