Jim Giles
Jim Giles is Vice President, Editor-at-Large at Trellis Group. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Atlantic, Economist, Guardian, Nature and other publications. He was the co-founder of Matter, an award-winning investigative publication that was acquired by Medium in 2013. In 2017, he was a graduate of the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia University. He’s also worked as a strategic consultant for several high-impact organizations, including the European Climate Foundation and the Wellcome Trust.
Diversity of corporate climate action revealed by new scoring framework
The Climate Contribution Framework goes beyond emissions to include supplier engagement, low-carbon products and other forms of climate efforts. Read More
How raising freezer temperatures by 3 degrees could avoid millions of tons of emissions
Maersk and IKEA are among the members of a growing coalition of companies building industry confidence for the shift. Read More
Earning Leadership status with SBTi could cost companies billions
The new Corporate Net-Zero Standard rewards companies for taking action on ongoing emissions, but achieving recognition might be too pricey for some. Read More
How the US is catching up on superpollutant mitigation
Kaiser Permanent, Autodesk and Google are among the companies investing in efforts to tackle methane, refrigerants and other gases with high warming potential. Read More
Amazon opens carbon credit offtakes to Climate Pledge signatories and other partners
Projects in the program focus on ecological restoration in South Africa and reducing rice methane emissions in India. Read More
What sustainability leaders are saying about SBTI’s new net-zero standard
After a week of debate, the nuances are becoming clearer. Read More
CDP sells majority stake to private equity firm
Investment from Permira will accelerate improvements to the disclosure platform's technology, its CEO said. Read More
Anthropic joins Google, Stripe and others in $900 million carbon removal initiative
Frontier will focus its second tranche of funding on projects with a clear pathway to success. Read More
Jet fuel made from captured carbon begins to flow from new plant
Microsoft and Shopify are among the buyers of credits from Alaska Airlines, one of the first carriers to use the new fuel from startup Twelve. Read More
SBTi’s net-zero overhaul prioritizes flexibility and short-term accountability
The first major update in five years includes more options for value-chain emissions, caution on hourly matching and recognition for tackling ongoing emissions. Read More
