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'A pathway to a brighter future': IEA unveils landmark net zero global energy roadmap

Business Green

The report makes clear that huge changes are already underway across the global energy system that will have "far reaching consequences" for fossil fuel producers as the economy rapidly embraces clean technologies.

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Multi-trillion dollar opportunity: BNEF charts course to a net zero global energy system

Business Green

A rapid shift away from fossil fuels is also needed alongside a major ramp up in renewable electricity capacity - largely provided by wind and solar projects - which will form the backbone of the future energy system, while development of hydrogen, carbon capture and new modular nuclear technologies is also crucial, the report warned.

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Cancer Alley Activist Sharon Lavigne Among Goldman Environmental Prize Winners for 2021

DeSmogBlog

Kimiko Hirata, 50, fought coal plant construction in Japan following the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Gloria Majiga-Kamoto, 30, campaigned for Malawi to reinstate a ban on single-use plastics in 2019 and then for the government to enforce that ban. James in September 2019. “We They backed down.”.

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All 10 Democratic Presidential Contenders Participate in the CNN Climate Town Halls

Green Market Oracle

Elizabeth Warren pulled no punches when it came to the fossil fuel industry and other corporate interests, saying these interests want us to focus on smaller issues like light bulbs and plastic straws to distract us from focusing on the real issue which is their contributions to the climate crisis.

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An Open Letter to the U.S. Government

Unsustainable

Meanwhile, global warming-driven climate change, caused by our combustion of fossil fuels and slash-and-burn domestication of the landscape, crescendos increasingly toward catastrophe. Today, more than 70% of the electricity used in France is produced in nuclear power plants. But have you tried it?

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Global briefing: US eyes sweeping climate risk disclosure rules

Business Green

A draft White House order obtained by Politico suggests Biden is preparing to instruct federal agencies as well as businesses to embed climate risk assessment and disclosure into their strategies and investments, with fresh regulations reportedly set to cover every sector of the economy including banking, fossil fuels, housing and agriculture.

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Finding a Sustainability Career in Business

Green Business Bureau

Environmental geologists help prevent contamination of soil and groundwater by determining geologically safe locations for new landfills, coal ash disposal sites and nuclear power plants. Their labels are also made with 100% recycled paper and they have created a paint pouch that uses 80% less plastic than standard paint cans.