Green Business Bureau

MAY 11, 2022

To explain scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions further, we’ll take a quote from our previous article Scope 1 2 3 Emissions Explained: Understanding the GHG Protocol’s Emission Classification System : Scope 1 emissions are GHGs released directly from a business. These are fossil fuels burnt on site. Fossil fuels (e.g.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Note: The is the final article in a series on the recently released 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy. Renewables were the only energy category that grew globally at double digits over the past decade. Although renewables continue to grow rapidly, they are doing so from a small base compared to fossil fuels.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 25, 2022

The GHG Protocol introduced an emission classification system that defined corporate emissions as follows: Scope 1 : These are emissions released from a company burning fossil fuels directly to power operations. This article focuses on scope 3 emissions. The 15 categories of business scope 3 GHG emissions.

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Charged

JULY 26, 2023

The authors of the endless articles warning of the environmental costs of battery raw materials are invariably “big fans” of EVs, but they’re naturally concerned that they may not be “as green as they claim.” Minerals are in…cell phones, home appliances, and even…the buttons and zippers on pants and jackets.” Source: NRDC

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Charged

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In fact, although there are indeed environmental and social problems associated with battery production, many scientific studies have demonstrated that the environmental footprint of EVs pales in comparison to that of fossil fuel extraction. See recent articles in The Guardian , the New York Times , et al.)

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

As I indicated in the previous article , BP has turned over publication of the annual Statistical Review of World Energy to the Energy Institute (EI). Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. growth in 2021.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

And energy providers the world over are rushing to slash their reliance on fossil fuels as the clean energy transition gathers pace. Between 2008 and 2017, fossil-fuel industry trade associations in the U.S. It is a big business. spent almost $1.4

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 23, 2020

Increased fossil fuel consumption made up most of this growth, with every category of fossil fuels showing increased consumption over the decade.”. As the title implied, the renewable energy growth rate has been far greater than that of any other energy category. and the EU.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 16, 2022

In our previous article, titled Scope 1 2 3 Emissions Explained: Understanding the GHG Protocol’s Emission Classification System , we defined scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, and scope 3 emissions as follows: Scope 1 emissions are GHGs released directly from a business. Electricity is generated as power plants burn fossil fuels.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

As such, in this article, you’ll learn how to avoid greenwashing and effectively communicate your environmental responsibility. Accordingly, the Business for Social Responsibility uses a matrix to define effective environmental communication using four separate categories. Category #1: Effective Environmental Communications.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A Tory MP who suggested it is “morally wrong” to discourage poor countries from pursuing high-carbon growth on climate change grounds has a financial interest in numerous fossil fuel and mining companies. Between 2016-2020, Citi lent £178 billion to the fossil fuel industry, while Bank of America financed £148.7

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A Tory MP who suggested it is “morally wrong” to discourage poor countries from pursuing high-carbon growth on climate change grounds has a financial interest in numerous fossil fuel and mining companies. Between 2016-2020, Citi lent £178 billion to the fossil fuel industry, while Bank of America financed £148.7

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Fossil fuels Global warming Policy Climate change 98

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

Thinking about this, this Green Business Bureau article details how you should go about purchasing carbon offsets while listing 6 certified and vetted carbon offset options for you to choose from. Let’s take a closer look at these 6 carbon offset categories by identifying certified and vetted options for each.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

TCFD risks are broadly defined into two categories: physical climate risk and "transition risks." Transition risks are the risks a company may face when society forces it to curtail its greenhouse gas emissions and the risks of impacts caused by policies and investments that lower emissions such as reductions in fossil fuel demand.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

In upcoming articles I will delve deeper into the various energy categories, but today I want to simply provide a high level overview of this year’s Review. Cumulatively, fossil fuels — shown below in shades of gray — still accounted for 83.1% Since its release, I have been busy analyzing the data and creating graphics.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In the previous article Renewable Energy Grew At A Blistering Pace In 2021 , I highlighted the inability of renewable energy to keep up with overall energy demand: “But here is the challenge the world faces. In the next article, I will cover which countries are growing nuclear power, and how the U.S. Against the backdrop of the 5.1

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 1, 2020

In that article I divided carbon dioxide emissions into two broad categories: What has already been released into the atmosphere (the legacy emissions), and ongoing releases. Different strategies are needed to address the two categories; and 2). Different countries are primarily responsible for the different categories.

Carbon 78

Carbon Natural gas Fossil fuels Asia 78

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

As such, in this article, you’ll learn how to avoid greenwashing and effectively communicate your environmental responsibility. Accordingly, the Business for Social Responsibility uses a matrix to define effective environmental communication using four separate categories. Category #1: Effective Environmental Communications.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Packaging Recycling Recycling 78

R-Squared Energy

JULY 13, 2022

In upcoming articles I will delve deeper into the various energy categories, but today I want to simply provide a high level overview of this year’s Review. Fossil fuels accounted for 82% of primary energy use last year, essentially the same as in 2020, but down from 83% in 2019 and 85% five years ago. Natural Gas.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2020

supported $1.316tr in transactions for the fossil fuel industry. received $37m in compensation for fossil fuel industry lobbying. Each firm received an overall letter grade reflecting its contribution to the climate problem based on the data in these three categories. This article first appeared at GreenBiz.com.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Each firm received an overall letter grade reflecting its contribution to the climate problem based on the data in these three categories. Law firms cannot maintain reputations as socially responsible actors if they continue to support the destructive fossil-fuel industry.” Suffice to say, the jury is out.

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Climate change Fossil fuels Law Carbon-negative 28

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Each firm received an overall letter grade reflecting its contribution to the climate problem based on the data in these three categories. Law firms cannot maintain reputations as socially responsible actors if they continue to support the destructive fossil-fuel industry.” Suffice to say, the jury is out.

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Business Green

APRIL 17, 2020

If you look beyond extreme ideas such as space shades, there's much to like about this fast-evolving category of climate tech. An article about the technology in the March edition of Fortune suggested the trees could cost from $30,000 to $100,000 each. This article also appeared at GreenBiz.com. Fantasy or nightmare?

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Andrew Winston

MAY 26, 2022

It’s an acronym for categories of things companies should work on. Just as fossil fuel companies should not lead the planning of our energy future, it seems unwise to let finance lead the journey to a humane, more just, less greed-filled form of capitalism. If you enjoyed this article, please pass it on. .

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

However, a DeSmog investigation has found that these scores take little or no account of multiple risks associated with the advertising and PR industry’s role in the climate crisis — from reputational damage caused by greenwashing fossil fuel clients, to threats to staff retention, and the danger of being sued for climate damages.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

However, a DeSmog investigation has found that these scores take little or no account of multiple risks associated with the advertising and PR industry’s role in the climate crisis — from reputational damage caused by greenwashing fossil fuel clients, to threats to staff retention, and the danger of being sued for climate damages.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

The co-founder and chief scientist of the nonprofit Rewiring America, formed in July, has mapped out with his colleagues how to ditch fossil fuels for the billion fossil-fuel-powered machines involved in energy production and use, which he said account for 87 percent of U.S. Sponsored Article. CO2 emissions.

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Better Ventures

JANUARY 15, 2020

One investment theme we’re increasingly excited about is synthetic biology, due to its potential to replace carbon emitting production methods for a number of products reliant on fossil fuels, from food and materials to therapeutics and petrochemicals. This is where we’ve made our first two investments in the category.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Loans and investment fuel growth. Put simply, a bank’s capital can flow towards fossil fuels or renewable energy, towards local business loans or financing environmentally damaging projects. The responses fell into three categories that correspond to Chip and Dan Heath’s Switch framework.

Retail 28

Retail Policy Investment Europe 28

R-Squared Energy

MAY 23, 2021

I may dissect this challenge in a future article, but today I want to just highlight the seven pillars that the IEA identified for achieving the goal. emissions electricity in place of fossil fuels is one of the most important drivers of emissions reductions in the NZE, accounting for around 20% of the total reduction achieved by 2050.”.

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Hydrogen Transportation Demand Carbon 60

Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This article provides a primer on the three major policy building blocks available for reducing carbon pollution: pricing mechanisms, subsidies , and regulations. The article discusses the various policies and how they can be combined together to create hybrid policies with some examples drawing on Washington state provided.

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Policy Carbon-neutral Carbon Pollution 72

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

Prized for their lower carbon intensity than fossil fuels, and the fact that they don’t compete with arable farming land (unlike crop-based fuels), demand in recent years has outstripped production. One issue is that hydrocarbon molecules (i.e.,

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Choosing reclaimed wood reduces the fossil fuel use and pollution that comes from clearing and processing trees into lumber. Rate It Green , another green building directory, allows users to find sustainable products and services across a vast range of categories. Personally tested by Green Building Supply.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 24, 2021

TCFD risks are broadly defined into two categories: physical climate risk and “transition risks.” ’ Topics Reporting Climate Change Finance & Investing TCFD Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere) Off Duration 0 Sponsored Article Off Shutterstock.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Just like with fossil fuels, which are essentially ancient biomass sources from millions of years ago. To get a better understanding of the numbers, the yearly biomass production for each category of biomass is determined as well as an estimate made of the total amount that can sustainably harvested and direct towards energy purposes.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Use the links provided to navigate through this article. Scope 1 emissions Scope 1 emissions, as defined by the GHG Protocol, are GHGs released directly by the business in question by the burning of fossil fuels onsite. To learn more about scope 1 emissions, head to our article GHG Protocol: Scope 1 Emissions Explained.

Carbon 78

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

For the past three years the company has matched its power use with 100 per cent renewable energy purchases, but that still leaves it reliant on fossil fuels at certain times when renewables are not available. By the time the next Earth Day comes around another three to four per cent of the available time will have lapsed.

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