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Paris Agreement poses major stranded asset risk to Indonesian palm oil, research warns

Business Green

More than nine million hectares of land earmarked for potential palm oil cultivation in Indonesia risks becoming stranded assets if investments and regulations shift towards supporting the global climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement, new research suggests. The research warns that under a 1.5C

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New solar roadmap shows how Long Island can produce more electricity than the region uses each year

Renewable Energy World

To address the effects of stronger storms, flooding, and extreme heat due to climate change, New York State has adopted bold legislation requiring 70% of the state’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030. Mid- to large-scale solar arrays, like the one at the H.

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Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement

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I think it's up to each individual firm and management team to make their own decision and judgements for whether their agency believes a company is going fast enough or acting seriously enough to tackle the climate crisis," he said. Climate Strategy. For example, last year 20 U.K. BusinessGreen. Sponsored Article. Shutterstock.

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We are on the Cusp of the Collapse of Civilization

Green Market Oracle

Recent studies from from the world’s top climate modeling groups suggest that high clouds that shade the Earth during the day may burn off as the world warms increasing global warming. These threats are not new, in 2015 it was clear that climate change was real and demanded urgent action.

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Greener buildings: How to make offices, warehouses, factories, and shops more climate resilient

Business Green

Efforts to prevent global warming from worsening, known in the jargon as climate mitigation, have long dominated governments' response to the climate crisis. In contrast, strategies to ensure the world can better cope with the threat posed by escalating climate impacts have been somewhat sidelined.

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How many trees are needed to offset a city’s carbon emissions?

AGreenLiving

The natural process of all plants taking in carbon and releasing oxygen not only gives us clean air to breathe but also stores carbon that otherwise contributes to global warming. The study provides one tool in an array of options to reduce carbon release. Every other city in the study came in at over 200,000 trees a year.

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Why should the Scottish woodlands be protected?

AGreenLiving

Although Scotland is more heavily forested than England or Wales, much of its woodlands have been lost to logging, urban sprawl and climate change. Reforestation has thereby become an important tool in combatting Earth’s climate emergency. Many are nationally and globally rare and some are found nowhere else in the world.”