Alex Robinson

Ottawa

Deputy Editor at Corporate Knights

Editor, public service at the Ottawa Citizen.

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Articles

Less jargon, no preaching, clear benefits: How Kingfisher straight-talked their way to sustainable sales

2 weeks ago | businessgreen.com | Alex Robinson

In late March, Kingfisher Group - the DIY giant behind B&Q and Screwfix - announced some promising news: sustainable home products accounted for more than 50 per cent of their total sales in the last financial...
Can young Republicans wake their party up to climate change?

Nov 5, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Alex Robinson

Katie Zakrzewski was a climate denier until the age of 18. The podcast host and communications professional grew up in a conservative Catholic household in North Little Rock, Arkansas, believing climate change was a “big government excuse to justify taxing people.” It wasn’t until she went to college and started learning about climate science that she had what she called her light-bulb moment. One of the first classes she took in her freshman year was about science and society.
Can Tim Walz mobilize Americans on climate change?

Aug 7, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Alex Robinson

Over the last few weeks, Tim Walz has shown how deft a communicator he is. The Minnesota governor and Democratic nominee for vice-president showed the power of a simple message by pushing forward the idea that former president Donald Trump and his allies were just plain “weird.” His rhetoric about the Republican ticket spread like wildfire on social media as he seemingly auditioned to be Kamala Harris’s running mate.
'Natural' gas ban backlash hits Vancouver

Jul 30, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Alex Robinson

A backlash to bans on gas infrastructure in new buildings has arrived in Canada. Last week, Vancouver City Council voted to repeal its prohibition of “natural” gas for heating new buildings in a move climate advocates say will jeopardize the city’s climate goals. “Council’s decision is [a] big step back for a city renowned for its leadership,” said Betsy Agar, the director of the Pembina Institute’s buildings program.
What Trump’s VP Pick Could Mean for Climate Policy

Jul 23, 2024 | whowhatwhy.org | Alex Robinson

Meet JD Vance, the climate change-doubting senator from Ohio with deep connections to the fossil fuel industry. EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Corporate Knights last week, on July 16, the second day of the Republican National Convention. While the convention is over, the concerns about JD Vance’s climate policies articulated in this story remain.
What Trump's VP pick J.D. Vance could mean for climate policy

Jul 16, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Alex Robinson

While around 2,400 GOP delegates will meet at an arena in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention this week, a small group of conservatives will be convening almost five kilometres away to talk about a topic not expected to gain much traction at the main event: climate change.
Could the video game industry be key to levelling up on climate action?

Jul 8, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Alex Robinson

For decades, the climate crisis has been a theme in apocalyptic movies and television shows, as well as a whole subgenre of books known as “cli-fi.” But there is one relatively untapped medium that researchers say could prove fruitful for spreading the message of a warming planet. A growing number of video games, such as Horizon and Terra Nil, have themes or plots related to the climate crisis.
How this Danish industrial city attracted startups with two wheels

Jun 3, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Alex Robinson

Just 20 years ago, the Danish city of Odense was an industrial hub. Back then, Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, operated a shipyard on the city’s harbour front that manufactured some of the largest container ships in the world and employed almost 3,000 workers. The presence of heavy industry was felt throughout Odense for decades. Its first shipyard opened in 1918. A four-lane highway – named after Danish industrialist Thomas B.
The World Bank cooks up a recipe for a sustainable food system

May 15, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Alex Robinson

Don’t mess with the people’s food. It’s a lesson that leaders have learned over the centuries, as governments have fallen after the price of or lack of food have helped spark revolutions. So it’s no wonder that food systems – and livestock farming in particular – have been a bit of a third rail of climate policy. Agriculture emits around 16 gigatons of greenhouse gases a year – about a third of the world’s total emissions.
Despite backlash, bans on gas use in new buildings keep spreading

May 6, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Alex Robinson

In late March, the International Code Council (ICC), a non-profit in charge of updating energy codes in the United States every three years, delivered a big win for the gas lobby. The ICC was expected to include electric codes that would have made installing heat pumps and induction stoves in buildings more affordable but at the 11th hour stripped them out, going against the advice of its own experts.