Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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Resilience Climate change Government Agriculture 36

GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

Until very recently, investor demands regarding environmental impact largely have focused on the climate crisis and greenhouse gas emissions. BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, last month pledged to stop financing companies that produce or buy beef or soybeans cultivated on land in the Amazon cleared or converted after 2008.

Biodiversity 545

Biodiversity Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Investment 545

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On top of that, add in the switch to electric heating, stoves, and other appliances, and we have even higher demand. Have you read: Urgent measures announced as Dutch grid creeps to capacity US Department of Energy announces $3.5bn for grid resilience Another potential roadblock is the structure in infrastructure.

Energy Monitor 105

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 105

Better Ventures

JUNE 29, 2020

As was the case after the 2008 recession, many traditional workers who lost their jobs are likely to turn to alternative work either out of necessity or desire for flexibility and companies in many sectors will be reluctant to rehire amidst uncertainty. The current pandemic has highlighted this gap and need for a voice.

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Resilience Education Health Startups 52

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 5, 2021

In fact, green energy has been more resilient against COVID-19 impacts than fossil fuels. While the 100% RE vision has somewhat become mainstream in the renewable energy bubble, the importance of reducing demand for energy is still often overlooked. Lessons from the 2008 financial crisis. Energy efficiency to build back better.

Energy 82

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Packaging 82

Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Chancellor demands that PCA and FCA take net zero target into account, just weeks after similarly updating key Bank of England regulators' remit. The regulators' new remits should boost the competitiveness of the UK's financial services sector by enabling it to "seize the opportunities from the transition to net zero", the government said.

Climate change 101

Climate change Resilience Policy Government 101

Business Green

APRIL 29, 2020

Global Energy Review notes that renewables will be the only energy source to expand in 2020 despite a dramatic nosedive in energy demand worldwide caused by Covid-19's shutdown of economic and public life. The report notes that renewables are the only energy source expected to grow against a backdrop of overall reduced electricity demand.

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Carbon Carbon-negative Natural gas Demand 100

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

However, if there is to be wide-spread adoption of hydrogen as a viable alternative energy source, there needs to be a national focus on establishing a network of hydrogen production and refueling — not unlike EV charging roll out — to provide the basis for resilient local supply chains. We must do more. Production will follow.

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Hydrogen Energy Energy Policy 130

EDF + Business

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The inarguable benefits of supporting strong climate policies include: regulatory certainty and financial stability; enhanced reputation and brand value; new market opportunities; reduced product loss and increased revenue; resilient supply chains; and mitigated climate-related risks.

Policy 52

Policy Climate change Methane Politics 52

Business Green

MAY 28, 2020

Prime Minister gives strongest commitment yet to green recovery as he calls for 'fairer, greener and more resilient' global economy. We owe it to future generations to build back better" PM @BorisJohnson on the importance of a green and resilient recovery at the @UN Financing for Development event today.

Resilience 101

Resilience Climate change Government Packaging 101

Business Green

JULY 14, 2020

The UK did not seize the opportunity to transform its economy for the better when it responded to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis," said Nick Molho, executive director at the Aldersgate Group.

Resilience 81

Resilience Investment Education Government 81

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

For South Carolina, solar PV paired battery storage (solar+storage) can be more than just a tool to reduce demand and offset fossil-fuel consumption. These technologies can be used to create community resilience hubs throughout the state, providing services during hurricanes and other extreme weather events.

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Solar Energy Monitor Policy Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 102

Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

To work in solar, you need to be resilient, adaptable and committed to acting on climate science. We've dealt with the financial crisis of 2008, supply issues, government policy u-turns, Minimum Import Pricing, and now we're proving our salt in the midst of a global pandemic. We are in the midst of an artificial demand shock.

Fossil fuels 45

Fossil fuels Construction Africa Policy 45

Business Green

JULY 19, 2020

In it, he promised to "build back greener" - reflecting the desire of many for a recovery that puts net zero right at its heart to ensure greater economic resilience. Roosevelt's famous 'New Deal' when announcing the government's plans for the UK's economic recovery.

Policy 72

Policy Technology Demand Electric vehicle 72

AGreenLiving

MAY 5, 2020

In the first quarter of 2020, global energy demand decreased by 3.8%, thanks in large part to lockdowns in Europe and North America. The analysis concluded that countries in full lockdown averaged a 25% weekly decline in energy demand, while countries in partial lockdown averaged 18%. Oil demand was also down, falling nearly 5%.

North America 28

North America Demand Aviation Europe 28

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Taxonomy utilises a “transition” category, acknowledging the unique challenges and needs of Asia’s shift towards a net zero economy amidst economic growth and increasing energy demands. This initiative is designed to mitigate the risk of greenwashing and ensure that financed activities are on a credible path to net zero emissions.

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Asia Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Climate change 52

Business Green

JUNE 29, 2020

It warned manufacturing heartlands in the Midlands, North West, and Yorkshire were likely to be impacted most heavily by the net zero transition, where high number of jobs would be in need of reskilling, as the decline in some carbon intensive industries is offset by strong demand for green jobs from emerging clean tech sectors.

Packaging 51

Packaging Real Estate Government Electric vehicle 51

Unsustainable

APRIL 22, 2020

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. This safe space offers a sustainable way of acquiring natural resources to fulfil increasing demand.

Agriculture 89

Agriculture Global warming Climate change Policy 89

Business Green

MAY 5, 2020

Rebuilding the economy after the 2008 financial crash resulted in global carbon emissions rising by six per cent year-on-year with precious little change to the institutions that caused the crash. How can the UK shift society and economy to a model that is fairer and more resilient? A more resilient food system.

Sustainability 65

Sustainability Fashion Retail Resilience 65

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Brazil, for example, recently recorded its highest rate of deforestation since 2008 during the period from August 2019 to July, an increase of 9.5 Other companies shy away from outright termination and advocate the notion of big companies using their buying power to inspire and demand change deep down into supply chains.

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Policy Organic Sustainability Agriculture 545

Business Green

APRIL 29, 2020

Investors get it too, which is why Oxford University confirmed this week it is not just divesting its endowment from fossil fuels, it will also be demanding that all the companies it invests in have credible net zero strategies. And the green news avalanche did not stop there. Some politicians did run with the idea.

Climate change 58

Climate change Government Packaging Fossil fuels 58

Business Green

JULY 5, 2022

Let's not forget some of the world's most valuable companies were created in the 2007-2008 financial crisis. As talent remains in short supply, demand will remain high. If they are prudent yet brave, they can take advantage over those who are less so. The industry must focus on forwards growth, however counter-intuitive this may seem.

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Europe Resilience Investment Technology 71

AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2020

These events, made visible by the COVID-19 virus, have shown us the fragility of systems pushed to their breaking point by design constraints to maximize return on investment in the absence of resiliency. ” The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low.

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Incubators Incubators Resilience Government 28

AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2020

These events, made visible by the COVID-19 virus, have shown us the fragility of systems pushed to their breaking point by design constraints to maximize return on investment in the absence of resiliency. ” The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low.

Incubators 28

Incubators Incubators Resilience Government 28

Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

After the 2008 financial crisis, the 2015 Paris climate agreement and now the Covid-19 pandemic, investors, customers and stakeholders increasingly expect businesses to publish robust non-financial information to help them assess a company's reputation, resilience and sustainability. compliant world.

Climate change 55

Climate change Government Health Sustainability 55

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

How to value solar plus storage Adam Aston Tue, 11/03/2020 – 01:00 In the wake of California’s summer of wildfires, blackouts and planned outages, many consumers and businesses are clamoring for more resilient options. Indeed, absent storage, too much solar can become a challenge, when supply exceeds demand.

Solar Energy Monitor 28

Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 28

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

In a way, we are seeing this crisis as an illustration of how expensive the failure to build resiliency can ultimately prove. The Corporate Sustainability Team will be working with our CEO and executive team to implement new initiatives as they relate to sustainability and operational resilience. When there is a will, there is a way!

Sustainability 499

Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Innovation 499

Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Rules aimed at preventing companies from importing products into the UK that are linked to illegal deforestation are to be added to the Environment Bill, as part of a package of measures to boost the resilience, traceability, and sustainability of corporate supply chains confirmed by the government today.

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Government Law Packaging Demand 52

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2020

Digital technologies and renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, Birol further argued, are playing an increasingly important role in people's lives, and the current crisis highlights the need to innovate and build resilience into energy systems worldwide, with green technologies at the forefront of this effort.

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Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 51

Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

The group has echoed many other green campaigners and businesses in demanding that stimulus investments funnelled to polluting industries are conditional on companies' alignment with environmental priorities and that all state aid, loans, and other support mechanisms come with strict conditions attached.

Fossil fuels 74

Fossil fuels Transportation Europe Investment 74

Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

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.". In my judgment it ought to have done so in order to comply with the language and statutory purposes of s.14

Climate change 58

Climate change Government Policy Biodiversity 58

Business Green

JULY 14, 2020

They find that a recovery strategy focused on stimulating greater investment in low carbon infrastructure, goods and services is one of the most effective ways of creating jobs in the near term and driving greater productivity, innovation, regional equality and resilience in the long-term. Looking beyond initial stimulus measures.

Policy 43

Policy Government Resilience Carbon 43

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2020

Dr Ben Caldecott argues the clamour for green strings to be attached to bailout packages could be misguided - could government take a long term stake in struggling companies instead and demand bolder climate strategies as a shareholder? For example, RBS was bailed out in October 2008 and the UK government is still the majority shareholder.

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Government Policy Sustainability Packaging 41

Business Green

JUNE 3, 2020

In 2008 the digital telecoms giant became one of the first companies in the world to adopt a science-based emissions reduction target in line with keeping temperature increases below 2C, which it achieved four years early in 2016. BT has long been a corporate leader on climate action. she tells BusinessGreen. "So

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Electric vehicle Carbon Government Electricity 73

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Additional benefits include local job creation, cleaner air and electricity system resilience due to greater reliance on local energy resources. State and federal policies could be reformed to better enable communities to meet local demand for renewable energy.”

Energy 100

Energy Energy Policy Electricity 100

Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

But if I think back to the 2008 global financial crisis, the conversations then were very different to the conversations we're having now. So we should still be demanding in terms of sustainability targets.". And from a sustainability perspective, this kind of crisis is exactly when companies need their investors.

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Investment Sustainability Europe Government 53

AGreenLiving

MARCH 4, 2021

Until very recently, investor demands regarding environmental impact largely have focused on the climate crisis and greenhouse gas emissions. BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, last month pledged to stop financing companies that produce or buy beef or soybeans cultivated on land in the Amazon cleared or converted after 2008.

Biodiversity 36

Biodiversity Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 36