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WWF: Environmental degradation on course to cost global economy £8tr

Business Green

The prospective UK economic losses match the current combined annual funding for the police, fire service, prisons, and law courts, with the main economic costs stemming from the loss of natural coastal protection services leading to flooding and erosion, alongside the accelerated decline of global fish stocks harming the fishing industry.

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Soy scandals: Green groups raise alarm over deforestation impact of corporates' soy supply chains

Business Green

Green groups have today sought to raise the alarm over how soaring global demand for soy is fuelling deforestation and rising greenhouse gas emissions, with leading companies accused of failing to adequately deliver on sustainable supply chain pledges and crackdown on suppliers linked to forest clearances.

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Amazon risks becoming a savannah as deforestation impact grows, study war

Business Green

New report comes as Greenpeace reveals continued lobbying by soya suppliers against EU's landmark rainforest protection law. As such the groups argued for a 'mass balance' strategy that would mix soya from both sustainable and conventional sources.

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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

Business Green

Subscribe to get sustainability food news in your inbox every Thursday. And if traders are going for zero illegal deforestation instead of zero gross deforestation (including legal and illegal), then the roadmap isn't more than just reiterating national laws. This article originally appeared as part of our Food Weekly newsletter.

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Why demand for consumer goods continues to drive deforestation

Business Green

As well as being the primary driver of the calamitous collapse in global biodiversity, deforestation is responsible for around 11 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. Bold and urgent action from these producers is the critical first step in tackling deforestation throughout the supply chain.".

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Tracking Climate Action: How the World Can Still Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees C

The City Fix

Today’s climate change headlines often seem at odds with each other. One day, it’s catastrophic wildfires wreaking havoc around the world; the next, it’s an optimistic piece on the rapid scale-up of solar and wind power. Taken together, such stories.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

He/Him/His) Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Cumming Corporation Los Angeles, CA, USA Shorenstein Realty Services (‘15). As an Assistant Project Manager, Trevor Anderson supports his Energy and Sustainability team and their clients on a variety of sustainability consulting services. Praneet Singh Arshi. (He/Him/His)