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Ecumenical Greens: the rise in centrist environmental politics

Business Green

When you think of Green Parties, no matter the country you're in, you instinctively associate them with left-wing politics. This typically manifests itself in the form of left-wing, anti-capitalist economic policies. The label of ‘watermelons' captures the essence of this; green on the outside but, red really on the inside.

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GB News Owner Hires Tory Kingpin’s Oil and Gas Linked Lobbying Firm 

DeSmogBlog

CT Group was founded by political consultant and lobbyist Lynton Crosby in 2002. Hiring CT Group appears to be the latest attempt by the Legatum Group to expand its political influence. This raises a number of interesting political questions.” global warming target established by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder

DeSmogBlog

Hintze, a Conservative peer and hedge fund manager, was one of the early funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) , founded by the late Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson. Steve has never discussed environmental policy with him. Steve is fully committed to the government’s net zero aims.”

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Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Climate Conspiracy Theories

DeSmogBlog

These comments, originally made by Moore and echoed by Birtles, have “absolutely no basis in fact”, according to Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. Both had to wrestle with outside factors that affected emissions, such as the Great Recession and California’s other climate policies.

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ESG and Sustainability: Your 101 Guide for Understanding Corporate Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

In addition, ESG and corporate sustainability have each developed their own sets of terms, for example, ESG investing, ESG policy, sustainability program, and green business. In 2004, Kofi Annan, then the UN Secretary, asked major financial institutions to partner with the UN and the International Finance Corporate. ESG Policy.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Since 2004, New Energy Nexus (formerly known as California Clean Energy Fund) has leveraged billions in investment, invested in 100s of clean energy enterprises, and launched industry leading centers for solution collaboration. A working knowledge of clean energy technologies, policy, and the California Energy Innovation Ecosystem.