Fairsnape

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Edition 24 of #ZoomRegenerative closed 2020 by celebrating guests who shared regenerative insights over the year, and the sharing and gifting what has inspired us on regenerative themes in 2020. 2020 has been an extraordinary year, one of grief and sadness for many but also one of time for reflection and exploration of ideas.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2022

These crises are absolutely compounding existing climate vulnerabilities, and of course, then the scarring effects of a once-in-a-century pandemic. Our global political economy, built on fossil fuels for the last century, is in a state of flux. Good morning everyone. It's a pleasure to be here. The pulse of 1.5 degrees remained alive.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Provenance: Inside Climate News featured this document in a 2015 story titled, “ Exxon’s Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels’ Role in Global Warming Decades Ago.” In the minds of the fossil fuel executives, this point must have been hammered home when federal scientists published a report on carbon dioxide and climate change in 1979.

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Grist

JUNE 29, 2022

Wood energy succored Homo sapiens and its ancestors for millions of years, the argument goes, and only during the last couple of centuries was it replaced with fossil fuels like coal. In 2020, the CEOs of dozens of forestry businesses announced “an agreement of principles” stipulating that logged forests are beneficial for the climate.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

All of which puts the experienced 63-year-old in a highly influential position to help drive change on the world stage, and right now the top target in Smith's line of sight is the climate crisis, which, he regards as "the most important issue for the 21st century". "It We're very focused on it from that long term perspective.".

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

If we are to transition this massive piece of 20st century legacy engineering, the most important thing is to find a new feedstock for the 100 million tonnes of crude oil import in Rotterdam. The end goal is to create circular fuel for the maritime industry in Rotterdam. Are you currently a vessel owner and operate from Rotterdam?

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Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Carbon Fossil fuels 78

Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Summary - Over 20% of all Dutch emissions are coming from the Port of Rotterdam, of which the production of grey hydrogen from fossil feedstock is one of the main culprits. This article explores what is needed to build such a green hydrogen refinery. Waterstof - Hydrogen in Rotterdam. Shell - Gas to liquids (GTL) | Shell Natural Gas.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The PM sought to position himself as a climate champion to launch COP26 – but many including new foe Claire O'Neill doubt his sincerity. "We We all know the dangers. We all know the potential catastrophe. We've had quite enough talk about that.". So now is the moment," he continued. I look forward to it.".

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Fossil fuels Climate change Government Policy 41

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.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The biggest long term threat to the environment, economy and lifestyle is water quantity, argues Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan in a recent speech. Two years ago I gave a speech called Defusing the Weatherbomb. And as we meet here today the country is struggling to get back on its feet after we were hit by another weatherbomb.

Pollution 31

Pollution Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Climate change 31

Grist

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

“Hoping your family is OK,” he remembers reading when he woke up. The Thomas Fire had just broken out in Southern California and was quickly growing into a nearly 300,000-acre behemoth. Jesse frantically tried to reach his relatives in Ventura. When he finally got hold of his mom, she was broken. She says, ‘It’s gone. It’s all gone.’”.

Health 145

Health Soil Climate change Medicine 145

Business Green

APRIL 30, 2021

Businesses and investors have followed suit, with over 2,100 of the world's largest corporates having set net zero goals under the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign while asset managers and owners worth trillions of dollars having pledged to deliver net zero emission portfolios by mid-century at the latest.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Allegations of past deforestation have long dogged Indonesian pulp and paper APRIL, but is the firm now seeking a path to redemption? What lies beneath is equally precious, both for the ecosystem and the climate. Much of RER sits on Sumatra's largest peatland swamp, which in parts stretches down 15 metres below ground.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

How Earth Day Has Transformed Through Changing Trends. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide. More than 50 years later, what has changed? The global population has more than doubled since 1970, increasing from 3.7 Humans are using more land. billion hectares, rising to 4.92

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 18, 2022

Earth Day History and Transformation. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide. More than 50 years later, what has changed? The global population has more than doubled since 1970, increasing from 3.7 Humans are using more land. billion hectares, rising to 4.92 kg/person in 2013.

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Grist

JANUARY 4, 2022

In an effort that began nearly a half-century ago, Kress directed the world’s first restoration of a seabird to an island where humans massacred them into local extinction. The destruction of 19th century biodiversity was compounded by 20th century carelessness. Along the boulders, researchers pointed out dead puffin chicks.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30. Mon, 06/22/2020 - 02:30. The GreenBiz 2020 30 Under 30 honorees were nominated by GreenBiz readers and community members around the world and selected by the GreenBiz editorial team. GreenBiz Editors. Here they are, in alphabetical order: Emily Adams, 27 . LinkedIn .

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021. Heather Clancy. Mon, 03/08/2021 - 02:00. Given the devastating economic toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women and girls, the imperative to mark International Women’s Day carries more weight than usual this year. . The idea of a day celebrating the accomplishments of the female gender in the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 8, 2023

What the rail lobbyists at the Association of American Railroads are asking us to believe is that almost two centuries later, they can’t come up with a better solution. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy concluded that the East Palestine, Ohio, rail disaster was “100% preventable.” Don’t believe them.

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Building Energy Monitoring Transportation Technology Africa 94

Grist

MAY 20, 2020

In his first State of the State address , a little over a year ago, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine took time out to recognize his “amazing” health and human services team, asking them to stand in the House Chamber of the Statehouse for applause. Article continues below. More in this series. The virus is still very much out there.

Climate change 145

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure. After decades of gridlock, the US looks set to pass sweeping climate legislation for the first time.

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