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IEA: CO2 from global power generation set to plateau

Business Green

That is the headline conclusion of a fresh analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) today, which offers a glimmer of hope that global emissions are closer than ever to an historic peak, even if the rapid decline in greenhouse gases required this decade to limit temperature increases to 1.5C

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IPCC report: The 10 key conclusions

Business Green

For 30 years, the science underpinning climate change, and humanity's role in driving it, has never been in much doubt. The report is not focused on how the world should halt climate change - that is due in a separate IPCC report early next year. The planet is at its warmest in 125,000 years.

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It's not totally unlike a comet

Business Green

The IPCC report is genuinely terrifying and Russia's attack on Ukraine has revealed the complacency contained in suggestions worst case climate scenarios can be definitively ruled out - the only good news is that the world knows what needs to be done and has the tools to do it. As for smugness, it is always in the eye of the beholder.

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Building better cities: from Los Angeles to Copenhagen

Business Green

Rising urbanisation, in broad terms, has been a demographic talking point for years but data from the United Nations show just how quickly this is actually happening. Today, around half of us (55 per cent) around the world live in cities but by 2050 this proportion is expected to reach as high as 68 per cent. With some 6.5

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Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

Sustainable investing strategies have ascended quickly in the last 10 years. The events of this year have been first and foremost a human tragedy, but they also have served as a catalyst to awakening interest and adoption of these strategies as reasonable approaches to remain resilient during these uncertain times.

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Rumors of Coal’s Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

R-Squared Energy

coal demand has been on a downward trend for about 15 years. Many power plants have shifted from coal to natural gas as it produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions and can be more economically viable. Stricter environmental regulations on emissions, especially from coal-fired power plants, helped drive this shift.

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. Here are fifty recently published books on the subjects of global warming, climate mitigation and social change. This is a companion piece to the the 25 books in The Green Market Oracle's well informed readers list. Climate impacts 2. Sustainability and business 3.