“You see corporate procurement of clean energy, predominantly renewable energy, but there’s fleet investments, there are efficiency improvements in buildings and on campuses underway….but it was a little different than what we’d seen in recent years. It wasn’t just solar and wind. There was an interest in 24/7 reliable clean energy in particular by the… Continue reading The State of Energy Today Might Surprise You – Lisa Jacobson, BCSE on the 2026 Energy Factbook
“If there are people who are willing to talk to you about it, the first thing you got to do is listen….I grew up in a very rural area and it’s very conservative also. And when I go home, I don’t talk about climate change. I do talk about what’s going on with hunting season.… Continue reading How To Talk “Climate” To Keep People Safe – Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications
“What I knew about Carbon Credits having watched them for many years is that they’re not always what they seem…So, Calyx Global was founded in 2021 to help companies navigate the space, to really understand….(i)t’s a promise that somebody has reduced methane in that landfill or planted some trees thousands of miles away. So that’s… Continue reading How Carbon Credits Work – with Donna Lee, CEO & Cofounder, Calyx Global
“Healthcare Without Harm is more of an advocacy organization that works with clinicians and other healthcare workers to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare and pollution as well as climate impacts. And then Practice Greenhealth advises hospitals on how to get there and they do this awards process…(which is) about having people aware of all… Continue reading “Healthcare Without Harm” to People & Planet – Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett & Dr. Anna Goldman, Boston Medical Center
“We, the people we can definitely keep the pressure on, not only on our lawmakers, our governors, our mayors, our senators, our Congress people. We have to keep reminding them that we care about these issues…There’s a real key also to the future reimagining, asking companies to reimagine themselves as energy companies, not oil companies… Continue reading How To Pressure Electeds For Climate, Clean Air – Dominique Browning, Mom’s Clean Air Force
“I believe in the power of people wishing to volunteer for initiatives rather than assignment of duties and responsibilities and having people feel as though it’s a chore… (They) serve as champions in their areas to educate their fellow peers on what it means to be sustainable, what they can do that’s in their power… Continue reading How Hospitals Can Juggle 24/7 Care & Climate Impacts – Carol Gomes, CEO & COO of Stony Brook University Hospital
“The really great thing about electric utilities is that they maintain a singular focus almost regardless of what’s going on around them. It’s safety, reliability, resilience. So they’ll adapt and flex…They’re not going to take a risk that sacrifices safety, that sacrifices your light coming on….The difference now that I’ve noticed is their willingness to… Continue reading How Utilities Are Evolving While Keeping The Lights On – Nicole Pearson & Brad Johnson of Bentley Systems
“For example, if we have a concrete pile, we can change the parameters and use AI to suggest actually a more optimal design with regards to how much concrete is going to be used. So we quite often, as engineers, we are risk averse. So sometimes you can over design to make sure consequences in… Continue reading Using Software, AI To Reduce CO2 & Increase Resilience – Lydia Walpole & Chris Bradshaw of Bentley Systems
“There is value in being able to articulate the qualitative value of sustainability…And yes, obviously revenues can be attached to that, but obviously just the opportunity to open up new markets more broadly and innovate…There’s the risk and compliance component, which tend to be more easy to actually quantify. And then there’s the brand reputation…So… Continue reading 88% of Companies Say Sustainability Creates Long-Term Value – Maura Hodge, KPMG Chief Sustainability Officer
“What is a microgrid?…There’s a lot of challenges that folks are dealing with around the grid infrastructure, with weather related challenges and load growth and other elements. And so what a microgrid does is help those customers become not only consumers of energy, but also producers of energy. So we like to call that a… Continue reading Microgrids Keep The Lights On, For Less – Jana Gerber, President of Microgrids, Schneider Electric
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