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COVID-19 Recovery, Climate Impacts, And Co-Benefits: Stimulus Policies That Can Multi-Solve

Energy Innovation

In April, daily emissions fell by as much as 17 percent , and total 2020 emissions may be 7-11 percent lower than 2019 (as projected by the Energy Policy Simulator , and a new opinion piece in Nature by Hanna et al., Figure 2 Mean survey results of recovery policy archetypes (2008-2020) aggregated using relativity-adjusted scores.

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What policies are needed to put the whole financial sector on track to deliver net zero?

Business Green

The Aldersgate Group's Josie Murdoch assesses the policy action needed from government to accelerate progress on green finance in the UK. Following this, the Aldersgate Group recommends a range of policies to properly green the UK's finance system. 2021 is shaping up to be a big year for green finance.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

We need companies to make commitments that are specific to how they are addressing their supply chains," says Jessye Waxman, shareholder advocate with Green Century Capital Management, which has so far engaged dozens of businesses encouraging them to improve their "no deforestation" policies and practices. Progress takes root.

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Paul Polman: 'Businesses cannot succeed in societies that fail'

GreenBiz

People are understanding how much more the relationships between biodiversity, climate, inequality — may I add racial tension to that? They might have the government working against them with policies, which still is the case in many places," Polman said. For example, Polman pointed to the 2008 financial crisis in which the U.S.

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MPs table fresh legislation to 'close gaps' in UK Climate Change Act

Business Green

The Bill would require the inclusion of emissions from the UK's share of international aviation and shipping in the country's existing 2050 net zero greenhouse gas target, as well as emissions linked to UK supply chains and consumption, none of which currently fall under the 2008 Climate Change Act.

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Next Prime Minister to face legal requirement to beef up Net Zero Strategy

Business Green

As such, he ruled the government had failed to meet its obligations under Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA) and ordered Ministers to update the plan and present it to Parliament by April 2023. 14 of the CCA 2008.". The Net Zero Strategy remains government policy and has not been quashed," a spokesperson said.

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Paul Polman: 'Businesses cannot succeed in societies that fail'

Business Green

People are understanding how much more the relationships between biodiversity, climate, inequality - may I add racial tension to that? They might have the government working against them with policies, which still is the case in many places," Polman said. He noted that citizens, employees and executives alike want better solutions.