Can the US catch-up with EU & Canada and revive their sustainability (ESG) regulations?
Globally, countries are stepping up their game to greater sustainability, mainly climate change, into their financial industries. The plans are most advanced in the European Union and Canada. In the last few years, multiple countries have made progress in developing sustainable-finance plans to help direct investment to climate solutions. On the other hand, the […]
Leading impactful CSR and sustainability initiatives in the post-oil era in the UAE
As the crisis evolves around the world, MENA governments should ensure that their stimulus measures and policy responses are aligned with ambitious climate change and wider environmental protection goals. They should ensure policy coherence and avoid creating unintended environmental consequences that might damage the future resilience and environmental health of societies. The goal is […]
Texas energy leaders are pursuing a renewable future – Can it be done?
Houston wants to be the renewable capital of the world. Renewable-energy officials flaunted the efforts of startups and entrepreneurs as the best chance for a successful transition, arguing that oil and gas won’t be the economy leaders in the following decades. With more than 4,600 energy firms in Houston, the fossil fuel energy still […]
Is Texas Winning the Game on Renewables?
As the Covid-19 pandemic shatters the state’s oil and gas industry, solar energy production is on a trajectory for record growth. With intense sun and vast tracts of empty land that can accommodate a large scale of solar farms, West Texas is now rapidly developing in the solar energy sector. Texas’ free market approach […]
Canada Oil in the Era of Uncertainty
How the places that supply oil to Cascadia are reacting to the pandemic Oil markets went wild this spring. When the economic distress of coronavirus lockdowns hit, oil futures jumped well into negative pricing territory and oil company stock prices fell radically. The situation was so grim that pipeline operators were actually telling oil companies to stop […]
Canada’s Sustainability Boom – 18 companies you may want to work for
Canada is a global leader in sustainability. Canada has passed a revenue neutral carbon tax. Toronto is making investments to decarbonize its economy and infrastructure with contract preferences for companies with low emissions and help reduce greenhouse gases while improving public health, economic prosperity and social equity. The city has a 25-year plan that looks […]