Perry Cleveland-Peck

3 days ago | createsend.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

Welcome back: David Kennedy's arrival at the Science Based Targets initiative comes at a complicated time for corporate climate action. Some companies have rolled back their net-zero goals and cut mentions of climate from their public communications, as politicians including President Trump and investors have railed against the climate sector, describing it as a scam, launching lawsuits and cutting funding.

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

Welcome back: The world's banks increased their financing of the fossil-fuel industry last year, boosting it by more than a fifth to nearly $900 billion and raising questions about the sector’s commitment to climate goals.

2 weeks ago | createsend.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

Welcome back: As the United Nations Ocean Conference draws to a close in France this week, we have three oceans-themed stories for you. On our seas and in our lakes, harmful algal blooms occur when algae grow out of control, often triggered by nutrients entering the water, including fertilizer, sewage and industrial runoff. As the world warms up, some HABs are only going to become more common and the disruptions they cause to ecosystems and economies will become increasingly hard to stop.

2 weeks ago | createsend.com | Perry Cleveland-Peck

Welcome back: Some estimates say the carbon-removal market could be worth $250 billion a year. But a shortage of investment, confusing policy and a lack of technological readiness are touted as issues holding the market back. Whether to back nature-based or technical solutions is another factor. Technical or engineered solutions for carbon capture include direct air capture, enhanced rock weathering and biochar.

1 month 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.