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This Is What We Can Really Do About Climate Change, Says New Report
It’s not too late to stop climate change. According to new research, decarbonizing fast enough to stabilize the climate and fast-track the planet to net-zero rests on all of us changing how we think and act – and doing it…
Ventas Earns Third Consecutive Nareit Health Care Leader in the Light Award
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$VTR--Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has earned the 2019 Nareit Health Care “Leader in the Light” award for a third consecutive year, recognizing the Company’s outstanding achievement in sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social...
Hamilton Partners with Ameresco to Transform Closed Landfill into Source of Renewable Energy
Ameresco will design and develop a solar energy project that prioritizes environmental stewardship and responsible reuse of public land
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#cappedlandfill--Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and ...
Governments, Smart Data and Wildfires: Where Are We At?
The ongoing bushfires in Australia have focused media attention on wildfires more generally and their link to biodiversity and habitat loss, as well as global heating. We take a look at the some of the different types of wildfires, assess…
Tourism’s Growth Strengthens Sector’s Potential to Contribute to Sustainable Development
International tourist arrivals grew by a further 4% between January and September of 2019, the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer indicates. Tourism’s growth continues to outpace global economic growth, bearing witness to its huge potential to deliver…
World Energy Outlook 2019 Highlights Deep Disparities in the Global Energy System
Deep disparities define today’s energy world. The dissonance between well-supplied oil markets and growing geopolitical tensions and uncertainties. The gap between the ever-higher amounts of greenhouse gas emissions being produced and the insufficiency of stated policies to curb those emissions…
Antarctic Ozone Hole Is Smallest on Record
In 2019, the hole that developed in the ozone layer over Antarctica was the smallest on record since the ozone hole was first discovered, according to scientists at NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In an average…