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The Overview Effect

Grist

The 90-year-old man, the oldest person to go to space, said humans can’t continue “burying our heads in the sand” about climate change, and that “we’re at a tipping point.”. climate conference in Poland they needed a “ reality check ” on climate change. In the 1969 book Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, R.

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Earth Day: Prime Minister urges world leaders not to 'throw away chance to preserve our planet'

Business Green

Boris Johnson will today urge world leaders to seize the opportunity to book their place in the history books as the "generation of leaders that possessed the will to preserve our planet for generations to come". If we actually want to stop climate change, then this must be the year in which we get serious about doing so.

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'Leading by example': Green economy welcomes stretching target to slash UK emissions 78 per cent by 2035

Business Green

As reported last night, the government has formally accepted the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and confirmed the Sixth Carbon Budget that runs from 2033 to 2037 will require a 78 per cent cut in carbon emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2035.

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Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.

Grist

Want to do something good for the Earth? This common belief, once an inspiration for Earth Day T-shirts, now forms the basis of a booming global industry. As countries try to meet their climate change goals and businesses look to cancel out their carbon dioxide emissions, almost 2 billion trees are being planted every year.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Ballen, who recently took on her new role at Indigo Ag, says her time working in the food and beverage sector shed light on "just how important agriculture is to a sustainable future and the climate change battle.". — Senior Sustainability Consultant — Climate Strategy Lead, Quantis International; San Diego. Meg Wilcox.

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End of Year Message and the Top 100 Articles from 2020

Green Market Oracle

World Environment Day and Covid-19: Making Time for Nature (Published May 9) We are on the Cusp of the Collapse of Civilization (Published Jul 13) How Supply Chain Resilience Mitigates Against Risks from Pandemics and Climate Change (Published May 14) How the Coronavirus Helps Renewable Energy and Hurts Fossil Fuels (Published May 12) Fifty Shades (..)

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Seven Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2024

Andrew Winston

Climate change will get worse. 2023 has been declared the hottest year on record , and in terms of climate impacts, there’s no going back. Climate chaos will continue to bring us major wildfires, extreme floods and storms, heat waves and droughts, and more. This is mostly about physics, not prophecy.