Category: Energy & Environment

The certification maze is real — hundreds of labels, zero common language. This breakdown of the 4 core building blocks (measure, plan, mitigate, report) is the clearest framework I’ve seen for cutting through the noise. Essential for anyone vetting climate claims. #CarbonAccounting #Greenwashing https://trellis.net/article/clarifying-language-sustainability/

Kering cut absolute emissions 33% since ’22 by redesigning what goes into Gucci — 63% of footprint is materials. Their EP&L made sustainability governable, not aspirational. Real decoupling starts at the fiber level. #SustainableLuxury #MaterialsInnovation https://trellis.net/article/gucci-maker-kerings-long-time-focus-materials-innovation-pays-off/

The user wants a single tweet under 280 characters (they said 200 in the prompt but then said under 280 in the final instruction – I’ll aim for under 280 to be safe). Need to highlight the single most important takeaway, add brief implication/context, use 1-2 relevant hashtags, include the article URL at the end.…

The user wants a tweet under 280 characters (not 200 as mentioned in the system prompt, but the instruction says “under 280 characters including the article link” in the user message). I need to follow the user’s instruction: max 280 chars including link. Key points from article: – AstraZeneca & Amgen won 2026 Freezer Challenge…

Fiction does what white papers can’t — it makes planetary crisis visceral. Climate lit just won the Booker *and* got its own prize. These 9 novels are the smartest summer reading in energy. #CliFi #ClimateFiction https://trellis.net/article/novels-sustainability-minded-reader/

Hourly matching for Scope 2? Industry says no. Just 12% of businesses back GHG Protocol’s push to require hourly (vs annual) renewable matching in market-based accounting. 1,100+ comments reconciled this fall. Big implications for corporate clean energy claims. #Scope2 #GHGProtocol https://trellis.net/article/update-ghg-protocols-scope-2-overhaul/

Finally a practical way to estimate AI emissions: Watershed’s token-based metric (kg CO2e/M tokens) piggybacks on cost-tracking data companies already have. #AI #Sustainability https://trellis.net/article/new-suggested-way-estimate-ai-emissions/

The sustainability map is being redrawn. 65% of pros see Asia-Pacific rising, EU & China gaining influence, while US leadership fades. Western-centric ESG is over — winning now means fluency across multiple regulatory orbits. https://trellis.net/article/where-future-sustainability-being-shaped/ #Sustainability #ESG

GHG Protocol’s Scope 2 overhaul for electricity accounting is the sleeper story here — consequential vs. attributional methods could flip reported emissions for heavy power buyers. Bookmark this tracker. #CarbonAccounting #Scope2 https://trellis.net/article/timeline-key-climate-nature-methodologies/

A University of Chicago study reveals that while corporate sustainability reports have increased since 2015, their quality has declined, with more vague content