Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

It is in this context that this week's highly contentious but hugely wide-ranging Dasgupta Review of the Economics of Biodiversity might just become the breakthrough moment that is so desperately needed. You would be hard pressed to argue the Treasury suddenly adopted a climate hawk mentality in the wake of its publication.

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Biodiversity Policy Climate change Pollution 89

Energy Innovation

JANUARY 31, 2023

Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. The research synopsis below comes from AGCI’s Climate Science Fellows Tanya Petach and Emilio Mateo. Colorado River Delta as seen from space.

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Climate change Hydropower North America Innovation 52

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Economist sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the response to his landmark review into the economics of biodiversity. But Dasgupta contended the fundamental economics of biodiversity set out in his review mean policymakers should engage with the controversial topic. Where is colonialism there?".

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Biodiversity Government Health Africa 36

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The program was launched to beautify the city landscape, ease vehicle traffic, improve pedestrian traffic, facilitate the water-bearing capacity of the ground, and increase biodiversity. The exemptions apply to sales made and services rendered on or after June 1st 2006. The paper reported green roofs cover less than 0.1%

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Electric vehicle Innovation Stormwater 78

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

Senegal, for instance, banned imports of frozen chicken in 2006, making local production essential to KFC’s entrance into the country. Industrial poultry operations are also a startling contributor to climate change. Of the six companies DeSmog examined, four made arrangements with Yum after the banks announced their assistance.

Africa 99

Africa Agriculture Health Investment 99

Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

Millions of hectares of "critical habitat" in the Cerrado, the Atlantic Forest, the Gran Chaco, and Chiquitania in South America and North America's Great Plains have been razed for soy fields, the conservation organisation said, describing soy farming as "one of the leading causes of biodiversity loss and climate change."

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South America Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 87

Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

Second, that inaction or delayed action on climate will create immense risks and costs,and populations across the world demand leaders to respond - and to respond now. In short, climate is a space where national and global interests align. Climate change does not recognise borders. degrees limit within two decades.

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Climate change COP Fossil fuels Investment 45

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2022

Climate change, biodiversity, customer relations, supply chains, board management practices, data, and security…these all fall under the ESG heading. Examples of ESG-related risks include: Environmental : Climate change, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), deforestation, biodiversity, waster, waste, and pollution.

Organic 148

Organic Government Sustainability Demand 148

Grist

JUNE 29, 2022

In the fight against climate change, the $300-billion U.S. logging and woods products industry has positioned itself as a purveyor of “natural climate solutions.” 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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Logging Carbon-neutral Climate change Biodiversity 97

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Climate change is affecting every region on earth. That was the very clear message, the wake-up call, from the IPCC in their report on the latest climate science. Which shows the impact of climate change is already having on this region and is compounding the effects of Covid-19, which has hit this area so hard.

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Climate change Biodiversity Government Fossil fuels 50

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

This includes such topics as human rights, climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, labor practices, anti-corruption measures, diversity initiatives, financial services industry stability commitments and more. These standards are constantly revised to reflect changing global priorities and regulations.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 148

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 2, 2021

For instance, a 2020 report by Carrots and Sticks gives three interesting insights: The total number of voluntary and mandatory provisions in different countries has increased significantly since 2006. Europe has the largest number of reporting provisions, with 245. Over 95% of the S&P 500 report ESG results, metrics and accomplishments.

Organic 148

Organic Sustainability Government Investment 148

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14040:2006 – Environmental Management – Life Cycle Assessment – Principles and Framework : Describes the principles and framework for conducting a life cycle assessment (LCA), which includes defining the goal and scope of the LCA, LCA inventory analysis, reporting, and critical review.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Organic Energy Monitor 78

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Introduction Climate Change. Loss of biodiversity. Bottom line; lab-grown meat might be the biggest impact on reducing or eliminating climate-change and relieving animal suffering. Maybe however the best argument is not climate-change, animal suffering, health or low costs. Deforestation.

Solar Energy Monitor 78

Solar Energy Monitor Organic Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 78

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006. Home to the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, UMass Amherst works with regional researchers and graduate science students to develop tools needed to help fish, wildlife, and ecosystems adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Cooling 52

Cooling Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Waste 52

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Resolutions to global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, resource depletion, racism, and exploitation need the backing of our economic system. B Analytics is important as it allows investors, fund managers, non-profits, and large corporations accelerate market change.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 78

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546

Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

Climate change could cost US treasury $2tr a year by 2100, White House warns. Climate change could burn a $2tr hole in the US federal budget each year by the end of the century, according to a study published this week by the White House. This would mean that measures to tackle climate change would be sapping 7.1

Plastics 41

Plastics Carbon-neutral Climate change Fossil fuels 41