Christian Yonkers
Christian is a writer, photographer, filmmaker, and outdoor junkie obsessed with the intersectionality between people and planet. He partners with brands and organizations with social and environmental impact at their core, assisting them in telling stories that change the world.
Christian Yonkers is tagged in 80 stories.
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The Next Economy /
Former Verra CEO David Antonioli believes the carbon market is missing a golden
opportunity to design and deploy carbon finance as a powerful transitional tool
toward a zero-carbon economy. He outlines his vision in a new, six-part report.
- 4 days ago
The Next Economy /
I-2117 is already destabilizing the state’s landmark carbon market — confusing businesses
and creating uncertainty about the future of climate policy.
- 1 month ago
The Next Economy /
In addition to generating 8% of global carbon emissions, recent studies have
highlighted another negative impact of the world’s most popular building
material — its weight, which is causing a host of coastal cities to sink faster
than sea levels are rising.
- 2 months ago
The Next Economy /
As The Lancet warns in a new report, failing to consider interactions between
climate, biodiversity and infectious disease will not address the fundamental
issues affecting each — and the consequences will be 'exponentially more
expensive.'
- 2 months ago
The Next Economy /
Deloitte and Circle Economy Foundation identify ongoing
gaps in circular policies and approaches and outlines a roadmap to unlock
capital, implement policy, and unlock skills and human capital needed for a
robust circular economy capable of meeting the material challenges of the
Anthropocene.
- 4 months ago
Marketing and Comms /
B Lab has launched a public comment period on new draft standards for B Corp
Certification — inviting businesses, civil society and the public to provide
feedback through an interactive website.
- 5 months ago
Cleantech /
As sustainability and branding become more intermingled for forward-thinking
brands, being able to turn unattractive solar arrays into marketing assets
exemplifies resource efficiency.
- 6 months ago
The Next Economy /
Newer players Climate Vault and Covalent are banking on their unique approaches — along with the dreaded “R” word, regulation — to salvage the credibility and efficacy of carbon markets.
- 8 months ago
Cleantech /
Keeping the planet below 1.5ºC will require rapid scaling of current technologies and deployment of emergent climate solutions — as well as innovative, binding policy interventions.
- 10 months ago
The Next Economy /
Many see DAC as a necessary, if imperfect, tool for
achieving needed carbon reductions; but climate justice groups oppose anything that perpetuates petrochemical operation, which often disproportionately harms communities where they are built.
- 10 months ago
Behavior Change /
A recent study shows that people across the socioeconomic spectrum care about climate action; but taking that action remains cost-prohibitive for lower-income groups.
- 11 months ago
The Next Economy /
Precious Plastic is all about democratizing circularity. And it’s enabling a new form of craftsmanship: One in which anyone, anywhere, can start a small business recycling and making new products from plastic waste.
- 11 months ago
Product, Service & Design Innovation /
Constructing a sustainable built environment requires more than efficient design, equipment and materials — but processes and workflows that say exactly where and how these assets combine to streamline processes as much as
possible.
- 11 months ago
Finance & Investment /
The organization works to purchase and vault CO2 permits from regulated cap-and-trade compliance markets — thus keeping major polluters from using them to emit and, theoretically, stopping pollution before it happens.
- 1 year ago
The Next Economy /
GAF coatings had been proven to cool surfaces and ambient air on individual applications but had never been applied on a community-wide scale. Preliminary data showed a 25-50% reduction of the urban heat island effect during peak temperatures.
- 1 year ago
Chemistry, Materials & Packaging /
Despite its potential to address microplastic pollution on a number of fronts, the makers of CiCLO stress they don’t want to enable more unnecessary plastic consumption justified by ‘biodegradability.’
- 1 year ago
Cleantech /
A new report shows a just pathway to zero-emission urban mobility. Simple changes such as smaller EV batteries can greatly improve resource-use efficiency; but holistically reducing car dependence will be paramount.
- 1 year ago
Organizational Change /
A positive company culture provides a foundation for an organization’s beliefs, values and business approach. But this can only be sustained by staying true to the company’s core values.
- 1 year ago
Walking the Talk /
B Lab’s standards have offered a flexible approach to achieving B Corp certification; but that flexibility has been criticized as not holding bigger companies accountable for driving systemic change. We sat down with B Lab to learn more about its evolving standards.
- 1 year ago
The Next Economy /
CCS proponents argue it can offset emissions from hard-to-abate sectors such as energy and heavy industry; while opponents fear it could further the status quo and distract from the need for real emissions reductions.
- 1 year ago