In 2007, leading beverage brand VOSS set out on a mission to take a hard look at the holistic environmental impact of its exceptionally pure bottled water products. Although VOSS offered some of the cleanest water products in the world, the company realized the process of sourcing, bottling and bringing its products to market in […]
Kathleen Nickerson is a partnership manager in our utility practice. Some of my favorite projects: Worked with mayor, city council and the city’s largest employers to successfully promote renewable energy in a coastal Oregon city. For a large western utility, supported a multi-million dollar grant program that funded renewable energy projects for non-profits and municipalities. […]
Last week, the Global Climate Action Summit convened in our headquarters’ hometown of San Francisco, CA. This historic event brought leaders together from all corners of the world to discuss decarbonization of the global economy – one of the most pressing and important topics of our time. During the GCAS, I had the distinct pleasure […]
Lisa DiMartino is a senior manager in our utility practice. Some of my favorite recent projects: Serving as a founding member of the 3Degrees diversity and inclusion team with responsibility for leading D&I training, including our first ever company-wide, in-person training. For a northwest utility, managed several large, multi-city community challenges, working with community leaders […]
Subscribers to utility green power programs pay a premium on their electricity bill for renewable energy certificates (RECs) in order to support renewable energy projects and reduce their personal carbon footprint. Since the late nineties, utilities have launched REC based green power programs in response to customer demand or regulatory mandate. There are now over 850 […]
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is the 5th largest rapid transit system in the US, serving San Francisco and its surrounding communities. BART riders take approximately 430,000 trips each weekday on the system. To transport those riders, BART uses approximately 400,000 MWh every year, making BART one of the largest electricity users in Northern California. […]
Power purchase agreements (PPAs) – and virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) in particular – have become a popular and valuable way for companies to meet renewable energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals. As many of our clients have experienced, there is a significant learning curve that comes with executing your first PPA–and one that […]
Funding emission reduction projects and catalyzing change in transportation Lyft, the global ride-hailing service, cares deeply about their impact on the environment and the communities they serve. In 2017, Lyft announced their 2025 climate impact goals, which include moving to autonomous electric vehicles powered by renewable energy and reducing overall CO2 emissions in the transportation […]
At a recent Innovation Summit, I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of corporate representatives on the topic of greening the supply chain. This conference was attended mostly by US based companies, so as you might imagine, the topic of addressing Scope 3 emissions was not top of mind for most attendees, as […]
Last week, Denver, Colorado played host to the 2018 Climate Leadership Conference (CLC). The objective of the CLC is to bring together prominent energy, climate, and sustainability leaders across business, government and academia in order to make collective progress towards building a low-carbon future. The unofficial theme of the conference was ‘we are still in,’ […]
Last month 3Degrees hosted a webinar with CDP on the value of CDP reporting for utilities. I moderated the event and was joined by Simon Fischweicher, manager of disclosure services at CDP and Lauren Wilson, environmental policy manager at Xcel Energy. Here are some key aways from the webinar: There are clear benefits […]
