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Urgency and consistency must be the watchwords for UK climate action in 2020

Business Green

Aviation is the fastest growing source of emissions worldwide. Domestic aviation is part of our net-zero target but, despite the Committee on Climate Change's advice to do so, international aviation - along with shipping - is not yet included. It's time to act.

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The IPCC Synthesis Report: Ten key takeaways for business

Business Green

Economic losses and damages are inevitable Loss and damage has been a hot topic for years in international climate negotiations, with last year's COP27 Conference seeing richer counties capitulate to calls from developing nations for a dedicated fund to help them cope with the impacts of climate-related floods, droughts, and sea level rise.

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'An atlas of human suffering': Top figures react to IPPC's latest climate warning

Business Green

The situation, too, is only set to worsen as the planet warms, underscoring the urgent need to simultaneously drive down greenhouse gas emissions while also boosting preparedness for droughts, wildfires, storms, floods, coastal erosion, sea level rise, resource shortages and much, much more. The facts are undeniable.

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Shell and the new era of climate risk

GreenBiz

As Scientific American noted : "For the first time in history, a court … ordered a private company, rather than a government, to curb its planet-warming pollution.". The landmark decision suggests that the fate of the world’s largest polluters no longer may be in the hands of their executives, board or investors. The implications?

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Shell and the new era of climate risk

Business Green

As Scientific American noted : "For the first time in history, a court … ordered a private company, rather than a government, to curb its planet-warming pollution.". The landmark decision suggests that the fate of the world's largest polluters no longer may be in the hands of their executives, board or investors.

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Shell and the new era of climate risk

AGreenLiving

As Scientific American noted : “For the first time in history, a court … ordered a private company, rather than a government, to curb its planet-warming pollution.” ” The landmark decision suggests that the fate of the world’s largest polluters no longer may be in the hands of their executives, board or investors.