DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2021

As the gas price crisis escalates, a comprehensive new study underscores need for 'changes in the way we live, move, and consume' to cut energy demand in pursuit of net zero.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

By investing in nature, our insurance and finance partners are demonstrating its value as a critical natural, cultural and economic resource.". TNC described coral reefs as a vital natural asset for Hawaii's people, culture and economy but warned that they are under increasing threat from climate change as well as other human impacts.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The report warns that as current CO2 reporting systems are fragmented, poorly understood, and not widely utilised across Whitehall, it is difficult to assess how well the public sector is performing against its climate goals.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

With droughts affecting the UK for much of last summer, the project, from Westcountry Rivers Trust and South West Water, will not only contribute to better hydrated wetlands, woodlands and fields, but can help farms manage water demand through dry weather, as well as boost aquatic biodiversity.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Critics, meanwhile, have been quick to point out that the plan is thin on details around how the government intends to scale up energy efficiency improvements, boost green skills, decarbonise heavy industry, and encourage people to embrace lower carbon diets. The power sector. Guiding Principles. Heat and Buildings Strategy.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2021

Industry insiders have privately criticised the government for failing to fast track support for the nascent sector, noting how UK-based firms such as Shell and British Airways have in recent years invested in green fuel companies and projects in the US and Canada to bolster their access to SAF production capacity.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

  Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Winners include manufacturing, up 133% from 2022, and emerging climate technologies that saw a whopping 10x jump to $4.3bn.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2021

This Budget should have included a major green stimulus - bringing forward billions of pounds of investment to create new jobs and new green infrastructure. Chris Stark, chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, said: Not much to say about this Budget - a comment in itself.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

This includes such topics as human rights, climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, labor practices, anti-corruption measures, diversity initiatives, financial services industry stability commitments and more. These standards are constantly revised to reflect changing global priorities and regulations.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

This is because water quality is heavily affected by the state of the tide, which presents a significant monitoring challenge in the lower reaches of many rivers. With a tidal range of up to 7m, the River Thames presents a number of monitoring challenges.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Not only has OFS earned WELL Platinum certification for its home office, but it takes its environmentally-conscious stance so seriously that it named its sustainability program. Replanting and maintenance of the forest led to the current 7,100 acres held and monitored by OFS and the Menke family. OFS Images via OFS.

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Earth Gratitude

JULY 11, 2017

This month, I had the pleasure to interview Kathleen Rogers and Ken Berlin, the president and CEO of The Earth Day Network and The Climate Reality Project , respectively. The interviews were centered on ways that we can all support a more beautiful common home, without a change in lifestyle. As Kathleen notes: “Kids are tough.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Forty-five per cent of companies listed on London's Stock Exchange are now committed to the goal, according to consultancy EcoAct, and momentum is building at home and internationally as more and more governments and businesses announce net zero goals. In the space of 18 months, corporate net zero pledges have gone from niche to mainstream.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nothing could have prepared the man who played Star Trek ’s Captain Kirk for the profound shock of seeing his home planet from 65 miles above. 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.”.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Often working from home themselves, they empathized with employees and other stakeholders, some refusing to issue layoffs. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South Danielle Purifoy Wed, 10/21/2020 – 00:45 This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Bringing together a raft of existing commitments made over the past year and a sprinkling of new targets and policies, the roadmap provides a 350-plus page deep-dive into how the government aims to deliver a more sustainable future for the transport, heating, power, building, and industrial sectors. Could the Treasury be 'starting to get it'?

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 8, 2023

Others, it’s reaching across government agencies to find connection points so they can pool resources and jointly invest in a satellite data center for their mapping and monitoring projects. The program’s approach serves as a testament to the power of cooperation and the importance of leveraging shared resources and knowledge.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Progress on protecting life on land has been agonisingly slow, as deforestation and habitat loss has accelerated, but hopes remain that a step change in global land management can yet be engineered. And then there are the big picture climate threats that poorly managed land can rapidly amplify. Cristiana Pa?ca

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

How to divert energy flows from fossil to renewable using electricity and biomass Summary - Up to 20% of our energy needs could be met by sustainably harvested biomass, in particular food and agricultural waste, as well as manure. In part II we learned that the world needs 435 TWh of energy per day. Or is there?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

And it sees countries back a "phase down" of unabated coal power, after a dramatic 11th hour intervention from India on the conference floor saw the initial "phase out" phrasing weakened. temperature target - a last minute addition to the Paris Agreement - is now the North Star for ambition in the UN climate process.

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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 socially responsible investment options in your retirement plan? Monitor and evaluate the plan.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Deals of the Week (9/11-9/17) Venture Fundings 🔋 Verkor, a Grenoble, France-based battery manufacturer, raised $907M in Series C funding, alongside $640M in debt support from the European Investment Bank, and $693M of French subsidies. 🚗 UNITI, a Stockholm, Sweden-based EV company, raised $1.5M in funding from ARC Group.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2021

It must have been a strange spectacle to see a 93-old man in chinos instead of a glitter-covered pop diva, but the crowd's reaction only underscored the deep and long-standing connection between culture and environment, and the power of creative industries to inform the public and inspire social change.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

Regain your power, and use this article alongside the ISO 14000 family of standards to approach sustainability with an actionable manual to get things done. Progress is continuously monitored using a cycle of continuous improvement, otherwise known as the Plan-Do-Act-Check cycle (explained later in this article).

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 – 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Introduction Climate Change. Loss of biodiversity. Food is basically a combination of energy, water and nutrients. Some plants and micro-organisms can make food ‘out of thin air’ by simply rearranging carbon, water and oxygen molecules using energy from the Sun. Deforestation. Water scarcity. Animal suffrage.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Biodiversity in many of our rivers is a lot better than it was. Now it is home to sharks, seals and seahorses. But our ability to protect our waters depends on us having the powers and resources to do that, and that hasn't always been the case. Two years ago I gave a speech called Defusing the Weatherbomb.

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Business Green

AUGUST 6, 2020

Unveiling the controversial proposals, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick insisted the plans would "lay the foundations for a brighter future, providing more homes for young people and creating better quality neighbourhoods and homes across the country". "We

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

The purpose of the Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board is to work in partnership with the Climate Corps team to enhance Climate Corps’ impact and programming through deeper alumni engagement. He/Him/His) Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Cumming Corporation Los Angeles, CA, USA Shorenstein Realty Services (‘15).

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

“Biodiversity loss can have significant direct human health impacts if ecosystem services are no longer adequate to meet social needs. Indirectly, changes in ecosystem services affect livelihoods, income, and local migration and, on occasion, may even cause or exacerbate political conflict. Combustion with energy generated.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

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. Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Even the negatives — the politicization of ESG investing and reporting, the economic downturn, the energy crisis created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine — are temporal phenomena, part of the regular ebbs and flows of economics and policy. Overall, it was more positives than negatives.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Comprising 130,000 hectares on the Kampala Peninsula, alongside another 20,000 hectares on nearby Padang Island to the north, RER was set up a decade ago to restore and protect an area of unique, biodiverse, peatland-rich rainforest that is twice the size of nearby Singapore which lies just over 100 miles eastward.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The dark, often viscous liquid is the single biggest contributor to the world’s energy mix, at 34 per cent of consumption, followed by coal at 27 per cent and natural gas at 24 per cent. Our usage has jumped 62 per cent over the course of a few decades — up from 61.6 And can any drop in oil usage happen quickly enough? (5)

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

I’ve come to Stone House Farm from Brooklyn to learn more about how regenerative agriculture — the nature-based approach to farming generating all kinds of buzz around its climate mitigation potential — actually works. Early research also indicates farmers using these techniques can reap long-term financial gains. .

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