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Embedding Social and Environmental Benefits in Renewable Energy

GreenBiz

How and where that renewable energy is deployed can drive radically different outcomes — with the potential to maximize positive impact for a range of stakeholders or limit benefits to just a few. . In this webcast you’ll learn: Why a holistic approach to renewable energy procurement is important. Alex Klonick, Manager, REBA.

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4 things we can learn from Indigenous wisdom

GreenBiz

If you have money to violate the law, you can go ahead and do it." In order to restore balance in our environment, we must first listen to the natural world — and to those who know it best, Mitchell says. The two shared their Indigenous perspectives on this matter of urgency. Here are four key takeaways from the conversation: 1.

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Q&A: ‘Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action’

DeSmogBlog

Building upon years of research on activism, democracy, and climate politics, Fisher explores the state of the climate movement today to understand how radical direct action is evolving as the climate crisis worsens. Michaela Herrmann: One of the core things you talked about in the book is a “climate shock.”

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What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'

GreenBiz

What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'. Heather Clancy. Wed, 07/22/2020 - 02:00. Who is responsible for emissions? Where did they originate? How can we be sure? What’s more, Gore observes that we’re still emitting 152 million tons of heat-trapping pollution into the atmosphere every 24 hours.

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"We Need Real Zero"

Fairsnape

One year ago I came to Davos and told you that our house is on fire. I said I wanted you to panic. Trust me, I’ve done this before and I can assure you it doesn’t lead to anything. And, for the record, when we children tell you to panic we’re not telling you to go on like before. Another wake up call.

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What’s Lost When We Talk ‘ESG’ and Not ‘Sustainability’

Andrew Winston

You’ll see that my argument is about the use of “ESG” in place of broader ideas like sustainability in companies. I don’t want to litigate what these words mean, but I do want to look at why ESG has taken over so fast and discuss some risks I see from the term’s adoption. The only solution here is elections.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

Do you think the COVID-19 crisis marks a turning point for the sustainability movement? . And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. That’s why I hope that after COVID-19 we will be more human and environmental-driven than money-driven. Where are they now?