Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2020

At the end of September, the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) set an ambitious 2035 net-zero goal for our £55bn investment portfolio. Scientists believe that our best hope is to drastically reduce carbon emissions now, limiting the rise in global temperature to 1.5C Implications of climate change. Food and water shortages.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The Looming Crisis and Awakening Opportunity 2020 was a brutal year and 2021 has been off to a rough start. With these recent events only being a precursor for what is to come, I would say our future actually looks pretty bleak unless we start taking large-scale action. and a growing appetite for the solutions to do something about it.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

Sustainability and the never-ending battle against burnout Chris Gaither Mon, 07/20/2020 – 01:04 I felt sure I’d put burnout in the past. Took creative writing classes. I loved learning from my incredible boss, Lisa Jackson, leading huge projects with talented colleagues and championing our environmental stewardship.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The company he had founded back in 1998, Solarcentury, was in the process of being sold to Statkraft in a £117.7m deal that saw the Norwegian state-owned energy giant take control of the firm's 6GW project pipeline. The company he had founded back in 1998, Solarcentury, was in the process of being sold to Statkraft in a £117.7m

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Health CLIMATE IMPACTS Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza, 2020 A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide. Climate impacts 2.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The drizzle thickened over a working-class neighbourhood in northeast London on a cold June evening, as activist Delia Mattis stood waiting for friends, parka hood pulled up against the biting mist, clutching a sack full of campaign leaflets. By Rachel Parsons , London-based multimedia journalist. Promoting Environmental Justice.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2021

This engagement was itself preceded by a February 2020 survey that found 88 per cent of members thought it was important for the fund to invest in sustainable and low-carbon assets, while 69 per cent thought climate change would present a financial risk within their lifetime to their investments. The impetus is now omnipresent.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

David sent him a Facebook message describing his background. “I A new excerpt from Tesla: How Elon Musk and Company Made Electric Cars Cool, and Remade the Automotive and Energy Industries , Edition 4.1. An inside look at the early days. David Havasi was a car guy from birth. My childhood was steeped in Detroit auto culture,” he told me.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Despite the additional complications posed by the coronavirus pandemic a record 312 institutions participated in Sierra's annual Cool Schools rankings in 2020. Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006. They are model schools that are leading the way not only for academia but for governments and businesses.

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Mearth

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We take delight in our work, offering installations and fence designs that look good, perform their function, add value to your property and stand the check of time. Only the best products and supplies are used and our service and workmanship is second to none.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Today K-Solv is legally allowed to release almost 20 times more volatile organic compounds — a class of chemicals that includes benzene — into the air each year than it did back then. Emerging research also connects it to diabetes and reproductive problems. Navy; Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 13, 2020

Here, Danya Hakeem, our Director of Agriculture and Circular Economy Innovation, shares what drew her into her work, why Elemental is the right venue for the change she wants to see in the world, and what she’s excited to see flourish in 2020. The why behind what people choose to do is the driver of progress.

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 30, 2020

We're building a mass-movement and reaching out quite far in our methods of mobilizing and gaining attention. We're building a mass-movement and reaching out quite far in our methods of mobilizing and gaining attention. Here is a brief introduction to 50 young activists that fighting for the health of our planet and our communities.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 02:00. Given the devastating economic toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women and girls, the imperative to mark International Women’s Day carries more weight than usual this year. . The idea of a day celebrating the accomplishments of the female gender in the U.S. reaches back to 1909.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hope fellow Northern Hemisphere readers are getting into the leaf-peeping spirit, despite our strange new normal for fall foliage. Tensions are rising ahead of COP28, and the Pope has a message for climate investors. 💼 Find or share roles on our job board here. Tesla and BYD battle for the No.

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Grist

JANUARY 29, 2020

This story was published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity and The World. The blast sent Robby Payne into a plastic tank of liquid cattle feed, knocking him unconscious. Had he not been wearing 25 pounds of firefighting gear, which buffered the impact, he might well have perished. This he considers a blessing.

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