Grist

AUGUST 28, 2023

Around the world, leaves play a critical central role in staving off the worst impacts of climate change. The Amazon rainforest was once one of the world’s most powerful carbon sinks, largely a result of its uniquely dense tree cover. According to the study, photosynthesis in tropical trees begins to fail at about 46.7

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

Two separate reports from WWF and Greenpeace have similarly highlighted how soy remains a major driver of deforestation, especially in South America, despite the growing number of pledges from retailers and agri-businesses to develop sustainable soy supply chains.

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Climate 4.0

MARCH 28, 2022

The SEC's proposed rule changes regarding corporate reporting of Scope 1 and 2, and under certain circumstances, Scope 3 greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, strike a middle ground between the view that strong, relentless government regulation is needed to address climate-change and the view that the market should decide everything.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

The BSI report drew comparisons with the electric vehicle industry, where it said the early emergence of standards helped create the 'scaffolding' which has enabled investment in EV and charging innovations. Similarly, chickens in the UK are largely fed on soya which is often imported from South America.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 26, 2024

Through the years, the University of Chile thru the Center of Excellence in Geothermal Energy of the Andes (CEGA) has initiated a series of projects harnessing geothermal energy, utilizing it to supply stable and sustainable heat to healthcare facilities, private homes, and other infrastructure.

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Grist

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Pantanal wetlands in central South America burned. Where fires were not visible, the lights of cities and of gas flares were: combustion via the transubstantiation of coal and gas into electricity. It generates raw power. Siberian fires moved north of their home territory and flared beyond the Arctic Circle.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2022

Language around climate solutions is particularly susceptible to this treatment, especially as polluting companies invest in strategies and tactics to present themselves as part of the solution to climate change when, clearly —as they continue to prioritize drilling for globe-warming fuels — they are not.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

In the absence of thick multi-year ice, which can be up to five meters deep, any water that refreezes would take the form of much thinner, more navigable seasonable ice. As long as there is ice in a body of water, any surrounding heat energy is carried towards the ice to make it melt. Good news for boats, bad news for polar bears.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

The purpose of the Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board is to work in partnership with the Climate Corps team to enhance Climate Corps’ impact and programming through deeper alumni engagement. He/Him/His) Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Cumming Corporation Los Angeles, CA, USA Shorenstein Realty Services (‘15).

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 7, 2023

The US grid got its first new nuclear power in nearly seven years last week. Plant Vogtle began commercial operations from the first of two new reactors, but the over-budget and years-delayed project could be the last hurrah for big nuclear construction in America. Happy Monday! Not a subscriber yet?

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They witnessed daunting outcomes as climate change continued to push Earth’s atmospheric systems to new extreme limits. And they closely monitored geopolitical tensions that further intensified as new wars broke out and others carried on. They passed over ridges and valleys, storms and blue skies, celebrations and conflict.

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