GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Morgan Stanley will measure CO2 impact of loans and investments. bank to commit to measuring and disclosing the climate impact of its loans and investments, announcing last week that it has joined a multi-trillion dollar group of global financial institutions developing a standardized method for carbon accounting.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Half of the board members at the world’s six largest advertising and public relations companies have ties to polluting industries, DeSmog can reveal. All six companies in DeSmog’s analysis have made public commitments to slash the carbon emissions from their operations, creating an appearance of climate awareness. Coleman Jr.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Emissions by world’s most polluting country could peak this year after surge in clean energy investments China’s carbon emissions could peak this year before falling into a structural decline for the first time from next year after a record surge in clean energy investments, according to research. Continue reading.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge The European Commission today recommended reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. It also carves out room for controversial technologies for capturing carbon dioxide pollution. million metric tons of carbon dioxide last year. (

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2024

Internal BP emails show that its UK executives were reassured by a controversial oil industry group that they could “shape [the] internal thinking” of a 2018 report on carbon taxes produced by the right-wing think tank Policy Exchange. The emails were among hundreds of documents released by a powerful committee of U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A new partnership may pave the way for more than £400 million to be invested in recycling facilities across the UK. With this investment, we have the ability to make a significant environmental and social impact across the UK.”.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Investors call on major US polluters to clean up lobbying activities. Carbon intensive companies in the U.S. Companies have an important and constructive role to play in enabling policy-makers to close the 'ambition gap' which would also contribute positively to the long-term value of our investment portfolios. Cecilia Keating.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion in funding today to upgrade the US’s aging electric grid, the largest investment to date in the grid. And President Biden has a goal of creating a 100 percent carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035, which will help the US keep commitments it made under the Paris climate agreement.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2021

In less than two weeks, a new group set up by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney will be releasing its recommendations on how to establish a $100 billion-a-year global carbon market. First, will it actually reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? In 2019, Shell paid the Dutch Forestry commission €17.4m

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2022

To protect our communities and save taxpayer dollars, we need to slow these costly impacts by reducing carbon pollution now – at the same time we accelerate the clean energy solutions that will power our future prosperity. . We can stop investing in businesses that harm the planet and the people that inhabit it.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2020

Read time: 6 mins Pennsylvania, traditionally a battleground state in electoral politics, is currently embroiled in a battle over the state potentially joining a regional program to curb carbon pollution from the power sector. Participating states have then used that revenue to invest in energy efficiency and clean energy programs.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

He’s an ExxonMobil scientist in a company ad that also shows other scientists in a high-tech lab working to develop “low-carbon technologies.” Basically, polluting companies increasingly need to present themselves as green to avoid accountability for their contributions to the climate crisis. To do so, they turn to greenwashing.

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Financial Times: Energy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Analysts fear inexpensive cost of polluting will deter investment in renewable energy

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The new Environment Bill needs improvement in a number of ways to meet this, including world leading WHO air pollution standards on the face of the bill, a legally binding timetable with an earlier date for reporting, and an acknowledgement of the need for resources to implement the changes at local level.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2021

Study warns major polluters are the ‘new tobacco’ in sports sponsorship, counting 250 deals between high-carbon industries and industry. It found that football was the worst offender when it came to ties to high carbon businesses, with the sport receiving 57 sponsorships from oil and gas firms, as well as airlines and motoring firms.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2019

And despite impressive improvements in the efficiency of new aircraft and the progress in certifying new types of renewable jet fuels (five thus far), the aviation sector burns 10 billion more gallons of polluting conventional jet fuel per year than it did a decade ago. But air travel remains an essential part of international business.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As Louisiana attempts to spew less climate-warming pollution, which disproportionately comes from industry, fossil-fuel companies have convinced lawmakers to jump onto the bandwagon of carbon capture and storage (CCS), a controversial and unproven method of addressing the issue.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Those subsidies are taking the form of massive new tax credits for carbon capture and storage (CCS), which is a technology that companies use to grow their extraction of oil and gas while burying a fraction of their greenhouse gas emissions underground. “I billion to $5.3 billion for CCS projects.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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Front And Centered

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the next few weeks, the Washington State Department of Ecology is set to deliver a decision on whether to turn Washington’s cap and trade program into a carbon über-market tying our climate future to California and Québec. permits to pollute) into one marketplace where the permits are traded at the lowest possible cost.

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Andrew Winston

MAY 4, 2022

This is another in the realm of the “business case” for sustainability (within a corporation for its own capital and investment decisions, not as an investment thesis for investors). Raising the price on carbon or other inputs drives different capital and investment decisions. They shouldn’t.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

John Collins, deputy director of evidence assessment and evaluation at the Environment Agency, said that despite having one of the most robust pollutants testing systems globally, rapid investment in innovation is needed to detect all sources of contamination from both established and newly emerging pollutants.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

And he certainly didn’t think that fur trade would be replaced by carbon trade. Linking to Québec’s Carbon Market” was the title of Onil Bergeron’s talk. He went on to say that linking Québec’s carbon market with California’s was “a no-brainer. Similar metrics of performance may be tracked in Washington.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Major investment funds available to UK consumers are marketing themselves as “sustainable” and “ethical” while financing fossil fuel companies, research has found. The fund, managed by BlackRock, the world’s biggest investment company, says it is composed of “leaders in the sustainability field”. Fuelling the Fire’.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2022

To protect our communities and save taxpayer dollars, we need to slow these costly impacts by reducing carbon pollution now – at the same time we accelerate the clean energy solutions that will power our future prosperity. . We can stop investing in businesses that harm the planet and the people that inhabit it.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Pensions provider argues investments in carbon intensive companies are increasingly risky as it unveils plans to ramp up investment in climate solutions. Scottish Widows has announced plans to invest up to £25bn over the next four years in companies that are pro-actively tackling climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

billion invested in Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Shell, a new analysis from Stand.earth and Climate Safe Pensions Network has found. CalPERS and CalSTRS defend their fossil fuel investments. CalSTRS and CalPERS collectively have over $4.3 We should divest.” In 2022 a similar bill also died in Assembly committee.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 10, 2022

Alphemita supports ESG investments, working with companies that have an earth-friendly focus to drive sustainable finance solutions. DeeDee Baze, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER , decided to create a firm that would align with her values – to help women, to lower her carbon footprint , and to contribute to the greater good.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As negotiations at the COP28 climate talks in the United Arab Emirates head into overtime, oil and gas interests are aiming to exclude a fossil fuel phase-out from any final deal by promoting carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a viable climate solution. “Every investment in CCS provides a lifeline to the fossil fuel industry.”

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

A positive Return On Investment (ROI) and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money, create a competitive advantage, open new markets and attract customers and employees. Climate change has been linked to carbon emissions, yet another reason for businesses to change. Increased Sales.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 27, 2023

Then they analyzed how the funds would have done over the same time period if the fossil fuel investments had been divested, and their value spread evenly among the remaining holdings. The problem with this argument is that shareholder engagement has not been very effective at compelling big polluters to take serious climate action. “The

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Low Carbon Prosperity

DECEMBER 17, 2019

2nd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum. The 2nd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum brought together over 100 participants to build momentum and collaboration in achieving carbon reduction goals in the state. 2-Mo-McBroom-Climate-Pollution-limits-slides-mo-UPDATED. December 12, 2019. Issue Briefings. Presented By.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2023

ShareAction calls for banks to toughen stance on polluting assets, as survey finds majority of Brits concerned over social and environmental impact of finance industry

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 1, 2020

An offset program like UPS’s carbon neutral service , though, can help minimize these emissions, paving the way for a new era of sustainable shipping. What Is UPS’s Carbon Neutral Shipping Program? UPS rolled out its carbon neutral shipping option several years ago and has been improving upon it ever since.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

billion worth of bitcoin as an investment, and announced that it will accept the currency as payment for its products and services. “We Unlike coal mining, bitcoin “mining” doesn’t destroy mountaintops or pollute rivers, but it does require amazing amounts of computing power, and thus gargantuan gobs of electricity.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

Taxpayer handouts to Canada’s wealthiest companies means that less money is available for the types of investments that could actually help people across the country who are deciding between food and energy bills,” she said. It is 10 times what the government has invested in climate change adaptation since 2015.

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