The JP Morgan Chase & Co. headquarters, The JP Morgan Chase Tower in Park Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York. Tim Clayton – Corbis | Corbis Sport | Getty Images SINGAPORE — While there’s “nothing new” to sustainable investing, technology has made it easier to state the financial case for considering non-financial metrics, according to JPMorgan.
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Empty Champs Elysees avenue is pictured on March 28, 2020 in Paris, France. The country has introduced fines for people caught violating its nationwide lockdown measures intended to stop the spread of COVID-19. Pascal Le Segretain | Getty Images Global greenhouse gas emissions plunged by roughly 2.4 billion tons this year, a 7% drop from
December 10th, 2020 by Johnna Crider In case you haven’t been following along, Tesla [NASDAQ: TSLA] has had a superb year on the stock market. That means that people who bet against the stock (short sellers) have had a horrible year. CNN has called Tesla’s incredible year a bloodbath for those who short the company’s
This image shows an aerial view of roads in Bavaria, Germany, at night. Malorny | Moment | Getty Images The EU has announced a broad new transport plan which aims to slash carbon emissions over the next three decades and focus on emerging technologies like drones and hydrogen aircraft. The European Commission, the EU’s
December 9th, 2020 by Rocky Mountain Institute Originally published by Rocky Mountain Institute and Bloomberg Philanthropies New Rocky Mountain Institute and Bloomberg Philanthropies report outlines how a local government-driven infrastructure and economic recovery agenda can help build a healthier, safer, greener and more resilient America. Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and Bloomberg Philanthropies yesterday released an analysis
December 9th, 2020 by Jennifer Sensiba Today, Aptera hosted an online Q&A session, covering a variety of topics about the vehicle. In addition to its announcements from a few days ago, the company also now has a video giving us some much better views of the vehicle (more information below the video). [embedded content] Today’s
The Invenergy Judith Gap wind farm in central Montana, uses 90 wind turbines from GE. William Campbell | Corbis Historical | Getty Images GE Renewable Energy and Veolia North America (VNA) have signed a “multi-year agreement” to recycle blades removed from onshore wind turbines in the United States. In an announcement Tuesday, GE Renewable Energy
December 9th, 2020 by Steve Hanley In November, we published a story from the Union of Concerned Scientists regarding the difficulty of recycling wind turbine blades. Those critical appendages have to be made super strong to withstand the rotational forces they are subjected to and the powerful winds they need to endure over their lifetime,
December 9th, 2020 by Jo Borrás Porsche has been working with companies like Siemens and ENAP to develop synthetic, carbon-neutral fuels for its internal combustion engines for a while now. Those plans have recently taken a big step forward, however, as Porsche and Siemens have announced plans to build a pilot plant in Chile that
A Nissan Leaf being charged in Dortmund, Germany. Unkel | ullstein bild | Getty Images A “turning point” has been reached when it comes to the electrification of vehicles, according to the chief operating officer of Nissan, with the Japanese automotive giant “ready to address that opportunity everywhere in the world.” Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change during a campaign event at the Delaware Museum of Natural History in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., September 14, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters In the past four years, preventing climate change and saving the environment have not been high priorities in the
December 8th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan A couple of months ago, I talked with Roger Atkins of Electric Vehicles Outlook about the impressive “Electric Forecourts” that British firm Gridserve is developing and planning, starting with one that was under development at the time and has just now been completed. There are a few elements to
As rolling blackouts continue to plague California, one company is hoping that a new $100 million investment will help it keep the lights on — by paying customers to turn the lights off. On Monday OhmConnect said it received $100 million from Alphabet-backed Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners to build the largest distributed clean power plant in
December 8th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Well, this is a new one. A bankruptcy auction is taking place in which of hundreds of mobile solar generator trailers are being auctioned off for, well, the best price. You can find the products and bid on them at BidIndustrial.com. The auctions are taking place in California, Nevada,
December 7th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Below were the top 20 articles published on CleanTechnica in November and then the top 20 articles published on CleanTechnica in the past week. Further down, below those, are 10 exclusive, completely original CleanTechnica stories that I especially enjoyed and would hope people found valuable. (If you did, you
Exxon Mobil could become the most interesting target of a combined attack from activist hedge funds and long-term impact investors focused on sustainability and carbon emissions. A newly formed activist investor group, Engine No. 1, announced plans on Monday to seek four board seats at the oil and gas giant, and underlying the effort are