Low Carbon Prosperity

JULY 13, 2020

LCPI Webinar: Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State. In this webinar, we discussed the newly released report, Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State. jobs per million dollars invested. July 9, 2020. Slides: Download.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

Ahead of next week's Net Zero Nature Summit, Sarah McDonald, vice president of sustainability at GSK Consumer Healthcare, reveals how the company is collaborating on a call to action to ensure climate and health strategies are better aligned. What's already happening and what's missing?

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2021

Working under the banner 'Health Care Without Harm', the new group has formed "in recognition of the severe health implications of climate change" and has committed to deliver on a new Road Map that aims to reduce the sector's emissions by 44 gigatons of CO2 over 36 years.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Building more resilient supply chains is a business imperative, especially as the likelihood for more disruption increases. Businesses in response are making strategic, longer-term changes to become more resilient to increased climate impacts like drought, wildfire, extreme weather and sea level rise. And so too is mitigation.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

A new blueprint from Ceres, the Blueprint for Responsible Policy Engagement on Climate Change , lays out a science-based action agenda for companies in the U.S. First, advocate for science-based climate policy. We can invest in a resilient and inclusive economy that builds jobs, infrastructure, growth and stability for the long term.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

Lori Lightfoot of Chicago, Vi Lyles of Charlotte, North Carolina, Libby Schaaf of Oakland, California and Jenny Durkan of Seattle — working in their communities to create powerful dialogues and meaningful policy action. From the carbon footprint of city buildings and housing to energy policy, mayors are on the front lines of sustainability.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Let’s dig in. BP plc – BP p.l.c.,

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

Positively, in the adaptation committee’s assessment of preparedness, the water sector’s policies and plans for service management ranked first. We need to take action now and design in resilience from today. However, she said, there was still much to done.

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Front And Centered

MARCH 7, 2024

Legislative and Government Relations Advocate with Front and Centered: “Over the last 60 days, the Front and Centered Coalition provided budget writers in the legislature with priorities that help boost environmental and climate justice investments. The following is a statement from Guillermo Rogel Jr.,

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 22, 2020

3rd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum. Back by popular demand, join us for the Future of Carbon Policy Forum. We will examine the pivotal role that carbon policy can play in addressing the multiple challenges of economic recovery, public health, transportation, and equity. Register Now. Register Now. Helen Clarkson.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is to present advice to the government on supporting a resilient, low carbon economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis as part of its annual assessment of the UK's progress towards its 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions goal this summer.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

The government should use its imminent economic recovery programmes to incentivise investment in low carbon and nature restoration projects in order to reboot the economy and chart a path towards net zero emissions, according to a major new report from the Aldersgate Group.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 8, 2020

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, As the Government of Canada develops and deploys its response to the unprecedented impact COVID-19 is having on our health and economy, we offer your government our support, assistance and advice to ensure that stimulus and recovery efforts help build a better, more resilient Canada. growth per year.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And we’re not starting from scratch: For years, Seattle’s transportation department and others in city leadership have been working to reduce the health-harming pollution from cars, trucks and other sources. Our public transit infrastructure needs — and deserves — investment. Which brings us to: .

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

New study appears to find that a tripling of current investments into nature-based solutions is needed by 2030 to tackle the climate crisis, otherwise there will be a $4 trillion financing gap. Today, just one tenth of 1% of global GDP is invested in nature-based solutions, says WEF. A total investment of $8.1

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

A consultation is also planned this year on rules and interventions for supporting the development of "high integrity" voluntary carbon markets, in a bid to funnel more investment into nature-based solutions, the Green Finance Strategy states. The delayed consultation had previously been pencilled in for December last year.

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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. Although there is a major investment upfront, the future savings typically pay for the investment in less than 10 years.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

The project, managed by Wetlands International, already has improved the district’s climate resilience, protecting communities from coastal flooding and absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Encourage investment in nature-based solutions. Countries around the world can harness the power of nature to adapt to climate impacts.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Recent analysis using Energy Innovation’s Energy Policy Simulator showed electrification could reduce industrial emissions while growing the economy and creating jobs, and we look forward to exploring viable pathways to industrial electrification at the upcoming VERGE Electrify event. Contributors. Ed Rightor. Sara Baldwin. Energy & Climate.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

Energy security now encompasses the reliability of renewables, availability and accessibility or critical minerals, and resilience in the face of physical and cyber threats. Within Asia, the energy transition is marked by robust demand driven by economic growth amidst climate threats and challenges to infrastructure resilience.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

These systems are essential for minimizing the environmental impact of waste-to-energy processes, ensuring that the transition to cleaner energy sources doesn’t come at the cost of air quality or public health. Advocating for supportive policies and streamlined permitting processes is essential.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 22, 2020

Major employers are investing in their workers and communities because they know it is the only way to be successful over the long term.”. As many experts and influencers have pointed out, if we simply return to business as usual after this pandemic, we’ll continue to face immense environmental, health and economic risks.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

. • Shocks: The COVID-19 crisis exacerbated the economic and fiscal problems of many countries, impacting on commodity prices, exports and leading to higher levels of external indebtedness and a flight of foreign direct investment toward countries deemed less risky and more robust in handling shocks.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The research underscores a trend that scholars have warned of for decades: climate change presents new and intensified challenges for human health. Experts are urging decision-makers headed to COP27 to center human health in this year’s discussions about climate change mitigation and adaptation. a) and RCP8.5 (b).”

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EDF + Business

MAY 12, 2021

Food and agricultural companies in particular face challenges associated with more extreme and volatile weather, both in terms of the impact it has on their bottom line, as well as their long-term resilience and ability to withstand disruptions. . Ame Igharo, Project Manager, Sustainable Food & Products.

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The City Fix

APRIL 1, 2020

Our primary concern is for the health and welfare of all those affected. The COVID-19 pandemic is already affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, and it’s poised to get worse before it gets better. The COVID-19 outbreak’s. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2020

It is now clearer than ever before that the health of humanity is inextricably bound to the health of our planet," the letter reads. "It It is now clearer than ever before that the health of humanity is inextricably bound to the health of our planet," the letter reads. If nature is protected, we are protected.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

And today, the Committee on Climate Change, the UK government's official advisors, joined the chorus of organisations making the case for a climate-focused recovery, setting out in clear terms why the government should prioritise climate resilience in its post-coronavirus economic plans.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

With a planning horizon of 25 years, DWMPs enable greater understanding of sewer and wastewater network resilience and must demonstrate best value for investment. How much more is needed to ensure resilience with a changing climate? • How can new investments be assessed to decide which will provide the biggest benefit? •

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

They also looked more agile and resilient. And how do we transform this moment of crisis into a more resilient, sustainable, healthy and just food system? If we’re going to actually build an agile and resilient system going forward, then we have to invest in it.". Pull Quote.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

With G7 and COP26 fast approaching, Environmental Audit Committee chair Philip Dunne argues the government must adopt a solutions-driven approach to environmental policy. Now is the time for effective government policy interventions to deliver these commitments to protect our environment.

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Front And Centered

MARCH 26, 2024

The following is a statement by the Front and Centered Coalition Leadership regarding I-2117: The campaign to repeal these recently enacted laws represents a reckless and bad faith effort by a wealthy individual and his politics of despair and division to undermine well-intentioned policy for the environment, education, and healthcare.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

A group of moderate Conservative MPs has served up a raft of policy recommendations designed to help deliver on the Prime Minister's pledge to "build back greener" from the Covid-19 recession, including proposals to bring forward the petrol and diesel car sale ban to 2030, plant tens of thousands of trees, and create a domestic carbon tax.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The economic, environmental, and public health challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis in 2020 continue unabated as we usher in a new presidential administration. Christopher Clack looked at the holistic grid and incorporated local solar into grid and system planning. The results are striking.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Canada’s major pension funds are dragging their heels on climate change, according to a new report from Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health. Shift Action is a charitable initiative that seeks to protect pensions and the climate by tracking pension fund investments and comparing them with climate policies.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Generations-old conversations about injustice have been borne out by death rates amongst BAME communities; and the urgent need to build resilience to shocks like climate change has been illustrated by the impacts of this health crisis on economies and societies.

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