There is no denying that January 2025 was a sobering month for news about climate change. The month started with the devastating fires in Southern California, made worse by a warming climate, and ended with deconstruction of U.S. federal government agencies, funding, staff, websites, data, policies, and agreements related to climate change. Yet, there was…
One of the attributes I have always admired of engineers, scientists, and consultants is that they are not intimidated by big urgent problems, but instead are inspired by confronting them head on. They often run towards the challenges made visible by bad news, not turning away or becoming depressed by it all. Many appear most…
Recently, I (Mark Reisig) delivered a CIMdata webinar titled, “Sustainability & PLM: An Industrial Perspective.” For those of you who were unable to attend I am excited to share the following summary of key points that I made. You can also view the recorded webinar here at your leisure. I don’t believe anyone would knowingly…
Keeping up with the staggering volume of news about climate change and the race to decarbonize the global economy can be overwhelming, especially since much news and analysis is increasingly behind media paywalls. That’s why the PLM Green Global Alliance prepares the monthly Climate Change Chronicles to offer a quick-to-scan digest of news from around…
PLM Green Global Alliance participant Mark Reisig from CIMdata has authored a comprehensive thought leadership paper on PLM and Sustainability. In his signature paper, Mark details the defining challenge of our time for technologists, engineers, and innovators to decarbonize the global economy to minimize greenhouse gas emissions that are quickly warming the planet. And to…
Keeping up with the volume of news about climate change and the growing effort to decarbonize the global economy can be overwhelming at times, especially since much news and analysis of substance is behind media paywalls. That’s why the PLM Green Global Alliance prepares the monthly Climate Change Chronicles to offer a quick-to-scan digest of…
The latest Climate Change Chronicles from the PLM Green Global Alliance provides a quick-to-scan summary of news during October 2023 from around the world about the changing climate and its impact on people and the planet. I am often asked if the distressing news about climate change does not depress me. Not at all. As…
This month’s Climate Change Chronicles bears witness to July 2023 going down in history as a tipping point in human awareness of the effects of global warming that can no longer be denied as the planet crosses over into an era of accelerating climate change. Yet, despite all the unsettling news, global carbon emissions are…
The latest Climate Change Chronicles from the PLM Green Global Alliance provides a quick-to-scan digest of news, both good and bad, from around the world during May 2023 about the changing climate and its impact on people and the planet. While there is increasing good news about the race to decarbonize the global economy, I…
This month’s Climate Change Chronicles from the PLM Green Global Alliance provides a quick-to-scan summary of news from around the world during December 2022 about the changing climate and its impact on people and the planet. Our good news question of the month: what laboratory announced a breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy? Read on to…
Climate Change Chronicles reviews extreme weather, emissions policies, renewable energy progress, droughts, flooding, and accelerating global climate impacts.
Planet Lifecycle Management connects PLM strategy, organizational change, and climate responsibility to accelerate sustainable transformation and decarbonization efforts.
Climate change is not a short news story that can be told in one post, but is a long narrative that will span decades in which history will judge humanity for what we did and did not do as we individually and collectively bear witness. The latest Climate Change Chronicles news digest, prepared for followers…
The latest Climate Change News Digest, prepared for followers of the PLM Green Global Alliance, summarizes news from around the world about the changing climate and progress in decarbonizing the global economy. Our good news question of the month: what percentage of US power came from renewable sources in the first quarter of the year? …
Climate Change News Digest reviews record CO2 levels, extreme weather, decarbonization efforts, ESG debates, and renewable energy progress worldwide.
The latest Climate Change News Digest for April 2022, prepared for followers of the PLM Green Global Alliance LinkedIn Group, summarizes in one place the most important monthly news from around the world about the changing climate and progress in decarbonizing the global economy. Our good news question of the month: what petroleum organization agreed that…
The latest Climate Change News Digest for March 2022, prepared for followers of the PLM Green Global Alliance, summarizes recent news about the changing climate and efforts to decarbonize the global economy. While GHG emissions and climate trends remain alarming, as evidenced in the latest IPCC assessment, there is encouraging progress being made in green…
