Tag: Environmental Defense Fund

Google uses satellites, algorithms and AI help map and trace methane sources

Stuart Mitchell

Google post about a new partnership with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) which will help map and trace methane sources. Every year, our planet gets hotter because of greenhouse gas pollution. In fact, 2023 was the hottest year on record, and the last ten years have been the hottest years since 1850. Reducing this warming is essential to decreasing the risk of wildfires, drought and other extreme environmental events, and results in cleaner air and healthier communities. Today, we’re announcing a partnership with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) that combines our science…

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First climate guidance developed for oil and gas merger and acquisition transactions

Stuart Mitchell

A new report published today by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Ceres outlines the first-ever climate-related guidance for oil and gas companies entering merger and acquisition transactions.  As shown in EDF’s Transferred Emissions report, oil and gas industry merger and acquisition transactions (M&A), while a routine part of business, are a significant source of climate risk. Whether intentional or not, the majority of oil and gas mergers and acquisition deals from 2017 to 2021 relieved the seller of climate responsibilities without requiring the buyer to uphold the same climate standards.   “It’s…

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Major Environmental Groups Call On Businesses To Lead On Climate Policy

Stuart Mitchell

Eleven leading environmental and sustainable business organizations published an open letter in the New York Times today, urging the CEOs of Corporate America to step up their engagement on climate policy. Signatories include the heads of BSR, C2ES, CDP, Ceres, Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, The Climate Group, The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, World Resources Institute, and World Wildlife Fund. In the letter, the organizations call on businesses to adopt a science-based climate policy agenda that is aligned with the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…

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All Packaging to Come from Renewable, Recycled or Certified Sources By 2025 say McDonald’s

Stuart Mitchell

McDonald’s have announced goals to improve its packaging and help significantly reduce waste to positively impact the communities the company serves around the world. By 2025, 100 percent of McDonald’s guest packaging will come from renewable, recycled, or certified sources with a preference for Forest Stewardship Council certification. Also by 2025, the company has set a goal to recycle guest packaging in 100 percent of McDonald’s restaurants. McDonald’s understands that recycling infrastructure, regulations and consumer behaviors vary city to city and country to country around the world, but it plans…

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