Owens Illinois: An Old-School American Manufacturer Adapts to Climate Change
This post explores whether an energy-intensive 20th century glass-bottle manufacturer can be part of the 21st century solution to climate change.
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Dragons in the Sky – somewhere between Sao Paulo and Rio
What flies and spits fire at the same time? That’s right: airplanes. Aircraft are major emitters of greenhouse gasses and reducing these emissions poses a challenge to airlines, regulators, and manufacturers. How will Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer react to this […]
Coca-Cola: Keep Your Soda Cold (Sustainably)
With global temperatures on the rise, Coca-Cola has joined the fight to curtail global climate change.
The Death of the Gas Station?
The story of BFS Companies is an example of how an entire industry was forced to pivot at the realization of Climate Change.
SolarCity at the Frontier of Climate Change
Climate change is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity today. Equipped with innovative photovoltaic technologies and a revolutionary financing business model, SolarCity aims to expand globally and dramatically decrease emissions greenhouse gases from fossil fuels. But is this goal too big to accomplish? Is a merger with Tesla the only way out?
Why does Syngenta promote synthetic products that increase air pollution?
Population growth, climate changes and limited natural resources have challenged agricultural production to grow and become more efficient. Despite Syngenta’s efforts in developing integrated solutions to increase productivity, little attention has been given to synthetic fertilizers and herbicides. These chemicals incur in high emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 300 times stronger than carbon dioxide [1]. Would the $54 billion [2] crop protection market opportunity be misleading Syngenta’s priorities?