GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear, use-it-up-and-throw-it-away models to a circular economy: where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. Make better use of finite resources. Take the textiles industry.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change. Its focus: an ocean-based blue economy. Its focus: an ocean-based blue economy. These communities face a wide range of environmental, social and economic challenges that extend well beyond their terrestrial-based boundaries. Joel Makower.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the wake of blazing heat, rising food insecurity and devastating floods, COP28 leaders have released a four-point “food and agriculture” agenda for the conference, which will call for governments to work with industry to find new solutions. The agriculture industry has a lot to be worried about.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2021

Approaches include assessing the portfolio, sector and economy-wide impacts of investing, addressing the SDGs, assessing impacts relative to planetary limits and science-based targets, investing in ecosystem restoration, and addressing poverty, gender equality and other social issues. SCI also can substantially increase investment returns.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

But before we detail these tips, let’s first take a look at how events impact the environment. How do events affect the environment? Look at historical data if it’s available to make your estimations for how much stuff is needed to run your event. Sustainability and eco-friendly event planning guide.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

In some regions, lack of access to natural resources and basic necessities such as water or reliable electricity is a major impediment to profitability and growth. A strong and effective sustainability program can provide a framework to manage initiatives, set priorities, track progress and measure results. Increased Sales.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

“I kind of remind people, I personally think oil is a renewable, it just takes a little bit longer,” said Mari Salazar, senior vice president and manager of Energy Financial Services for BOK Financial, an Oklahoma-based bank that caters to the oil and gas industry. Lending Issues Due to Failed Economics, Not ESG.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

This can leave a lasting impact on the health of our oceans as well as communities who rely on fishing for stability. This article discusses measures the seafood industry can take in order to limit their negative impact on our world’s oceans. How Commercial Fishing Impacts the Environment. Use lead-free fishing gear.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 25, 2022

A 2021 report by Natural Capital Partners analyzed carbon neutrality commitments made by the Fortune Global 500, finding that there’s been a three-fold increase in net-zero targets, which means a 50% increase in the number of companies that have either achieved carbon neutrality, or are targeting it by 2030.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

"These trees could store at least 250,000 tonnes of carbon over their lifetime, improve the air in our towns and cities and help reconnect our fragmented landscapes, encouraging nature to thrive.". Defra's chief digital and information officer Chris Howes suggested technology could play a major role in boosting environmental protection.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation Jonathan Cook Wed, 06/17/2020 – 00:30 This article originally was published in World Resources Institute. The flooding and erosion are exacerbated by the destruction of natural mangrove forests.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

C, nature-based solutions and the just transition – a pre-climate summit jargon-buster for investors. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement sets out how countries can "pursue voluntary cooperation" to reach their climate targets. Climate finance. Finance that is used to tackle climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But there are very real concerns about how these companies are going to meet their goals, with many relying on purchasing carbon credits generated by others’ efforts not to pollute, rather than reducing their own emissions as much or as fast as they can. Some companies say they’ll decarbonise by 2040 , others as early as 2022.

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Andrew Winston

MAY 26, 2022

The only solution here is elections. I’m not thrilled about it, but not for wonky semantics reasons — in this case it’s the source of the language, the finance world, that poses problems. First, the nature of the systemic risk that climate change poses is becoming clearer. 144,000 impressions. 300+ comments.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

At the same time as campaigners were gathered on the footsteps of the Court of Appeal waiting to hear whether the government's approval for Heathrow expansion, just over a mile away at the City of London's Guildhall Mark Carney was sketching out a vision of how to remake the entire global financial system to build a net zero economy.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2021

As you'd imagine, firms in the fossil-fuel sector are squarely in the bullseye, but so are those in other sectors: retail, technology, finance, food and ag, mining, transportation and more. Let's begin with Foley, an award-winning scientist and communicator who has published more than 130 peer-reviewed scientific articles. The problem?

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 31, 2021

I could end this article here, but I won’t, because that’s not the main problem. The main problem is that the solutions generated will assume that no fundamental changes to the economy are required. I wouldn’t be as impolite, of course, as to call what’s coming at COP26 an ‘ avalanche of climate b t ’, but here’s how I would put it.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 9, 2021

This article will focus on SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. However, increased urban sprawl leads to greater habitat destruction, species loss, and resource depletion that, if not dealt with intentionally, can exacerbate the effects of climate change. Protect the world’s cultural and natural heritage. SDG 11 Targets.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Compensate's Niklas Kaskeala sets out how firms purchasing credits to fund conservation and meeting climate goals can mitigate their exposure to carbon market risks It matters how we speak about the climate crisis. This is why I have chosen to start with positive news and end with a hopeful note.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Selecting the right sustainability certification for your business can be a tedious process requiring thorough research and understanding which program will best suit your needs and budget. Certifications can be issued by government agencies, non-profits or private companies. Integrating the SDGs into sustainability reporting.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

There is also a pressing need to reduce carbon emissions and businesses need to be part of the solution. This article discusses how an online sustainability management platform and tools can help companies to determine where they are today, set goals, and measure results. Increased Sales.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

There is also a pressing need to reduce carbon emissions and businesses need to be part of the solution. This article discusses how an online sustainability management platform and tools can help companies to determine where they are today, set goals, and measure results. Increased Sales.

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Business Green

APRIL 24, 2020

While they're not immune to the forthcoming fiscal challenges, entrepreneurs developing solutions for addressing climate change - from agtech to decarbonization to clean energy and more - are among those proving to be the most resilient. I can hear some of you saying: "That sounds like cleantech."

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2021

And yet, such progress can be elusive, lost amid the daily drumbeat of disheartening and discouraging news. The world is coming to us — all of us — seeking guidance and solutions on how, and how quickly, we can transform products, processes, strategies and business models to succeed in an increasingly warming and wobbly world.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 20, 2023

This article is the first in a series entitled “Real Talk on Reliability ,” which will examine the reliability needs of our grid as we move toward 100% clean electricity and electrify more end-uses on the path to a climate stable future. grid can run on up to 80 percent clean electricity with technology that is available today.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here. Increasingly, the stars are aligning for industrial emissions to take center stage, for three key reasons: demand for clean solutions is growing; technologies are maturing; and the conditions for policy solutions are ripe.

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2021

Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets unveils recommendations on how to scale up investment in emission reduction programmes, but environmental campaigners remain unimpressed. The Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets blueprint sets out clearly how we can build this market.

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Grist

APRIL 20, 2022

Its absence has already fundamentally changed how — and where — people can live. Collapsing trees are one of the more visible signs of permafrost; as ice thaws, the ground can slump, moving enough to overwhelm trees with shallow root systems. But now, the rapid changes are testing her ability to cope.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Recent research highlights how 65 percent of food system emissions come from the production, processing, transport, and consumption of just four emissions-intensive foods: beef, milk, rice, and corn (maize). In a 2022 paper published in Nature Scientific Reports , Ciniro Costa, Jr.,

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

Over the past two years, the Energy and Utilities Association (EUA) has paid a public affairs firm to generate hundreds of articles and interviews to lobby the UK government on energy policy. They aren’t just talking up a false climate solution, they’re also working hard to undermine the right ones,” she adds.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

How healthy is your battery pack? Since then, it has built an extensive database of information about how different cells from different manufacturers age and perform over time. How can you get insights about the life and the performance of batteries? As the old saw goes, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2020

And how are you judging that? But I propose a different way of assessing ambition for sustainability - a new lens through which to ask what type of change a company seeks, how much change, and how does it see its role in shaping the decade ahead? Recently I carefully read articles by an award-winning wealth manager.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Governments have a unique opportunity to step up climate action to ensure that we can halve global emissions by 2030. This commitment to climate action has grown exponentially since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, when just a handful of pioneering businesses set science-based emissions reduction targets.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The fuel comes in a variety of “colours”, depending on how it is produced, with almost all hydrogen currently created using fossil gas and termed “grey”. Juliet Philips, senior policy advisor at the thinktank E3G, described it as “a bit of a red herring as a low-carbon solution”.

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Stop digging and drilling He said digging and drilling had to stop, replaced by renewable energy and nature-based solutions to drastically slow climate change. “In A path of resolve, of sustainable solutions. The last five years have been the hottest ever recorded. Soon it will be too deep to escape.”

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals. The next frontier is "connected chemistry," extending the internet of things to "the internet of natural resources," Beck said in 2019. and globally by 2040. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 25, 2021

We have only until 2030 to get things on track for a net-zero and nature-positive economy — this should sharpen our minds for action. How then to make the shift to a net-zero, nature-positive economy within the decade? How then to make the shift to a net-zero, nature-positive economy within the decade?

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