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Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change?

GreenBiz

Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change? When it comes to the climate crisis, it’s not just what you make and sell, it’s what you do, and for whom you do it. According to the group’s scorecard , Vault 100 firms: litigated 286 cases exacerbating climate change (versus three cases mitigating it).

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Our grid isn't ready for climate change

GreenBiz

Our grid isn't ready for climate change. Last summer, when 750,000 Californians experienced rolling blackouts as heatwaves overtook the west, some politicians in Texas took the opportunity to blame liberal policies to explain the outages. . Biden/Harris/AOC want to make CA’s failed energy policy the standard nationwide.

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How can sustainability execs leverage Biden’s policy agenda?    

GreenBiz

How can sustainability execs leverage Biden’s policy agenda? . 20, when President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office, they made it clear they would start their terms with a clear policy agenda that addressed seven areas : COVID-19. climate change. climate change.

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A new policy platform is thinking big on forests and climate

GreenBiz

A new policy platform is thinking big on forests and climate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has sent a clear message : to keep catastrophic climate change impacts at bay, we need to keep our warming below 1.5 forests, intended to help Congress leverage forests for climate change action.

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Climate Change and Affordable Housing

Green Business Bureau

In this article, we discuss the tie between climate change and affordable housing, the role that legislation and government funding plays, along with a list of top U.S. Climate Change and Affordable Housing. organizations working to build greener, more affordable communities for all. This is a double-edged sword scenario.

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Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

Biodiversity loss and dangerous Climate Change potentiate each other in their disastrous consequences. But the scientists also see opportunities: conserving, managing and restoring ecosystems for example can mitigate climate change and enable adaptation to its impacts while also enhancing biodiversity.

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A new decade demands new leadership in climate policy advocacy

GreenBiz

Only public policy can deliver the speed and scale of emissions reductions needed to limit the worst impacts of climate change.

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