Category: Energy & Environment

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/

CDP’s new AI tool cuts reporting prep time by 40% and boosts response rates 25%. Smart—but with mandatory disclosures rising, is this enough to stay relevant? #AI #Sustainability https://trellis.net/article/cdp-adds-ai-speed-reporting/

Logitech’s carbon labeling isn’t just a sticker—it’s a blueprint. By embedding sustainability into every product design from the start, they cut indirect emissions 33% since 2021. Real, scalable impact. #Sustainability #CarbonFootprint https://trellis.net/article/logitech-carbon-footprint-label/

Corporate sustainability is tightening. 71% of professionals say commitments may be scaled back, especially DEI. The era of broad pledges is giving way to harder trade-offs. #ESG #Sustainability https://trellis.net/article/sustainability-commitments-at-risk/

For years, enterprise software customers have scrutinized the financial cost and latency of artificial intelligence, but a third dimension—environmental cost—has remained largely opaque. Salesforce is now pushing that calculus into the open, adding energy consumption and carbon emissions metrics to the model cards for several of its proprietary AI models. This move, announced in June,…

New data: only 5% of sustainability leaders say their investment requests get equal treatment with finance or ops. 55% are seen as “nice to have” and 16% never reach the CFO. Credibility deficit is real—and often self-inflicted. #ESG #Sustainability https://trellis.net/article/sustainability-credibility-tax-self-imposed/