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What Were Europe’s Oil Majors Doing When GTM Launched in 2007?

GreenTechMedia

Thanks for reading, and keep crushing that carbon. ~ Another change of pace from Big Oil in the coming years, especially from the national oil companies, would go a long way to meeting the carbon limits set out in the Paris Agreement. Find me on Twitter @jk_parnell if you want to say hi. It’s 2007. BP’s big pivot.

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Investigation reveals almost 130,000 tonnes of carpet incinerated annually

Envirotec Magazine

Members of a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling in the UK – which goes by the name ‘Carpet Recycling UK’ – are causing 128,480 tonnes of carpet to be incinerated every year – emitting dangerous toxic chemicals and significant carbon emissions, costing UK society around £16.5 Available at: [link].

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Cumbria Council to reconsider controversial coal mine approval over climate concerns

Business Green

Cumbria councillors initially granted permission for West Cumbria Mining's plan last October , arguing coal was still needed for steelmaking in the UK, and that it could still go ahead within the UK's carbon budgets while also creating jobs in the region.

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Sustainable Business Went Mainstream in 2021

Andrew Winston

Virtually all of the world’s largest companies now issue a sustainability report and set goals; more than 2,000 companies have set a science-based carbon target; and about one-third of Europe’s largest public companies have pledged to reach net zero by 2050. Maersk even advocated for a $150 per ton carbon tax on shipping fuel.

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Shell Persists with Effort to Explore for Oil Off South Africa’s Wild Coast

DeSmogBlog

Dolphins and sharks are just two other marine species that could be negatively affected by seismic surveys through behavioral changes to get away from the noise. The case was originally filed in 2008 and two of the plaintiffs died in the 13 years it took for the verdict to be issues. In 2009 the company paid out $15.5

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. Rosalind 'Roz' Brewer, COO and Group President, Starbucks. Company profile.

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Water, Air and Land Nexus: A Safe Space for Preserving Climate and Achieving Food Security

Unsustainable

These issues should be analysed, in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis of 2008, and it should be considered whether our past development has addressed real needs. All nations are requested to show their commitment by promulgating law and policy that promote investments in preserving the climate.