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How Stripe’s ‘negative emissions’ team picked its first four carbon removal projects

GreenBiz

How Stripe’s ‘negative emissions’ team picked its first four carbon removal projects. Thu, 05/28/2020 - 01:14. After a "rigorous" search, Stripe disclosed that it will support four "high potential" carbon capture and storage projects — picked from 24 applications. Heather Clancy. Stripe’s commitment is 322.5

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2020 tipped the balance for British renewable energy

Renewable Energy World

42% of all energy used across the country through 2020 came from wind, solar, tidal and hydro. The authors of the report also showed that carbon emissions fell by 16% compared to figures from 2019. The authors of the report also showed that carbon emissions fell by 16% compared to figures from 2019. The broader picture.

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Best of GBB in 2020: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

Now that 2020 is over, we’d like to take this time to recognize some of our member companies via our 2nd annual “Best of GBB” awards. All of Smog Armor’s materials are sourced in the US and they’ve partnered with a local green paint manufacturer to make the paints locally and reduce their carbon footprint. IMPETUS DIGITAL.

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COVID-19 and a Path Toward a Greener Future

The Environmental Blog

The year 2020 will be remembered as a year in which humanity weathered a dangerous and fast-spreading disease, costing companies and governments billions in management and recovery. Positive and Negative Impacts of the Pandemic on the Environment. Source:WSP, 2020. Source:Rume, T. and Islam, S., Work-from-home Emissions.

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Here's why companies should assess double materiality

GreenBiz

After years of debate over the definition of materiality, 2020 has brought a consensus that materiality is double — meaning that businesses should report on financially material topics that influence enterprise value as well as topics material to the economy, environment and people. This article originally was published in the BSR Insight.

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Carbontech is getting ready for its market moment

GreenBiz

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 01:30. This morning, digital payments company Stripe announced a plan to let its merchant customers divert a portion of their revenue to carbon removal projects. Makes me want to host my own personal blog there. Carbontech is getting ready for its market moment. Heather Clancy. What’s on my mind?

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An Ethical Guide to Toilet Paper

The Environmental Blog

Before 2020, few of us gave much serious thought to toilet paper. Trees perform a vital task in storing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. When they are cut down, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. It came from the supermarket, went down the toilet, and that was that.

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