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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

This article will cover the Holocene—the era of conditions that enabled society to grow and thrive, the theory of the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, tipping points, and resilience thinking while urging readers to consider their impact and how to secure the future they want. The Anthropocene: Pushing Society Past Its Limits. The Holocene.

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2022 in Photos: Gaslighting by the Fossil Fuel Industry and Its Supporters

DeSmogBlog

Photos I shot in 2022 for DeSmog capture damage from extreme weather events and the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry — the dominant industry causing global warming. The company is poised to build a second facility across the street from their property and has yet to offer the couple a formal buyout.

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Carbon Mapper Launches Satellite Program to Pinpoint Methane and CO2 Super Emitters

Planet Pulse

Our mission is to help fill gaps in the emerging global ecosystem of methane and CO 2 monitoring systems by delivering data that’s timely, actionable and accessible for science-based decision making.” In short, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. . These home-grown satellites are a game-changer.

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COP27: A quick guide to common terms

Business Green

Industry Voice: From UNFCCC to NDCs and IPCC to 1.5°C, This is the global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels targeted by the 2015 Paris Agreement. This is the global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels targeted by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The hope is that limiting global warming to 1.

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

While the full HEAL act passed in both the House and Senate by significant margins, the Washington Business Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) and the Association of Washington Business (AWB) were able to slow reconciliation of the two bill versions, preventing it from passing before the session expired.

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Wind project off North Carolina coast gets overwhelming support

Renewable Energy World

By Elizabeth Ouzts , Energy News Network. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will now consider the input ahead of an anticipated auction this spring. A fishing boat captain and realtor called the structures “visual pollution” and “monstrosities.” But unchecked global warming poses an exponentially greater danger.

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Why Is Sustainability Important In Business?

Green Business Bureau

Without this ice cap, global warming will accelerate as less sun is reflected out into space. Each business has the power to create solutions and drive sustainable change. Plus 91% of banks monitor the ESG performance of investments. 2040 : The artic will become ice-free in the summer. The benefits of sustainability.