Perry Cleveland-Peck

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Bureau Chief, Sustainable Business at The Wall Street Journal

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United Bets on Photosynthesis and Limestone to Fuel Net-Zero Flight Path

1 week ago | wsj.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

Earlier this year, the Chicago-based carrier joined forces with Heirloom, a company specializing in direct air capture of carbon dioxide, in a partnership that not only sees the companies sequester CO2 but also — potentially — use it to make sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. In another deal announced Tuesday, United said it was working with Twelve, a startup that uses “industrial photosynthesis” to produce SAF from CO2 and water.
米国の風力・太陽光発電、石炭火力発電を初めて上回る

2 months ago | jp.wsj.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

エネルギー関連のシンクタンクである英エンバーの分析によると、米国では昨年、風力と太陽光による発電量が初めて石炭火力による発電量を上回った。この二つの再生可能エネルギー源が米国の電力構成の17％を占め、石炭の割合は15％に低下した。　エンバーが米エネルギー情報局（EIA）のデータを分析したところ、最も急速に成長したエネルギー源は太陽光発電で、前年比27％増加した。風力発電は7％増加した。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Wind and Solar Overtake Coal Power for First Time in U.S.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

“We’re in a new paradigm,” said Dave Jones, chief analyst at Ember. “Solar did more to meet the rising demand for electricity last year than natural gas.
The Tech Bro Who Pivoted to Plant a Trillion Trees

2 months ago | wsj.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

For a tech millionaire, Yishan Wong, founder of the reforestation company Terraformation, is remarkably dismissive of his former industry. “I’ve worked on a lot of large-scale tech and there’s this subtle rule you learn: To solve a big problem, you want as little tech as possible,” the former CEO of Reddit and director of engineering at Facebook said. When it comes to fixing the climate, he says, you want to keep it simple.
Platinum Market Set for Third Year of Major Deficits on Weak Supply -- Commodities Roundup

2 months ago | marketscreener.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

--Brent crude oil is down 3.7% at $68.44 a barrel--European benchmark gas is down 5.5% at 41.08 euros a megawatt-hour--Gold futures are up 0.6% at $2,937.80 a troy ounce--LME three-month copper futures are up 1.9% at $9,565.50 a metric tonPlatinum Market Set for Third Year of Major Deficits on Weak SupplyThe platinum market is likely to post a third year of deficits in 2025, as supply is stretched.
Platinum Market Set for Third Year of Major Deficits on Weak Supply - Commodities Roundup

2 months ago | morningstar.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

MARKET MOVEMENTS: --Brent crude oil is down 3.7% at $68.44 a barrel --European benchmark gas is down 5.5% at 41.08 euros a megawatt-hour --Gold futures are up 0.6% at $2,937.80 a troy ounce --LME three-month copper futures are up 1.9% at $9,565.50 a metric ton TOP STORY: Platinum Market Set for Third Year of Major Deficits on Weak Supply The platinum market is likely to post a third year of deficits in 2025, as supply is stretched.
Global Environmentalists Find Seeds of Hope in English Nature Credits

Dec 1, 2024 | wsj.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

“The business case for small-scale farming is very difficult,” said Ben Todd, the owner of a 220-acre farm in southeast England. “I looked at hay, I looked at sheep, I looked at cows, maize, corn.
Companies Can Use Carbon Credits in Their Bid for Net Zero, Says SBTi

Nov 22, 2024 | wsjprosustainablebusiness.cmail19.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

Welcome back: An influential United Nations-backed nonprofit organization that assesses whether the climate promises that companies make are ambitious enough to help keep global warming in check has said that it will allow companies to use carbon credits to reduce the emissions from their value chains.
Your Billy Bookcase Should Have Multiple Lives, Says IKEA Sustainability Chief

Oct 28, 2024 | wsj.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

For Pflug and IKEA, however, the sustainability outlook appears mostly bright. The company’s climate footprint (its scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions) has shrunk 12% from the previous year, according to its 2023 sustainability report, and is down 22% from a 2016 baseline. The company has a goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest without using carbon offsets. Pflug says IKEA is largely on track.
America’s Cup Charts a Course to Net Zero for Shipping Industry

Sep 16, 2024 | wsj.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

But while the offshore action will no doubt be exhilarating to watch, it is the work taking place in the boat sheds and sail lofts on shore that could prove more interesting for the shipping industry as it seeks to meet its net-zero goals. “A surprising amount of the tech that is developed for the America’s Cup finds its way into the commercial fleet” as the industry “strives to reduce carbon emissions,” said Peter Sand of ocean analytics firm Xeneta.