The latest development made headlines this month. A new study indicates that the tiny particles released from coal-fired electric plants are the deadliest of all fuel-burning power sources, including power plant emissions and automobile exhaust. The work, by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, George Mason University, and the University of […]
Read & Discuss »Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Kip Thorne has spent his career describing, through mathematics, some of the deepest mysteries of the universe. His latest project takes on similar material, but through poetry and paintings. A nearly two-decade collaboration with artist Lia Halloran has extracted from Thorne’s brain the pictures that accompany those highly technical descriptions and brought […]
Read & Discuss »As a world-class research university, Harvard labs explore everything from capturing carbon to city planning. Cross-collaboration and community are the threads that tie them all together. “The science of electrochemistry is driving the development of new frontiers,” said Kiana Amini, a postdoctoral fellow in Michael Aziz’s flow battery lab at the Harvard John A. Paulson […]
Read & Discuss »At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Franco Fido was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty. Born in Venice, Franco Fido spent his early youth under the Fascist regime before beginning advanced studies upon conclusion […]
Read & Discuss »TotalEnergies has signed a new 15-year renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Saint-Gobain. This is the second long-term solar power supply agreement designed to help decarbonize the power consumption of the building materials company’s 125 industrial sites in North America. By signing this PPA with Saint-Gobain, TotalEnergies is once again demonstrating its commitment to offering […]
Read & Discuss »UN Global Compact celebrates twelve business leaders who have demonstrated progress and commitment towards advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Global Compact announced twelve new SDG Pioneers — business leaders who are doing an exceptional job to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the implementation of the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact […]
Read & Discuss »TotalEnergies has announced the building of a new mechanical recycling unit for plastic waste at its Grandpuits site southeast of Paris. This new investment follows those announced in June 2023 — the doubling of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and construction of a biomethane production unit — in line with the Company’s ambition to develop […]
Read & Discuss »Canada’s clean technology industry is at risk of losing C$50 billion in investments due to delays in implementing promised government incentives, according to industry groups. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has pledged C$27 billion in investment tax credits (ITCs) over five years to spur investment in green technologies, partly in response to the generous incentives […]
Read & Discuss »California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would sign legislation that would require large companies to disclose their carbon footprints, potentially putting the state ahead of federal regulators on managing corporate climate risks. “Of course I will sign that bill,” Newsom said in a statement. “With the effects of climate change becoming more evident, we really […]
Read & Discuss »S&P Global Ratings has updated its analytical approach for use of proceeds Second Party Opinions (SPOs) to provide more transparency to investors in the sustainable bond market. The updated approach combines important features of the methodologies of S&P Global Ratings and Shades of Green, a science-based assessment of sustainable finance projects. The integrated analysis produces […]
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