#SEC proposes firms disclose climate risks, emissions data

#SEC proposes firms disclose climate risks, emissions data

“SEC proposes firms disclose climate risks, emissions data” The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday proposed requiring US-listed companies to disclose a range of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions, with some Republicans saying the rules would amount to government overreach. The agency unveiled its long-anticipated draft rule under which companies would disclose their own…

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#Inside the fight to save New Brunswick’s maple syrup

#Inside the fight to save New Brunswick’s maple syrup

“Inside the fight to save New Brunswick’s maple syrup” Each winter, Nicolas Martin and his father, Marco, snowshoe to a publicly owned forest near the Restigouche River, about 300 km north of Fredericton, where the snowdrifts are as tall as they are. They stop at each mature sugar maple to drill holes—some 30,000 in all—into…

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# HBAR Foundation launches 0M climate-focused  impact fund, declaring DOVU as inaugural grantee

# HBAR Foundation launches $100M climate-focused impact fund, declaring DOVU as inaugural grantee

” HBAR Foundation launches $100M climate-focused impact fund, declaring DOVU as inaugural grantee “ The HBAR Foundation, a philanthropic and independent subsidiary of distributed ledger firm Hedera Hashgraph, has announced the launch of the environmentally-conscious Sustainable Impact Fund, SIF, conceived to foster the development of climate-conscious solutions within the Hedera ecosystem. The first recipient, a…

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#Jet fuel is bad for the environment. Contrails are even worse.

#Jet fuel is bad for the environment. Contrails are even worse.

“#Jet fuel is bad for the environment. Contrails are even worse.” Airplanes constantly emit the trails every time they fly, blasting pollutants into the atmosphere. The industry behind them doesn’t know how to fix it. The fact that airplanes are climate-­damaging fuel hogs—aviation accounts for two per cent of human-caused climate change—has been obvious to…

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# Climate-focused Hyphen aims to hold companies accountable for eco-data reporting

# Climate-focused Hyphen aims to hold companies accountable for eco-data reporting

“# Climate-focused Hyphen aims to hold companies accountable for eco-data reporting ” As concerns for environmental impact rose, the market started to require a framework that allows projects to showcase their ecological implications accurately. Because of this, climate-focused data tracking project Hyphen has found a market gap that it’s very eager to fill.   With the…

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#Sustainable waterfront infrastructure uses unique concrete technology to replace traditional rock ripraps

#Sustainable waterfront infrastructure uses unique concrete technology to replace traditional rock ripraps

“#Sustainable waterfront infrastructure uses unique concrete technology to replace traditional rock ripraps” ECOncrete’s patented technology is used to replace inorganic concrete rock ripraps with durable and sustainable infrastructure to provide long-lasting protection for vulnerable shorelines. While ripraps are familiar sights, their structural formation and the effects they have on the environment are largely left unknown…

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