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From fiction reality: Could people ever embrace a ban on flying?

Grist

.” — a passage from “ Cabbage Koora ,” by Sanjana Sekhar The spotlight Nearly 4 in 5 people support doing “whatever it takes” to mitigate climate change, according to a survey published late last year by the firm Potential Energy. But support for specific policies is somewhat of a different story. .

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The Net Zero Review: Everything businesses need to know

Business Green

The findings of his Review may do little to convince the net zero sceptics in his own party, but if they take the time to read it they might find themselves pleasantly surprised by how reasonable its 129 recommendations are - and how economically, politically, and socially rational to boot.

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EU recovery package: Net zero launch pad or missed opportunity?

Business Green

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sought to press home that climate and the environment were top priorities, marking the beginnings of an ambitious green recovery plan for the EU Council to and Parliament to scrap over.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.

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How can the world kick its oil habit?

Mr. Sustainability

Don’t agree on the assessment or the different pathways to get rid of fossil fuels? This is a review of an article from the Financial Times , which first appeared in February 2020 just before the fossil fuel industry had its worst year ever. Our usage has jumped 62 per cent over the course of a few decades — up from 61.6

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2022 was the year that…

Business Green

That's par for the course — an exciting advancement here, political or economic pushback there. So, too, the reversal of political fortunes in Brazil (Jair Bolsonaro out, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in) and Australia (Scott Morrison out, Anthony Albanese in), where climate deniers were replaced by more action-oriented leaders.