Tag Archives: net zero

Net Zero with GBI: A Path to Verified Sustainability

GBI offers a credible and transparent pathway to Net Zero energy and carbon certification… Continue Reading

New York is Coming for Your Cheeseburger with Greenwashing Case

By Stuart Kaplow on March 3, 2024 Posted in Climate Change, GHG, Green Washing, greenhouse gas, greenwashing, State

net zero by 2040… Continue Reading

National Definition for a Zero Emissions Building

By Stuart Kaplow on January 28, 2024 Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Environmental, GHG, greenhouse gas

Provide feedback on the draft national definition for a Zero Emissions Building.… Continue Reading

Net Zero, Carbon Offsets and more Now Require Disclosures

By Stuart Kaplow on October 29, 2023 Posted in Climate Change, Codes and Regulations, Environmental, GHG, greenwashing

This new law is being heralded as anti greenwashing … Continue Reading

White House to Define Zero Emission Building

By Stuart Kaplow on October 1, 2023 Posted in Federal, GHG, Green Building, greenhouse gas

The federal government will define what is a “zero emission” building.… Continue Reading

Reducing GHG Aiming for Net Zero will be the Environmental Issue of 2023

By Stuart Kaplow on January 1, 2023 Posted in Environmental, GHG, greenhouse gas

Decarbonizing of the economy to repair the planet and make your share of the trillions along the way… Continue Reading

Net Zero Pledge Standards for Business Released at COP27

By Stuart Kaplow on November 27, 2022 Posted in Climate Change, ESG, GHG

Much has been written in the media about the just concluded UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, most of it focusing on the agreement to agree on reparations or more correctly stated, on providing “loss and damage” funding in the future for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. But the biggest takeaway for … Continue Reading

Net Zero Risks as a Source of Opportunity

By Stuart Kaplow on October 23, 2022 Posted in Energy, Environmental, ESG

Calculating net zero is ill defined, unregulated and complex. Businesses making a net zero pledge like, “we will be net zero by 2030” risk a charge that they are greenwashing and misleading consumers. It is one thing when government leaders make an ESG claim: In 2009 the King of Bhutan proclaimed his Himalayan country was … Continue Reading

The UK Sets the Scene for Mandatory ESG Laws in the Western World

By Stuart Kaplow on February 13, 2022 Posted in Climate Change, Codes and Regulations, ESG

As we in the U.S. await action by the federal government on mandatory ESG laws, the United Kingdom has become the first European Union country to enact mandatory ESG disclosure laws. These new reporting requirements are of import beyond the shores of Great Britain in that they portend what government mandates are to come across … Continue Reading

Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

By Stuart Kaplow on December 12, 2021 Posted in ESG, LEED, Sustainability

I am excited to be presenting a one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” Not just for lawyers, this Tuesday, December 14 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. Calculating net zero is ill defined, unregulated and complex. Businesses making a net zero claim like, “we … Continue Reading

Net Zero Lawsuit Filed Against Home Builder

By Stuart Kaplow on June 30, 2019 Posted in Green Building

A lawsuit has been commenced in Maryland alleging that two net zero homes are not. The facts are gleaned from a review of the court pleadings and are instructive for everyone buying or selling a green building. The complaint alleges the defendant home builder and subcontractors represented “that their new homes would be “net zero” … Continue Reading

Net Zero Certification Program Announced by USGBC

By Stuart Kaplow on September 23, 2018 Posted in Green Building, LEED

Much as NASA developed dozens of life changing and useful inventions that benefitted all as it raced to the moon, USGBC may be the catalyst for new, cutting edge technologies in the race to net zero buildings. There is no doubt that the newly announced LEED net zero certification program is aspirational. LEED has always … Continue Reading

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