Science Based Targets initiative scales up, heightens focus on Scope 3 emissions
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
More than 4,200 companies have approved science-based targets, with thousands more applying.
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Why Intel has declined to participate in the Science Based Targets initiative
GreenBiz
JANUARY 8, 2024
Intel began reducing its emissions two decades ago, but it doesn’t follow guidelines from the Science Based Targets initiative.
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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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Science-based targets for nature come for businesses
GreenBiz
MAY 24, 2023
LVMH, Nestle, and 15 other companies to test new science-based criteria for freshwater, land, and biodiversity.
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Companies won't reach their science-based targets without suppliers on board
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 5, 2021
There is a close correlation between the companies managing their supply chains and setting science-based targets. In order to meet net-zero targets, companies must include their supply chains in their environmental strategies.
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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
In this session, participants will see how science data from such sources as NASA and NOAA, combined with local data inputs, can be used to both exponentially improve and accelerate net-zero carbon, climate positive and regenerative outcomes.
How social sciences can help accelerate the climate movement
GreenBiz
JUNE 27, 2022
Sustainability professionals should look towards the softer sciences if they really want to create impact.
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Feeding The Planet Isn’t Science Fiction - It’s Cultivated Meat
Jim Conca
JULY 10, 2020
Combine animal stem cells with nutrients, salts, pH buffers, and growth factor in science-fiction-like vats and you get actual meat without growing the whole animal. It’s called cultivated meat production and will probably meet the world’s meat requirements in a decade or so.
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Science Based Targets initiative calls on private equity firms to set climate goals
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Six leading private equity firms sign up to the Science Based Targets initiative, as the group issues new guidance to help the sector decarbonize.
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How much science is there behind the Science Based Targets Initiative?
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The post How much science is there behind the Science Based Targets Initiative? There is an urgent race to curb rising temperatures and prevent the worst effects of climate change. This is reflected in a growing. appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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European science advisory group urges moratorium on deep-sea mining
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 9, 2023
Explore recycling and terrestrial resources first, says the European Academies of Science Advisory Council (EASAC) Rising global hunger for rare minerals is driving commercial interest in deep-sea mining and its potential exploitation on a massive scale. Any exploitation should be properly monitored and incremental.
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CSIRO defends GenCost – and science – as Coalition and Murdoch go nuclear against key institutions
Renew Economy
MARCH 14, 2024
Coalition's repeated attacks prompts CSIRO boss to publish an open letter defending GenCost report, and science in general. The post CSIRO defends GenCost – and science – as Coalition and Murdoch go nuclear against key institutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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IEA Think Tank Contributes to Climate Science Denial Documentary
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 5, 2024
Stephen Davies, an academic who has worked in educational outreach roles at the IEA since 2010, appeared several times in Climate The Movie: The Cold Truth – a new film directed by climate science denier Martin Durkin. In the documentary, Davies claims that climate activists want to impose an “austere” life on ordinary people.
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Transforming science and policy to solve generational challenges
GreenBiz
APRIL 10, 2023
The One Environment-One Health framework proposes new research and policy solutions that better informs the complex interactions among environmental, social and economic systems.
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In the next round of stimulus aid, corporate America needs to stand up for climate science
GreenBiz
AUGUST 31, 2020
In the next round of stimulus aid, corporate America needs to stand up for climate science. You may have heard of science-based targets. Today, we are calling for science-based climate advocacy. So what does science-based climate advocacy mean? First, advocate for science-based climate policy. Pull Quote.
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Big Oil Clouded the Science on Extreme Weather. Now It Faces a Reckoning.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 2, 2024
As the science connecting climate change to more frequent and severe weather events becomes clearer, there is mounting evidence that members of the fossil fuel industry coordinated to downplay that link — evidence that could be valuable to lawsuits seeking accountability. The GCC also hired academics to further their cause.
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Is Science Museum’s green power gallery tainted by fossil fuel cash?
The Guardian: Energy
MARCH 23, 2024
But the new Science Museum gallery, Energy Revolution, the Adani Green Energy Gallery , has gone down badly – with environmentalists. Historical objects mixed with interactive displays will show how environmentally friendly energy systems are shaped by imagination and innovation. Continue reading.
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KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
GreenBiz
AUGUST 13, 2020
KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology). Ritu Sharma. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 16:04. Sponsor Website.
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1 4 Dioxane Removal From Water For Global Life Sciences Company
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Client: Global Life Sciences and Consumer Care Company The client had faced questions from many customers as to their use of 1,4-dioxane, in the light of US regulation changes. Several US states passed laws to control the concentration of 1,4-dioxane as a product ingredient.
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Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho accepted a £2,000 donation in January from Lord Michael Hintze , a funder of the UK’s leading climate science denial pressure group, DeSmog can reveal. The post Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder appeared first on DeSmog.
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Science Based Targets Initiative meets realpolitik on the path to Net Zero
Impact Alpha
APRIL 22, 2024
The post Science Based Targets Initiative meets realpolitik on the path to Net Zero appeared first on ImpactAlpha. An apparent reversal by one of the main arbiters of corporate climate action plans has roiled climate activists and advocates and highlighted tensions.
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Gas industry reached for tobacco playbook after science showed that gas stoves are harmful
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The gas industry was told by science in the 1970s that gas stoves were harmful to health, so it reached into the tobacco industry's playbook of denial. The post Gas industry reached for tobacco playbook after science showed that gas stoves are harmful appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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New Liz Truss Faction ‘Pops’ With Climate Science Denial and Fossil Fuel Ties
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The self-styled PopCons included politicians critical of climate policies and science, including Lord Frost, who is a director of the climate science denial Global Warming Policy Foundation , as well as Conservative MP Lee Anderson and Reform party president Nigel Farage. Rees-Mogg also has a long record of opposing climate policies.
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Inside the art and science of banks’ ‘financed emissions’
GreenBiz
MAY 1, 2023
What does it take to determine how much a bank's lending and investments contribute to the climate crisis?
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The Hidden Science Behind Decarbonizing Buildings
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 8, 2021
How do we make those choices with better building science? And how do we use that science to design carbon out of our buildings? This week, Katherine and Stephen are joined by Christine Williamson, the creator of Building Science Fight Club.
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Leading Climate Science Denial Group Registers Lowest Income for Seven Years
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 24, 2024
The UK’s most prominent climate science denial group has seen its income drop to the lowest level since 2016, DeSmog can reveal. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s foremost climate science body, has stated it is “unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land”.
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38th World Conference on Applied Science, Engineering & Technology
altenergymag
JULY 8, 2021
38th World Conference on Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (WCASET 2021) organized by Institute For Engineering Research and Publication (IFERP) which will be held in Manila, Philippines on 27th & 28th October 2021.
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UK Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Meets And Praises Climate Science Denier Reform Candidate
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 12, 2024
It comes after DeSmog last night revealed that the energy secretary accepted a £2,000 donation in January from Lord Michael Hintze , a funder of the UK’s leading climate science denial pressure group. Cox has publicly denied climate science. The party is polling around ten percent. Cox continues to spread such views.
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The Hidden Science Behind Decarbonizing Buildings
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 8, 2021
How do we make those choices with better building science? And how do we use that science to design carbon out of our buildings? This week, Katherine and Stephen are joined by Christine Williamson, the creator of Building Science Fight Club.
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Dundee to host conference on climate change science and law
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 27, 2019
Scotland will host world-leading experts in climate change law and science in September, as they attend a major conference on global climate at the University of Dundee. We must take the science seriously if we want to play an active role as lawyers in preventing the worst-case scenarios for future generations,” she said.
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Root for Innovation: Bridging Climate Science and K-12 Education in Hawai‘i
Elemental Excelerator
MARCH 18, 2024
This initiative is a collaborative effort between Elemental Excelerator, Teach for America Hawai’i, and SubjectToClimate, focusing on equipping teachers with the tools to integrate climate science and environmental justice into their curriculum. Deadline to apply is April 26, 2024.
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Harvards new Science and Engineering Complex is an example of healthy design
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 28, 2021
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) will be a space to achieve more understanding in the fields of materials science, computer science, bioengineering, robotics, mechanical engineering and other disciplines.
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ZHA unveils a low-carbon Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Zaha Hadid Architects has released renders for the future Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum, which will serve as a sustainable benchmark for civic architecture.
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Corporate Promotion of Carbon Capture and Storage Contradicts Science, Study Finds
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The vast majority of corporate advocacy promoting carbon capture and storage is misaligned with climate science, new research shows. The report examined 750 instances of corporate policy engagement pertaining to CCS from the LobbyMap database from 2021 to 2023, and compared them with science-based policy positions.
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I-N Beauty relies on science and plants for hair and skincare solutions
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 15, 2021
I-N Beauty has ‘planted’ its business in both science and plants, and the innovations have led to a line of natural skincare, body and hair products.
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Director of Climate Science Denial Group Tony Abbott Reappointed as Board of Trade Adviser
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott , a director of the UK’s principal climate science denial group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), has been reappointed by the government as an adviser to the prestigious Board of Trade. DeSmog has previously revealed that the Conservative Party received £3.5
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MSU Forestry and Ecotek Labs Partner to Expand Science Education
Green Living Guy
MAY 11, 2022
. – The Michigan State University Department of Forestry is continuing to build its partnership with Detroit-based science research organization Ecotek Lab, now providing hands-on lab experience to high schoolers once a month. MSU Forestry is a proud collaborator of Ecotek Lab.
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The Definition Of PFAS Should Be Science Based
NRDC onEarth
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Attempts to weaken the PFAS definition threaten public health and the environment
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Experts discuss geothermal energy at the Royal Academy of Sciences of Spain
ThinkGeoEnergy
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
The Royal Academy of Sciences (RAC) of Spain is preparing to open its doors on February 21 at 6:00 p.m. These experts will be moderated by Alfonso Muñoz, Dean of the Faculty of Geological Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid . Event schedule: 18:00 – Presentation by Antonio Cendrero, RAC.
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Stop renewables and wait for nuclear: Nationals stunning rejection of science and industry
Renew Economy
AUGUST 13, 2023
In their minds, everything can be delayed, even if science and industry say no. The post Stop renewables and wait for nuclear: Nationals stunning rejection of science and industry appeared first on RenewEconomy. Nationals push to stop rollout of renewables highlights weakness of 2050 net zero targets.
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NanoXplore acquires battery-related assets from materials manufacturer XG Sciences
Charged
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Canada-based graphene company NanoXplore has purchased several assets from energy storage materials manufacturer XG Sciences , which ended operations in July of 2022. NanoXplore has agreed to purchase XG’s mechanical milling platform, R&D lab, all issued and pending patents, as well as its trademarks. “XG
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Science Based Targets Initiative awarded charitable status, eyes further expansion
Business Green
JANUARY 30, 2024
Organisation confirms number of companies setting science based emissions targets more than doubled last year to over 4,200
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Vernier Science Education transitions to a perpetual purpose trust
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
ImpactAlpha, September 28 — Vernier Science Education, a textbook, software and lab equipment provider for K-12 science and technology education, is converting ownership. The post Vernier Science Education transitions to a perpetual purpose trust appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Solar pushes global grid to “cascading tipping points”, and puts science targets within reach
Renew Economy
JUNE 13, 2023
The surge in global solar investments is creating cascading tipping points for the global grid, and even putting science based climate targets within reach. The post Solar pushes global grid to “cascading tipping points”, and puts science targets within reach appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Solar pushes world to “cascading tipping points”, and puts science targets within reach
Renew Economy
JUNE 13, 2023
The surge in global solar investments is creating cascading tipping points for the global grid, and even putting science based climate targets within reach. The post Solar pushes world to “cascading tipping points”, and puts science targets within reach appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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