Drew Wilkinson

UPDATE- 6/13/25 The New York legislative session has ended and the climate bills did not pass. They will have to be reintroduced in a future session (as was the case with the California laws). New York is poised to join California in adopting climate disclosure laws. New York has reintroduced two major climate disclosure bills in 2025: Senate Bill 3456 (the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and Senate Bill 3697 (the Climate-Related Financial Risk Reporting Bill). The bills closely follow California's laws SB 253 and SB 261. Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (CCDAA) - Scope and Applicability: Requires public and private companies with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion and operating in New York to annually disclose their Scopes 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Reporting Standards: Disclosures must align with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Assurance: Emissions data must be verified by independent third parties, with phased assurance requirements increasing over time. Timeline: 2027: Disclosure of Scope 1 and 2 emissions (using 2026 data). 2028: Scope 3 emissions (using 2027 data). The New York Department of Environmental Conservation will oversee implementation. Penalties for non-compliance up to $100,000 per day, capped at $500,000 per reporting year. Legislative Status: The bill passed the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee unanimously and is now pending in the Senate Finance Committee. A companion bill (A4282) is moving through the Assembly. Climate-Related Financial Risk Reporting Bill - Scope:  Applies to business entities formed under U.S. law with annual revenues over $500 million that do business in New York. Requirements:  Reporting companies must publish biennial reports on climate-related financial risks, following the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures framework or an equivalent standard such as the ISSB standards. Enforcement:  Penalties for non-disclosure or inadequate disclosure of up to $50,000 per reporting year. Implementation Timeline:  First reports would be due by January 1, 2028, and biennially thereafter. Legislative Status: Passed unanimously out of the Environmental Conservation Committee in May and was reported and committed to the Senate Finance Committee. #NewYork #Climatereporting #GHGEmissions

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Power wasn’t built for resilience. It was built for predictability—anchored in fossil fuels, locked into rigid infrastructure, and slow to evolve with the planet’s needs. Shannon Miller set out to change that—not just as a founder, but as an engineer with a vision. While pursuing her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford, Shannon co-developed the foundational science behind what would become the Mainspring Energy Linear Generator—a breakthrough clean energy technology capable of switching between hydrogen, biogas, ammonia, and more. She wasn’t chasing hype—she was solving for scale, flexibility, and climate resilience. Shannon went from NSF Fellow and “35 Innovators Under 35” (MIT Tech Review) to founding Mainspring Energy—and spent the next decade building the company from lab concept to commercial reality. Her work didn’t stop at invention. She led the design, manufacturing, and deployment of a new class of distributed, fuel-flexible generators that are now powering critical infrastructure—from Fortune 500 facilities to utility-scale grid projects. And now, she’s scaling that vision. Last week, Mainspring Energy raised a $258M Series F led by General Catalyst, with participation from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Temasek, and other global backers. The funding will supercharge Mainspring’s growth as it meets surging demand for clean, dispatchable power. Why does this matter? Because the energy transition needs more than policy. It needs people like Shannon—founders with the technical depth, operational grit, and long-game conviction to reimagine the grid from the inside out. Shannon isn’t just engineering a product. She’s engineering the future of clean power. Interested in learning about the female founders who make up the 2% who receive funding? Follow me for the latest updates!

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Imagine a future where recycling unlocks over $30 billion in economic benefits. Could the bipartisan embrace of the CIRCLE Act be the tipping point for comprehensive recycling reform in the U.S.? The Cultivating Investment in Recycling and Circular Local Economies (CIRCLE) Act is gaining significant bipartisan support, and it’s fascinating to observe the blend of motivations. Anthony Tusino of The Recycling Partnership points out that **conservatives** see enthusiasm for domestic investment and manufacturing, while environmentalists champion its ecological benefits. This convergence of interests, though from different perspectives, is a powerful force for progress :) The bill's projected impacts are significant: 🟢 Saving local governments $9.4 billion by reducing landfill costs. 🟢 Diverting 169 million tons of recyclables from disposal (!) 🟢 Creating thousands of American jobs across the recycling value chain. This legislation goes beyond just improving recycling rates --> the framing is also about building resilience in our domestic supply chains and fostering a more competitive economy. It acknowledges that effective recycling is not just "good policy" but "essential to American prosperity," as Robin Wiener, President of ReMA, articulates. This kind of legislative alignment is exactly what's needed to scale up infrastructure and accelerate our transition towards a truly circular economy. Read more on The Recycling Partnership's website https://lnkd.in/gr8jrSbA and on Waste Dive https://lnkd.in/gyNNrnDy

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Today we released a new mini-docu series on three of our Brazil-based carbon removal projects that are applying science and technology to restore the atmosphere. Check out the teaser video 👇 and watch the full series on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gn-4fZd8 At Google, we’re backing a number of technologies to clean up the atmosphere by eliminating the greenhouse gases that are driving warming — and we’re harnessing AI to supercharge their impact. We need all of these pathways, and more, to start restoring the atmosphere today and eventually to bring our planet back into balance. Hear the stories from our partners Orizon Valorização de Resíduos, MOMBAK, and Terradot

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Check out Habitable's user-friendly "Informed™ Product Guidance" for buildings (what's most toxic, what's less so). As they note, it'll help you "build your knowledge of healthier products by digging into our research, translated into easy to understand guidance. The intuitive red-to-green color ranking compiles decades of comprehensive research about the health impacts of chemicals on building occupants, fenceline communities, and workers throughout the product life cycle. Step up from red — a critical first move. Next, prefer product types ranked yellow and green." More here: https://lnkd.in/e2nTpwfH

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