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Freetree: Ecosia's new browser extension allows users to plant trees as they shop

Business Green

Launch follows announcement that carbon neutral search engine has planted 100 million trees in three years. With Freetree, we're enabling people to plant trees at no extra cost even as they purchase something online, whether it's booking a summer holiday or buying a ticket for a gig.

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? Blackrock’s $550M DAC bet #174

Climate Tech VC

Meanwhile, Michigan approves a bundle of clean energy bills, the UN irons out details for the "loss and damages" fund ahead of COP, and Flexport launches a book and claim model for SAFs.  Tech-enabled credits continue to constitute a big chunk of an anticipated $1T voluntary carbon market , and Oxy is on a development frenzy.

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It's time to fill the empty chair at COP26

Business Green

Even more worrying is a fact David Wallace-Wells points out in his best-selling book Uninhabitable Earth : more than half of the carbon emitted in the atmosphere today was emitted in the past 30 years. With just one mention of 'renewables' in the entire text, the Paris Agreement is broadly technology neutral. What would change?

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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Best of GBB in 2019: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

2) Helping fleet partners access government incentive plans to upgrade equipment and transport trucks to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. That’s a big win in our book.”. Businesses and individuals need to do their part to neutralize mankind’s negative impact on our planet’s health.

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Global Briefing: Saudi Arabia talks up $100bn renewables investment blitz

Business Green

Italy announces ban on new petrol and diesel cars, EU carbon prices hit record levels, and all the green business news from around the world this week. RUSAL opens new low carbon aluminium smelter. Our smelter in Taishet will help to address the high global demand for low carbon aluminium.".

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COP15 in Montreal: What does the landmark biodiversity conference mean for business?

Business Green

The ecosystem services that underpin the global economy should recover, providing greater climate resilience, enhanced natural carbon sinks, and improved food and water security. The fishing, agriculture, fossil fuel, and various other commodity-related businesses have been put on notice.