Paris Climate Agreement goals are as clear as they are challenging. Global temperatures must not increase more than 1.5° Celsius (2.7° Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. The consequences are no less clear. They range from...
The costs of wasted water are easily overlooked. A single faucet that drips once per second will send over 2,000 gallons of water down the pipes within a year. The potential expense faced by...
Commercial and industrial energy efficiency has already achieved massive savings. In 2019, commercial sector energy consumption is 21% less than the equivalent floor space required in 1980. Industrial sector consumption for equivalent output decreased...
Better buildings use energy more efficiently and waste less water. The materials they are made of and that are used in them provide the greatest possible value. Energy, water, and waste are quantified and...
When an organization buys sustainable products and services, it has a positive impact on human health and the environment. Better buying can and should also be cost effective. These five best practices make sustainable...
In one year, hot beverage purchases at one coffee chain left 3.85 billion paper cups in the global waste stream.[1] That company, along with other large coffee shop and restaurant chains, has set Solid...
Only a third of the 11 million tons discarded glass in the U.S. is recycled. If clean, most of it could be crushed into cullet particles, blended with sand, soda ash, and limestone, then...
Scholars at leading universities are studying, quantifying, and predicting the impact of climate change. They are also publishing fresh ideas for limiting and mediating that impact. Transition to renewable energy recommended Research project at...
