In the summer of 1969, California's Senate voted to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 1975. Soon copycat bills emerged in nearly a dozen states. So what happened? Earthjustice environmental attorney, historian and writer Scott Stern digs up the story of the ban that almost was. https://lnkd.in/gJugZfK9 #EVs #fossilfuels #gasban
Corporate Knights
Book and Periodical Publishing
Toronto, ON 15,447 followers
The Voice for Clean Capitalism since 2002.
About us
Corporate Knights is the voice for clean capitalism Corporate Knights Inc. (CK) has two subsidiaries: CK Media, which includes the award-winning business and society magazine Corporate Knights, and CK Capital, which produces corporate rankings, research reports and financial products based on corporate sustainability performance. Its best-known rankings include the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada and the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations. In June 2013, Corporate Knights was named “Magazine of the Year” by Canada’s National Magazine Awards Foundation. Our flagship magazine is distributed quarterly as an insert in the Globe and Mail and Washington Post. Individual copies can be purchased at magazine newsstands across North America or via online newsstand. Print and digital subscriptions are also available. As one of the world’s largest circulation (125K+) magazines focused on the intersection of business and society, Corporate Knights is the most prominent brand in the clean capitalism media space. We define “clean capitalism” as an economic system in which prices incorporate social, economic and ecological benefits and costs, and actors know the full impacts of their actions. Our vision is to provide information empowering markets to foster a better world. CK is also proud to be the first print business magazine and research firm in the world to be a Certified B Corp. We believe that companies meet their highest purpose when they serve the interests of society, and being certified helps to firm up our own personal commitment. To earn certification, B Corps must meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. As an example, we’re proud to say this website is powered by 100% renewable electricity from Canada.
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http://www.corporateknights.com/
External link for Corporate Knights
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- Book and Periodical Publishing
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, ON
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2002
- Specialties
- Sustainability, Markets, Corporate social responsibility, Journalism, ESG, CSR, SRI, sustainable finance , clean economy, building back better, clean capitalism, and responsible investing
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147 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5V 2L7, CA
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While debate rages on over whether Canada's new EV tariffs are levelling the playing field or missing an opportunity, Canadians looking for affordable EVs have "almost no options left." The latest from Mitchell Beer featuring Équiterre Marc-André Viau, Clean Energy Canada Joanna Kyriazis and Corporate Knights research director Ralph Torrie #EVs #electricvehicles #cdnpoli https://lnkd.in/epGANqQf
Low-cost EVs on "verge of extinction" as Canada slaps 100% tariff on Chinese carsAffordable EVs on "verge of extinction" as Canada slaps 100% tariff on Chinese cars
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Many commentators believe that the world should move away from measuring economic success in terms of GDP growth. Yes, growth has brought prosperity and untold riches, but it has had significant negative side effects for the planet, including climate change, pollution and species extinction. None of these are captured in GDP data. A whole “beyond GDP” movement has emerged over the last several decades, arguing that we should adopt a new way of measuring the wealth of nations. There is an ongoing debate about the best alternative, and many indicators have supporters, such as gross national happiness and the genuine progress indicator. Yet one stands out as having by far the most buy-in from major international institutions. Known as “inclusive wealth”, it expands what we mean by wealth to include things like the natural environment and the abilities of the population. So what's the holdup? Read the full article below by Eoin McLaughlin of University College Cork, Cristián Ducoing Ruiz of Lund University and Nicholas Hanley of University of Glasgow #beyondGDP #inclusivewealth https://lnkd.in/e6y37-uN
How do we finally get beyond tracking GPD and measure 'inclusive wealth' instead? | Corporate Knights
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The expansion of BC’s liquefied natural gas industry is driving up healthcare system costs, writes Dr. Melissa Lem, president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Read her op-ed on the untold story of LNG's health impacts and what needs to be done about it. https://lnkd.in/g_ni_5Tp #LNG #healthcare #BCpoli
The untold story of LNG's impacts on healthcare in B.C. | Corporate Knights
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After one of the driest years on record wreaked havoc on the Panama Canal, Natalie Alcoba looks at how one of the world's busiest shipping routes is preparing for future droughts in a shifting climate. CC: Canal de Panamáá Ricaurte (Catin) Vasquez #shipping #panamacanal #climateadaptation #blueeconomy https://lnkd.in/e8izTZ57
In the shadow of a drought: How the Panama Canal is shoring up against a shifting climate | Corporate Knights
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We have all heard the call to hit net-zero by 2050. But how to get there is a more contentious matter. Now, researchers at the University of Oxford and the Exponential Roadmap Initiative, a Swedish organization that advocates for corporate emissions reductions, are calling for an approach that moves the corporate sector beyond emissions targets, a mechanism that many don't use, or fail to account for in a transparent way. Instead, the researchers say what is needed is change on a more systemic level. In a research paper published last week in the journal Carbon Management, they argue for an additional corporate climate reporting system that incentivizes other forms of action, like lobbying for national climate policies and investing in conservation projects. Joseph Winters reports. #netzero #climatecrisis https://lnkd.in/dAC9NtjY
Changing how we incentivize corporate net-zero action
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We've long been told that one of the best things we can do for the planet is to embrace the circular economy — reusing, repurposing or reallocating assets to ensure they’re kept within useful circulation as long as possible, and ideally forever. It’s time to consider applying an expanded version of this approach to what we call energy landscapes - coal plants and gas stations, write Martin J. (Mike) Pasqualetti of Arizona State University and Chad Walker and Michelle Adams, of Dalhousie University. #circulareconomy #reuse #recycle #energytransition #climatecrisis https://lnkd.in/dxCgmypf
What to do with old coal plants, gas stations in the energy transition? Recycle them | Corporate Knights
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There is one common denominator in this summer of climate catastrophes, and that is water. Whether inundated or parched, Canadian communities are grappling with a new water reality, one that comes with a multibillion-dollar price tag, writes Alan Shapiro, a principal at environmental consultancy Shapiro & Company. Municipalities and businesses must work with the water cycle to bring water back into our landscapes, he writes in this opinion piece. #greeninfrastructure #flooding #drought #climatechange #climateadaptation https://lnkd.in/d9JwQ9Xe
To take on floods and droughts, we have to start embracing water
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Promising to roll back carbon pricing is emerging as one of the surest ways to accumulate votes as Canada’s political parties prepare for a federal election next year, according to new polling from Abacus Data The issue was one of four that Abacus identified as a vote winner for any party that espoused it, writes Christopher Bonasia, along with increasing income taxes on the richest 1% of Canadians, making public transit free in every Canadian city, and forcing religious organizations to pay taxes. Which of the four issues would get your vote? Read the full story on our website: https://lnkd.in/gPFyu52H #cdnpoli #carbonpricing #carbontax
Carbon tax rollback would draw voters to any party: poll
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In a significant reversal, the Biden administration announced during two closed-door meetings last week that U.S. negotiators will support limits on plastic production. As Joseph Winters writes, this could prove a highly influential move as the world tries to hammer out the details of a global plastics treaty spearheaded by the United Nations. "This couldn’t have come at a better time," said Christina Dixon, ocean campaign leader for the nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency. Plastic industry groups reacted less favourably. #plastic #plasticstreaty UN Environment Programme
U.S. will support limits to plastic production in major reversal
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