We all know that plastic pollution is a major problem that our planet is currently facing and much of the packaging waste the ends up in our environment, which then harms plants and animals is styrofoam. In fact, styrofoam has become such a nuisance that towns, like Folly Beach have banned styrofoam and plastic bags…
Category: Climate Change
In the News: Carbon Neutral Sportfishing Boat
I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Wes Carter, who is president of Atlantic Packaging and founder of A New Earth Project, on making his boat, The Stream Weaver, the world’s first carbon neutral sportfishing boat. In the Bite magazine interviewed Wes and me and you can read the article in the…
Preparing for the Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Proposed Rule: Net-Zero Procurement
Are you a significant Federal supplier? If so, do you know what your carbon footprint is across Scope 1, 2 & 3 greenhouse gas emissions, and do you know how to submit your carbon footprint to the Carbon Disclosure Project? In short, the Biden administration will be requiring Federal suppliers to disclose their carbon footprint,…
The Inflation Reduction Act: Guide for Small-to-Medium Enterprises
As a small business owner who is concerned about the effects of climate change, I am always looking for ways to reduce my carbon footprint. I work from home mostly, so when my heating and air conditioner crapped out this past fall, I wanted to see what options were available, and I was thrilled to…
EU’s New ESG Reporting Rules Will Apply to Many US Issuers
This article was originally posted by Emma Bichet, Jack Eastwood, and Michael Mencher, Cooley LLP, on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 in the Harvard Law School Forum of Corporate Governance. Is your company doing business in the European Union? If so, they are requiring more stringent reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting the the SEC…
Report: State of Climate Action 2022
The State of Climate Action 2022 provides a comprehensive assessment of the global gap in climate action across the world’s highest-emitting systems, highlighting where recent progress made in reducing GHG emissions, scaling up carbon removal, and increasing climate finance must accelerate over the next decade to keep the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit warming to 1.5°C within…