Decarbonization

The competition, which will award sizable grants to the most innovative ideas and startups, has generated more than 3,000 entries, and promises to speed our progress toward a smart grid, clean energy, eco-friendly homes, buildings and cars. Read More

IBM and Schneider Electric are joining forces to provide new smarter buildings solutions that combine robust data collection and powerful analytics, enabling owners to better manage energy use at their facilities and obtain greater savings. The partnership was one several announcements about new offerings, software, services and tools from IBM in its Smarter Planet campaign.   Read More

Autodesk has developed tools that enable architects and other building professionals fast and easy access to energy modeling early in the design process -- an industry first.   Read More

While U.S. planners and local governments are striving to create sustainable communities and neighborhoods, Southern Sudan's government is taking a cue from nature to remake 10 state capitals: The cities are being planned in the shape of animals and fruit that appear on regional flags. Read More

IBM chose an existing building to house what would become the company's most technologically advanced green data center. Re-use of the building, along with a slew of energy- and water-saving measures, helped land the data center a LEED Gold certification. Read More

In a green building tour de force, Johnson Controls' corporate campus in Glendale has earned four LEED-Platinum ratings -- the most awarded to a single site in the history of U.S. Green Building Council. Sodexo's North American headquarters also received certification at highest USGBC level. Read More

When you offer travelers something they like over and over, or just about anything repeatedly, they will come to expect it. That's certainly been the case with towel and linen reuse programs. Will the day will come when guests also expect to have the option to opt out of housekeeping entirely -- and be rewarded for it. Read More

Policy makers and thinkers of all varieties around the world these days are grappling with the design of smart, efficient policy; the challenge ahead of them is daunting. Energy demand is rising, especially in developing countries, while at the same time scientists tell us we must dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions or face catastrophic climate change events. Read More

ClimateWeekNY?C is a tremendous opportunity for us to convene as a community and identify the best path for a transition towards a low-carbon economy. By expanding our efforts to focus on new financial and economic tools we can capitalize on the largest wealth creation opportunity of our lifetime. Read More

A new campaign has landed significant backing from recycling companies, schools and private enterprises to overcome one of the most frustrating hurdles of recycling in the U.S.: Inconsistent and unclear signs for what you can recycle. Read More