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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

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.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

AGreenLiving

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.

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Price and provenance: Does the UK have an appetite for eco-labels on food?

Business Green

Between 2008 and 2019, the average amount of meat eaten each day per person in the UK fell from just under 104g to a little more than 86g, according to the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey. We have seen an increase in our plant-forward sales and the feedback from customers has been fantastic.".

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This coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic

GreenBiz

After Hurricane Gustav in 2008, residents were blindsided by how high the water had risen, even in homes that were inland and elevated. Others do commercial shrimping, although demand for domestic seafood is down and many processors have closed temporarily. . It’s a continuous onslaught. .

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This coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic

AGreenLiving

After Hurricane Gustav in 2008, residents were blindsided by how high the water had risen, even in homes that were inland and elevated. Others do commercial shrimping, although demand for domestic seafood is down and many processors have closed temporarily. It’s a continuous onslaught. “Your heart breaks.”

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

Meeting Electricity Demands in an Increasingly Electric World (Panel Discussion): As communities and companies move to electrify everything – from transportation options to buildings and indoor agriculture – we’re discovering the ways the current utility infrastructure isn't always up to the challenge.

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The Uncertain Future of Gas Exports on Louisiana’s Vanishing Coastline

DeSmogBlog

The oil and gas industry, and many Republicans in Congress, demanded the Biden administration immediately lift the pause, and some even threatened legal action. Then another storm washed through in 2008. A few decades ago, it was the largest producer of seafood in the country. The entire community of Holly Beach was wiped out.