GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. If a crisis is the ultimate test of leadership, last year provided ample narratives about leaders stepping up. Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO, General Motors; Detroit.

Sustainability 520

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The key final decision texts on the UNFCCC website include a raft of new commitments and legal language aimed at pushing for more investment, resources, and ambition in support of efforts to drive down emissions, boost economies and support countries tackle the worsening impacts of climate change. per cent by that date, according to the UN.

Fossil fuels 54

Fossil fuels Climate change Carbon Methane 54

Business Green

MARCH 17, 2022

With the world slowly waking up the fact it has been thrust into a new political and economic epoch defined by myriad, interlinked crises - Russia's invasion of Ukraine, climate change, soaring living costs, nature loss - it's a pertinent quote for Gove to repurpose.

Policy 40

Policy Fossil fuels Government Energy 40

Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

Just a couple of decades ago, the notion of a major company investing in nature might have seemed absurd – today it is mission critical to the future of the economy. One of its leading proponents is Steven Pinker, whose 2018 book Enlightenment Now was once described by Bill Gates as "my new favourite book or all time".

Biodiversity 89

Biodiversity Carbon-negative Politics Agriculture 89

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 – 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Many leaders in this cohort happen to have climbed the ranks at one company for decades.

Sustainability 28

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Two steps forward, one step back: the sustainable business cha-cha, as I've long described it. With good reason: The climate and biodiversity crises, combined with the social and economic equity crises, are providing momentum and incentives for staying the course. Overall, it was more positives than negatives.

Building Energy Monitoring 36

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Biodiversity 36

Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2020

A year of tragedy and chaos has also seen a dramatic leap forward for the global green economy. The year voters in the planet's pre-eminent superpower rejected a racist, misogynist, climate denier in favour of a man who pledged to engineer a net zero emission economy by mid-century. There is an alternative history to 2020.

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Politics Health Government Electric vehicle 96