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New California Energy Policy Simulator Modeling Shows Major Benefits Of Early Action

Energy Innovation

Under the state’s landmark AB 32 climate law, CARB is required to evaluate the state’s progress toward its goals and make recommendations every five years. This year’s Draft Scoping Plan proposes a pathway to achieve the state’s target of 40 percent emissions below 1990 levels and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045. .

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

"I just remember being super mad about knowing that the way society was operating could ruin something that should be so beautiful and fun," he says of his first encounter with the idea that human activities negatively affect the environment. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole.

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Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe

DeSmogBlog

But now Europe is poised to enact laws that would not only recognise the harms of chemical-intensive agriculture, but also to ensure that synthetic pesticide and fertiliser use is significantly reduced. Major fertiliser company Yara informed DeSmog of its commitment to decarbonising EU’s agriculture and the overall industry.

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Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model

DeSmogBlog

It’s a recurring theme that somehow the livestock sector and eating meat is detrimental to the environment, that it is a serious negative in terms of the climate change discussions,” Hsin Huang, Secretary General of the International Meat Secretariat (IMS) , told his audience.

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Fossil Fuel Companies Are Promoting ‘Lower Carbon,’ ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Oil and Gas

DeSmogBlog

Project Canary compiles details about each well, including information about the well’s construction, the wastewater it produces, and its track record on spills and accidents. “And then we’re going to create a carbon offset by plugging and abandoning that well, so it never leaks methane again.”

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

This information dictates what questions are put forward in the B Impact Assessment. The below information has been adapted from The B Corp Handbook: How You Can Use Business as a Force For Good , by Ryan Honeyman and Tiffany Jana. For more information, we recommend you use this resource. You can also check the U.S.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

AGreenLiving

. “I just remember being super mad about knowing that the way society was operating could ruin something that should be so beautiful and fun,” he says of his first encounter with the idea that human activities negatively affect the environment. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole.