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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . And then once [Enviva] start building it, then they were saying ‘oh this is coming,’ and I told them ‘this is what I tried to tell you all about.’” .

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Analyzing the Impact of Agricultural Activity on Ecosystems

Planet Pulse

How a Multi-Stakeholder Project, MOCUPP, is Advancing Costa Rica Towards Sustainable Practices to Protect the Country’s Biodiversity. Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, containing nearly 6 percent of the world’s biodiversity. Biodiversity also plays an essential role in the well-being of the planet.

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Biodiversity destruction threatens the economy - regulators and central banks must act now

Business Green

With biodiversity loss in freefall, central banks and financial regulators must address the sectors most harmful to both nature and the climate, argues Maud Abdelli. 2022 saw pressure build on UK banks and financial regulators and supervisors to take urgent action to integrate climate and nature into financial decision-making.

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Report: Pollution is connected to 9 million deaths worldwide each year

Grist

She called for coordinated action from world governments and international agencies to mitigate pollution while also addressing other threats such as climate change and biodiversity loss. The progress update builds on previous data compiled by the Lancet commission, which showed that pollution was responsible for 9 million deaths in 2015.

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Will water pricing be the next carbon pricing?

Business Green

Industry often pays a hugely subsidised cost for water.". Indeed, Barclays analysts estimate that 19-27 per cent of industrial withdrawals are from areas with high or extremely high water risk. Water-stressed regions around the globe are grappling with the realities of climate change's effects on water availability.

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Bonn Challenge: Land restoration pledges reach 210 million hectares worldwide

Business Green

More than 210 million hectares of degraded land worldwide is now being targeted for restoration or reforestation under the Bonn Challenge, a major global initiative which claims nature-based climate solutions are playing a crucial yet undervalued role in boosting biodiversity, capturing CO2, and driving economic benefits.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.