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Adriana Trujillo

The rise of organic produce SmartBlogs - 0 views

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    Sales of organic produce have been steadily rising, and farmers worldwide have stepped up to provide a year-round supply of certified organic fruits and vegetables, experts say. Nearly all items in the produce section are available in organic, with prices fluctuating based on supply, says Claris Ritter of Alfalfa's Market in Colorado. "Price is really a function of supply, and we're still having greater demand than supply," Ritter said. "We'll have to see, if we ever do catch up to the demand, what happens with the price
Adriana Trujillo

Big corporates leading the way on climate change with carbon pricing | Guardian Sustain... - 0 views

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    New CDP report shows 150 major companies already use an internal price on carbon and many more are calling for clear pricing to help regulate emissions
Adriana Trujillo

What Colgate-Palmolive, Campbell and GM share: carbon pricing | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Companies including Campbell Soup, Colgate-Palmolive and Owens Corning use internal pricing mechanisms to keep tabs on, and hopefully reduce, their carbon emissions. That's a sign that business leaders are preparing for regulatory measures aimed at curbing carbon emissions, says Lance Pierce, president of nonprofit CDP North America. "The world's biggest companies anticipate a future in which their carbon emissions carry a price," he said. 
Adriana Trujillo

Watch Out Whole Foods? Walmart Aims To Drive Down Organic Prices With New Cheaper Line - 0 views

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    Starting this month, the big box giant aims to drive down the price of organic food nationwide with its new in-house line of 100 or so products in exclusive partnership with Wild Oats, a pioneering health brand of the 1980s. Walmart's new Wild Oats organic products - including kitchen cupboard staples like olive oil and black beans - will cost about 25 percent less than those sold by competitors, based on price comparisons of 26 national brands.
Adriana Trujillo

Major U.S. companies disclose internal prices on carbon - 0 views

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    Internal carbon prices used range from $6-60 per metric ton, according to the report. In their 2013 CDP filings, the Walt Disney Company notes a price of $10-20, Google $14 and Xcel Energy $20. Other companies included in the report include: Wal-mart Stores Inc, Delta Airlines, Microsoft and PG&E Corporation.
Adriana Trujillo

Ecofys and The Generation Foundation announce strategic partnership on carbon pricing -... - 0 views

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    Consulting firm Ecofys entered a 3-year partnership with advocacy initiative The Generation Foundation to address the challenges of carbon pricing and identify the role of carbon pricing in achieving the 1.5 degrees Celsius target.
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State of Green Business: Shadow pricing steps into the limelight | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    Walmart, Disney and General Motors are among the powerful companies putting a price tag on environmental impacts
Del Birmingham

Ecolab CEO Urges "Big Bang Catalyst" to Tackle Rising Water Scarcity: Internal Shadow P... - 0 views

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    Ecolab CEO says, water must be priced now. Water stress is already creating economic challenges.
Adriana Trujillo

Wal-Mart, Disney, Microsoft hedge bets on carbon pricing | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    some of the biggest public companies in the United States -- including Wal-Mart, Walt Disney Co., Microsoft and many energy giants -- recently have gone public with strategies to set an internal price on their carbon pollution.
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Carbon Slumps Most in 11 Months as Allowance Demand Seen Cooling - Businessweek - 0 views

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    Carbon permit prices slumped 29% in a single day's trading this week, the biggest decline in nearly a year. The move wiped out price gains stemming from the European Union's efforts to address a permit glut, raising fresh questions about the carbon market's potential to reduce greenhouse emissions
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How putting a price on carbon saved Microsoft $10 million a year | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Microsoft's internal carbon pricing has helped the company recoup $10 million a year in energy savings and has reduced companywide emissions by the equivalent of 7.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. "Microsoft has been a pioneer in facing the facts, which are that climate change is happening and is going to mean a certain amount of change in the economy," said Paula DiPerna, a special adviser to the Carbon Disclosure Project. "Companies need to know what the hidden costs are."
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Wind power hits lowest price on record | TheHill - 1 views

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    The cost of electricity from wind farms in the U.S. dropped in 2014 to the lowest point yet, according to the Energy Department. Prices for utilities with power purchase agreements have declined two-thirds since 2009. Falling costs and continued advancements are ensuring that wind remains a reliable source of renewable energy, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said. The Hill (8/10), ReNews.biz (U.K.) (8/11) 
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BP Chief Urges Global Carbon Price · Environmental Leader · Environmental Man... - 0 views

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    BP chief executive Bob Dudley this week called on governments to adopt carbon pricing mechanisms to address climate change.
Adriana Trujillo

Will Ben & Jerry's carbon price help moove markets? | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    But for ice cream super brand Ben & Jerry's, carbon pricing is already a reality, allowing the scheme to pay U.S. dairy farmers to invest in onsite renewable energy generation and other clean technologies as it looks to slash its supply chain emissions.
Adriana Trujillo

What will COP mean for carbon pricing? Reports to watch | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Carbon pricing was in the spotlight at the climate talks. Post-Paris, these reports are essential for any business interested in emissions trading, carbon tax and more
Adriana Trujillo

Norwegian PM demands global carbon price | Environment | The Guardian - 0 views

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    It will take a firm carbon-pricing system and plenty of teamwork to resolve the climate crisis, says Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg. That will mean both business leaders and government players doing their parts. "As with a traditional dugnad, we all have different roles to play," Solberg said, using the Norwegian word for unpaid, collaborative community work. 
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As Oil Prices Gyrate, Underlying Trends Are Shifting To Oil's Disadvantage - 0 views

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    Rocky Mountain Institute's Amory Lovins comments on the instability of oil prices and explains why efficiency and renewables are cheaper, cleaner, more reliable options. 
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Canada Strikes a Deal to Cut Carbon Emissions by Putting a Price on Them - The New York... - 0 views

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    Trudeau (Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will implement nationwide carbon emissions pricing in 2018. According to Trudeau's plan, provinces will be charged CA$10 per metric ton of carbon emissions produced, which will increase to CA$50 per metric ton during 2023.
Adriana Trujillo

Will Ben & Jerry's carbon price help moove markets? | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    The iconic ice cream brand's chief executive Jostein Solheim speaks about its efforts to combat climate change. 
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6 banking giants demand strong COP21 deal, pricing carbon | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley call for a strong global climate deal, recognizing cost of carbon
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