Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Ahead of the Prime Minister's promised new green recovery package, a new report from the business advocacy group outlines a raft of near-term policy interventions that could put the UK on track to reaching net zero emissions. The gap between the government's net zero rhetoric and its policy agenda remains.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 16, 2021

Offsets offer a carbon polluter (like the operator of a steel plant) an additional option to comply with government rules that limit carbon pollution. Carbon offsets have been enabled under international law in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and were first used internationally in 2001. WHAT ARE OFFSETS?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Today a 600-page Review on the Economics of Biodiversity aims to similarly influence opinion on how best to turn the tide on the ongoing destruction of the natural world, which it warns threatens the wellbeing and livelihoods of humanity unless transformative action is urgently taken to address market and governmental failures.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. See Table.).

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

European law-makers are due to vote on a revised renewable energy directive next week, part of the EU’s Green New Deal to slash carbon emissions by 55 percent by 2030. They have sent MEPs a version marked with their corrections. non-profit tracking biomass, who authored the comments, told DeSmog. “The

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Domestic Climate Policy Gets Real. to a carbon free economy by 2050, experts at Bloomberg and Princeton estimate that the US will have to build enough solar and wind farms to fill an area roughly five times the size of South Dakota. In the near-term, the conflict is exerting negative impacts on climate emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

The biggest risks to food security stem from climate change and the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services,” said the letter, which was sent to all Members of the European Parliament. “We We urge policy makers to continue the legislative procedure.” It is also the leading cause of biodiversity loss in the world.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The reality is that the UK simply cannot switch to an all-electric car, heat pump, and zero carbon grid economy without very significant contributions from solar PV and onshore wind, alongside storage. First, it is vital that the next CfD auction round scheduled for 2021 delivers a genuine balance of competing technologies.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

The analysis, which looked at more than 3,500 fiscal policies across the world's 50 largest economies, finds that just 2.5 per cent of all Covid-induced spending to date had "positive green characteristics". Humanity is facing a pandemic, an economic crisis and an ecological breakdown - we cannot afford to lose on any front," she said.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

All National Grid's net zero pathways rely on significant BECCS capacity to generate 'negative emissions', claims think tank Ember. As the biomass crops store carbon from the atmosphere, by using them as a fuel feedstock while stopping the CO2 from entering the atmosphere, BECCS is designed to produce 'negative emissions'.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2022

Thanks to growing interest in environmental social and governance (ESG) funds, investors are rapidly moving into the sector, keen to improve the green credentials of their portfolios while also capitalising on the burgeoning financial opportunities provided by sustainable timber and carbon offsetting schemes.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The reality is that the UK simply cannot switch to an all-electric car, heat pump, and zero-carbon grid economy, without very significant contributions from solar PV and onshore wind, alongside storage. First, it is vital that the next CfD auction round scheduled for 2021 delivers a genuine balance of competing technologies.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

And, perhaps, to set us on a more bullish course for 2021. It also launched a Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark to help the fashion and textile industry take action on biodiversity. Now, companies themselves are seeing the business benefits of proactive forestry policies. And that remains a problem. Some went further.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In addition, ESG and corporate sustainability have each developed their own sets of terms, for example, ESG investing, ESG policy, sustainability program, and green business. In this report, the sustainability of a given company is measured under 3 key areas: Risk of biodiversity loss. Climate change and carbon reduction reporting.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Over $500 billion flowed into ESG-integrated funds in 2021, which contributed to a 55% growth in assets under management in ESG-integrated products. This includes measures that work to reduce an entity’s carbon footprint , effectively manage waste , prevent pollution and conserve resources. G : Governance.

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2021

UN argues 'rapid deployment' of CCUS needed to meet carbon neutrality goals. The report acknowledges that CCYUS technologies alone will not be sufficient to deliver carbon neutrality in line with the goals ofthe Paris Agreement. The trend now is to shift away from carbon," said Maeda Tadashi.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework should drive a step change nature protection natural world - here's why the world's new biodiversity targets matter for businesses. The 10-year plan, with its four broad goals and 23 targets, has a hugely ambitious aim: to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

Better design and reuse of buildings are crucial to cutting their carbon impact, writes Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Tansy Robertson-Fall. The Climate Action Pathway for Industry 2021 report, released by the UNFCCC, emphasises the need for a more socially responsible and environmentally sustainable industrial system.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Albanian government has moved relatively quickly to deliver on its 2021 election manifesto pledge to establish a new national park. Speaking to BusinessGreen on the sidelines of last month's COP15 Biodiversity Summit in Montreal, Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert said the firm's commitment to protecting the river ran deep.

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Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2022

Was 2021 the year that 'net zero' went mainstream? In May 2020 , the UK government's regular public attitudes tracker survey showed 64 per cent of respondents had never even heard of the term, yet by the time the same survey was carried out again in November 2021 , almost nine in 10 - 87 per cent - said they were aware of 'net zero'.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Projected to open in Spring 2021, the incubator will provide more than 40,000 sq. Greentown Labs is already working closely with the City of Houston to support the goals outlined in its first-ever Climate Action Plan , which includes a commitment of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2021

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak today unveiled arguably the most important Budget in at least a decade , featuring a raft of policies, tax incentives and funding pledges aimed at supporting the UK economy amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and plotting a pathway out of the crisis. — Chris Stark (@ChiefExecCCC) March 3, 2021.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The most important biodiversity conference in a generation is kicking off this week, with negotiating teams from around the world convening on Montreal, Canada to hammer out the terms of a new global pact for nature. As such the expectations for the COP15 Biodiversity Summit are high, fuelled by the extra-long lead up to the talks.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That’s potentially very bad news for the climate: The huge amount of methane that leaks during the production, transport and storage of LNG means that the carbon emissions associated with importing the fuel could be up to ten times higher than for the equivalent amount of Russian pipeline gas, researchers say. It’s fossil fuel madness.”.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 12, 2021

The analysis, which looked at more than 3,500 fiscal policies across the world’s 50 largest economies, finds that just 2.5 billion has been spent on low-carbon transport, $28.9 billion to the scheme before moving to introduce a new budget for 2021/22 of just $448 million. .’s billion focused on renewables and $18.5

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00. If planned wisely, population decline could, in the words of British conservationist David Attenborough, provide an opportunity to "rewild" nature by relieving major stress points upon critical ecosystems and species that could enable a gradual regeneration of biodiversity. Innovation marches forward.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 6, 2021

One such critical tipping point is the potential transformation of the world’s largest tropical forests from carbon sinks into net sources of carbon emissions. Currently, carbon emissions that result from deforestation and forest degradation (often referred to as land-use change) are offset, in part, by new reforestation and regrowth.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2023

A large donation to the Labour Party from wood-burning giant Drax has raised concerns among campaigners over the sway of big carbon emitters over Parliament. DeSmog revealed earlier this week that Drax is applying intense pressure across government departments to influence energy policy in its favour.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 8, 2021

The risky business of climate risk: ‘Stop predicting the future’ Elsa Wenzel Mon, 03/08/2021 – 01:00 Blindsided by how COVID-19 quickly dominated the planet? The crisis has exposed not only the lack of foresight but the lack of effectiveness in mainstream business risk management policies. You’re not alone.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Resolutions to global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, resource depletion, racism, and exploitation need the backing of our economic system. Does your company offer an explicit policy for transgender healthcare coverage? Does your company offer paid caregiver leave?

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14031:2021 – Environmental Management – Environmental Performance Evaluation – Guidelines : Provides guidance for the design and use of environmental performance evaluation (EPE) within an organization. The burning of fossil fuels to power vehicles releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and sulfur dioxide.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Aviation does not rule out the use of first generation biofuels from crops , which are proven to cause very serious environmental and social impacts such as biodiversity loss, rising food prices and water scarcity. However, as of 2021, only less than 0.01% of jet fuel is biofuel. We hope this figure can be higher ”.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

And, perhaps, to set us on a more bullish course for 2021. It also launched a Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark to help the fashion and textile industry take action on biodiversity. Now, companies themselves are seeing the business benefits of proactive forestry policies. And that remains a problem. Some went further.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

All nations, especially the G20 and other major emitters, need to join the net zero emissions coalition and reinforce their commitments with credible, concrete and enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions and policies before COP26 in Glasgow. "We Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree

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GreenBiz

MARCH 17, 2021

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 02:00. The department is responsible for 422 national parks, 129 national monuments and 567 wildlife refuges, stewarding biodiversity conservation projects and protecting more than 1,000 endangered species. "It What you should know about new Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Shaandiin Cedar. Public land-based solutions.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

A constant stream of negative news risks giving rise to hopelessness and nihilism, it is argued , which benefits nobody and undermines efforts to tackle the very real problems the world still faces. All of these corporate efforts, on paper at least, promise to both conserve nature and capture millions of tonnes of CO2.

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