Green Market Oracle

APRIL 28, 2020

In a mere matter of weeks COVID-19 has done what we have been trying to do for decades. Our experience with the coronavirus buoys hopes for climate action. The coronavirus gives us a small foretaste of what a world ravaged by climate change will be like. This is the biggest emission reduction in more than seventy years.

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Business Green

JULY 24, 2020

Governments worldwide are largely failing to heed calls from the United Nations, green groups, leading economists and energy experts to gear the estimated $11.8tr-worth of Covid-19 support packages unveiled in recent months towards supporting the environment and net zero transition, according to new analysis.

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Front And Centered

JUNE 11, 2020

The impacts of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis are disproportionately impacting working and lower-income people and communities of color. Similarly, many of the solutions needed to recover from the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 will also ease the transition to climate justice.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a global cessation of travel, manufacturing, and countless economic activities. From Hepburn et al.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2022

From climate change to COVID-19 to the supply chain, threats are disrupting our world faster than we can keep up, and they promise only to grow worse over time. The last few years have made traditional ways of thinking about risk obsolete. Technology innovation provides us with the opportunity to meet those challenges.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In addition to having a devasting effect on lives and livelihoods, COVID-19 has been the biggest global disruptor in recent memory. The scale and scope of the climate change, biodiversity loss and inequality challenges facing corporate leaders is extensive. "[We] It also has pushed us to a new moment of corporate leadership.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 29, 2020

bend climate’s curve too? BLM joins COVID-19. Climate and Justice make a Great Pair . and commitment to climate —. as wildfire climate destroys. Climate’s urgent need. Climate Change. Leaders gather for. the first and last time in year. of shelter-in-place. Learning on the Job. anybody CARES.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2020

Simon Lowden on the company’s new science-based commitment, food security amid COVID-19, and why key climate action partnerships are stronger than ever.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2020

It's too early to tell whether COVID-19 is linked in any way to the climate crisis. Still, consider the global health crisis currently upon us as a warm-up act for a climate-changing world. For nearly two decades, health officials around the world have warned about the rise of infectious disease from a warming climate.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

The EU's proposed Green Deal shows that the right policy initiatives could address the economic crisis and climate change simultaneously. Last year saw an acceleration of momentum in commitments to address climate change at a supranational, state, corporate and civil society level.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2020

Amidst the global COVID-19 crisis, there have also been glimmers of hope. A significant one is its impact on climate change. It’s estimated that global carbon emissions from the fossil fuel industry could fall by 2.5 billion tonnes in 2020.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The climate crisis needs climate leadership from businesses now. As the world grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality and more, the impacts of climate change cannot be ignored. They’re a reminder that climate action cannot wait for calmer times. . Maria Mendiluce.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 19, 2020

Reputational Risks and Opportunities: Managing the Impacts of COVID-19 and Climate Change The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of the global economy and its supply chains. Building a supply chain that is resilient to the impacts of both climate change and COVID-19.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The COVID Covenant: Going big is the price of admission. The world (well, most of it) attacked COVID-19 as if it were a true global emergency: with extraordinary speed, scale and scope. This year’s Climate Week commitments notwithstanding, we haven’t shown the same guts and drive on climate as on COVID.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 9, 2020

Read the rest here: Climate, COVID-19 and the economics of decarbonizing buildings. Facilities managers and staff are scrambling to adjust buildings for vacancy indefinitely. As we look toward recovery, there will be wide-ranging impacts on the fundamental systems that enable learning, work and commerce.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 16, 2020

Consider the global health crisis currently upon us as a warm-up act for a climate-changing world. View original post here: COVID-19 and climate change: A healthy dose of reality.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Harder but not impossible: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals. COVID-19 gets the lion’s share of the blame, of course, for our current troubles. COVID-19 gets the lion’s share of the blame, of course, for our current troubles. Alan AtKisson. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:00. Now it is 2021.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 7, 2022

The past three years have seen mounting challenges compound on a global scale – from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions, to fuel shortages, energy security issues, and extreme weather events – raising the stakes within an already complex purchasing environment. Download today.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves. The COVID crisis has exposed our interdependencies and the insufficient preparation of our urban systems for coping with shocks. COVID-19 wasn’t a bolt from the blue. Roland Hunziker. Tue, 10/06/2020 - 01:00. degrees Celsius, in the shade.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Sciencebasedtargets.org reports on its website, "More than 1,000 businesses are working with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce their emissions in line with climate science. We will have climate refugees disrupting global stability. Helle Bank Jorgensen. Thu, 07/15/2021 - 00:01. Many are asked to nod to those goals.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

In the next round of stimulus aid, corporate America needs to stand up for climate science. That means getting serious about advocating for a recovery plan that helps us build back better from the current pandemic, while tackling another global systemic threat: climate change. . Today, we are calling for science-based climate advocacy.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

How to advance equity in energy solutions in the COVID-19 era. As a New York City resident, director of an energy consulting organization, an advocate of energy equity and a third-generation resident of public housing, I have a unique view of the structural barriers we must break down to solve the global climate crisis.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Do you think the COVID-19 crisis marks a turning point for the sustainability movement? . COVID-19 will definitely change the world, and I truly hope that this will bring a new priority for sustainability topics. That’s why I hope that after COVID-19 we will be more human and environmental-driven than money-driven.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 4, 2022

Go here to read the rest: Why COVID-19 and climate change could see an end to economics as we know it. If a concept as fundamental as inflation can be reconsidered, what can’t?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Canadians are more concerned about climate change than they are concerned about COVID-19 shows a new poll. Data released by polling firm Angus Reid shows that the major concern for Canadians heading to the September snap election is climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Sharp falls in transport emissions during Covid-19 lockdowns partly explain why a key greenhouse gas hit record high levels in 2020, research suggests. Until now, the causes of the 2020 surge in methane – second only to carbon dioxide as a driver of climate change – had been unclear. ppb increase.

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Eco-Business

MARCH 7, 2022

This International Women’s Day, Eco-Business highlights the stories of remarkable women braving the climate crisis and Covid-19 pandemic to further environmental and social causes in Asia Pacific.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 20, 2020

Tags: disinformation COVID-19 pr tobacco American Petroleum Institute Edelman Public Relations astroturfing

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2020

Professor David Hannah, who holds the UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences at the University of Birmingham’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the urgent need for global action on water security. Protecting water sources is key to ensuring safe drinking water.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The UN Climate Change Conference - COP26 has come to an end, bringing world leaders, NGOs, activists and climate enthusiasts together in a global-scale climate event. Here Neil Ballinger, head of EMEA at automation parts supplier EU Automation, offers an overview of key takeaways for manufacturers.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 20, 2020

People living in polluted cities are more at risk from Covid-19, according to health experts cited in a 16 March report from the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), an advocacy group. This is likely also the case for Covid-19. Science tells us that epidemics like Covid-19 will occur with increasing frequency.

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U.S. Green Technology

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Climate change influences natural resource depletion and puts businesses, individuals and the global ecosystem at risk. A recent example is the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Managing Climate Risk with Renewable Energy appeared first on U.S. However, corporations can attain financial. Green Technology.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

For all their momentum, the clean-energy sectors — solar, wind, energy storage, and companies transforming the power grid — will not escape the COVID-19 downdraft. Over the coming weeks, Greentech Media will devote much of its journalistic efforts to the impacts of COVID-19. Will other U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2020

Renewable energy projects in the agri-food sector excluded from BEIS’s RHI Covid-19 Extension. During the Covid pandemic there was a significant but temporary decline in atmospheric emissions across Europe. Includes 20MW of previously-eligible renewable heat projects on farms and factory sites.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Professionals are still tracking COVID-19’s origin. Other hypotheses are closely related to climate change. A few environmentalists think the COVID-19 virus resided in ice caps and infected society as it melted. Some believe a bat infected the first individuals to show symptoms.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Fossil fuel companies … wouldn’t be able to operate without money, and that money is coming primarily from Wall Street,” Alicé Nascimento, environmental campaigns director at New York Communities for Change, said hours before she was arrested. Continue reading.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

False information intended to mislead viewers on climate, COVID-19, racial justice and other issues may drive. ImpactAlpha, Sept. 14 – Talk about negative externalities. The post Disinformation poses systemic risks – so universal owners are pressing media companies to renounce it appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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