GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2021

A former research scientist in clean energy and transportation at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Gopal has a grant-making philosophy that focuses on electrifying the global economy quickly, resiliently and reliably with clean power. How can $210 million per year, spread amongst various organizations, really make an impact ?

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

As an intern in Lehman Brothers’ global power group in 2008, she watched the collapse of the investment bank happen in real time. Those that are resilient and those that figure out how to work in the new paradigm that they’re given are the ones who are successful,” says von Oesen. Britta von Oesen knows risk.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Schroders investment experts explain what impact the pandemic has had on sustainable investing and what it means for the future. Sustainable investing is not just about a company's financial success, but how it achieves that success. NMB: "I think it will last and in simple terms it's largely down to investment performance.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 5, 2021

The recovery packages stipulated in the course of overcoming the impacts of the corona crisis can be an opportunity to channel needed investments into sustainable, green sectors and build back better. In fact, green energy has been more resilient against COVID-19 impacts than fossil fuels. Lessons from the 2008 financial crisis.

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Better Ventures

JUNE 29, 2020

Amazon announced they were investing $700 million into upskilling initiatives for 100,000 employees by 2025. A more sustainable future It’s possible that this moment offers a unique opportunity to reinvent and rebuild a more adaptive and resilient workforce that supports sustainable growth.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Act seeks to strike a balance in the so-called energy trilemma: transitioning the energy sector to net zero in an affordable way for households and businesses while securing resilient supply of energy. Let us have a look below at some of the key areas in which the Act will support private investment.

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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. A cohesive industrial strategy could also ensure such investment is channelled towards regions in need of economic regeneration, it adds.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2020

In your rush to solve whatever problems COVID-19 has created for you, investing time and effort in a systems-thinking approach will always improve the outcome. Tone down the celebration : Though the scale differs, in 2008 people were losing their jobs and afraid for their futures. Sarah Severn is principal of Severn Consulting.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

One points towards a greener, more resilient economy characterised by stronger rules and incentives for high carbon industries to put their future on a net zero footing. Indeed, governments and investors building new coal plants may never recover their investment, which typically takes between 15-20 years to recoup, it contends.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

Thousands of green projects are raring to go across Europe to help build resilient Covid-19 recovery, study suggests. Meanwhile, over a fifth of the projects identified in the research are relatively small scale and require investments of up to €5m to ramp up, according to EY.

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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. Production costs.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The key to maintaining the large investment of time and resources was making the business case, and we were able to demonstrate a clear ROI, either in terms of innovation or cost savings for all projects. The key to resilience is to ensure your program has strong internal buy in and can withstand economic volatility and headwinds.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

It found some £31bn-worth of properties have been built after 2008 in flood prone areas of England - including areas in Lincolnshire, Somerset, and Yorkshire - while around £5bn of these homes remain without any defences against floods. Government needs to step in to make sure people are informed.".

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

State ownership is likely to increase during a recession - the UK government should ensure state-owned firms adhere to climate risk and responsible investment principles, argue ClientEarth's James Thornton and the University of Oxford's Ben Caldecott. Governments will be in this for the long-haul and should plan accordingly.

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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.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Engage with industry experts, environmental organizations, and consultants with expertise in policy and oil and gas operations to understand the potential implications of the proposed policy on investments, fill knowledge gaps, and hone engagement strategies.

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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. Get involved.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

That is the stark warning from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which today published sweeping proposals detailing how governments could help mobilise $1tr a year of investment in clean technologies and infrastructure over the next three years, averting a global depression and slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the process.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2021

billion second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2). He added that “whether they are enough is not a matter for the court” and noted there was “no requirement in the [Climate Change Act] 2008, or in government policy, for carbon emissions for all road transport to become net zero”.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 29, 2020

From the executive director of the International Energy Agency, who called it a “historic opportunity,” to the head of the International Monetary Fund, who said if we are to come out of COVID with more resilience, “we must do everything in our power to make it a green recovery.”. Around the world, governments are listening.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This strategy aims for net zero emissions by around 2050 and includes shorter-term goals of cutting emissions by at least 20% and aiming for a 30% reduction by 2030, relative to 2008 levels. Investments made as part of the early coal phase-out process do not extend the expected lifetime for coal combustion.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

Group led by Transport & Environment urges EU to prioritise green investment in coronavirus response, as new report slams scale of British banks' interest in fossil fuels. That means eurobonds; green conditions on state aid; new regulations to give investment certainty to business.".

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Business Green

JULY 9, 2020

PAC argued that Defra must now provide more guidance to water companies on the level of investment needed to ensure resilience over the years to come and how to balance business plans with pressure to reduce consumer bills.

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Business Green

APRIL 29, 2020

"If the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis is anything to go by, we are likely to soon see a sharp rebound in emissions as economics improve," he said. Investing in those areas can create jobs, make economies more competitive and steer the world towards a more resilient and cleaner energy future.". of warming.

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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. Can lessons from the past help shape our net zero future?

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Both companies already have commitments to eliminate deforestation, but the investment firm would like to see them become even more aggressive with members of their soy supply chains. 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

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 31, 2020

Tibor Toth, managing director of investments at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, spoke to Greentown members as part of a virtual Investor Speaker Series. In part because of this uncertainty, VCs and angel investors are both less likely to make new investments for the foreseeable future, the panelists said. .

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

Similarly, the spotlight is on green economic recovery packages, which are currently set to be less green than those committed after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and are only expected to deliver 26 per cent of the additional emissions reductions necessary by 2030. This comes at a time when UK financial institutions are responsible for 1.8

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Business Green

JULY 14, 2020

These commitments also matter as there is mounting economic evidence that aligning the UK's economic recovery with existing environmental and climate goals will deliver higher economic growth multipliers compared to high carbon or many other alternative stimulus investments. Looking beyond initial stimulus measures.

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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 global commitment is not possible without a huge investment. Population, climate and food (PCF) are deeply entangled.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2020

I have been clear that London's recovery must be a green one, rebuilding a healthier, resilient, more equal city that works for all citizens and tackles the climate emergency," he said. The measures we have put in place to start this green recovery, such as walking and cycling infrastructure, are popular with Londoners.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

A new report finds that failure to implement climate resilience measures now can place businesses on irreversible trajectories towards disastrous physical climate impacts. Government efforts have led to significant investment in flood and coastal defences, but wider climate resilience efforts remain heavily criticised by the CCC.

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Business Green

APRIL 2, 2020

In the short term, Covid-19 will have a serious and immediate impact on the levels of investment in new renewable energy projects. The UK, along with other nations, could enter a recession which is sharper and harder than the 2008 financial crisis. Those challenges were overcome, and we are no longer a small, niche part of the economy.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 25, 2021

Bailey also said the bank would “continue to hold the firms we regulate to high standards by assessing their progress against our climate-related supervisory expectations and their resiliency to different climate scenarios in our recently launched Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario exercise.”. Central banks’ roles have evolved over time.

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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!

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Business Green

JULY 5, 2022

Recent data revealed the sector has seen a record £134bn investment in Europe in the last year alone with UK companies attracting 18 per cent of Europe's cleantech investment. Let's not forget some of the world's most valuable companies were created in the 2007-2008 financial crisis.

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Front And Centered

APRIL 14, 2020

Make Transportation Investments Equitable (HB 2688/SB 6399). Forest Health and Wildfire (HB 2413): Funds forest health and wildfire protection through a surcharge or tax paid by insurance companies based upon their home and casualty insurance policies and ensures urban forestry invests in highly impacted communities.

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