From paper to people: bringing equity to carbon markets
GreenBiz
JANUARY 10, 2023
We need greater transparency to ensure the protection of the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
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Gina McCarthy: Protecting the planet for all people
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Gina McCarthy: Protecting the planet for all people. Third, many people are feeling the painful effects of the economic fallout from the pandemic. For too long, climate change was viewed as a problem for the planet instead of a problem for people. Sara Murphy. Wed, 11/04/2020 - 01:30. I want twofers and threefers. Pull Quote.
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It’s time to put people first
GreenBiz
JUNE 12, 2020
It’s time to put people first. Those same people have been left disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19. The 49 million people thrown back into extreme poverty, wiping out two decades of progress. Lise Kingo. Fri, 06/12/2020 - 02:00. Editor's note: Lise Kingo is stepping down as CEO and executive director effective June 16.
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Aligning the Needs of People, Nature and the Planet
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
But we need to become more sensible about the effects that policies actually have on people’s lives. Xiye Bastida emphasizes the need to include Indigenous Peoples and alternative viewpoints in decision making to ensure a livable future for nature and people, especially for those in the poorest nations of the planet.
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How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 9, 2020
How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment. While the potential positive environmental impact of a shift to a circular economy is enormous, few organizations are considering the social implications for the more than 60 million people in its value chain. Annelise Thim. Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. Pull Quote.
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What’s top of mind for the most influential people in climate
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
As private and public sector leaders met at Climate Week NYC to talk about the climate crisis, three ways sustainability professionals can take immediate action emerged.
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Building relationships with Indigenous peoples: A 5-step guide for companies
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Here are recommendations on how to rethink your corporate Indigenous partnerships to protect biodiversity and the climate.
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Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Their use by high-profile people clearly undermines the goal of a climate conference and symbolises a disconnect between environmental concerns and individual actions and a lack of commitment to sustainable practices. Private jet travel is the most polluting mode of all, consuming lots of fuel yet carrying few passengers.
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Harnessing the power of your people to drive impact
GreenBiz
MAY 30, 2023
Sponsored: Pentair’s head of social responsibility shares how the company is engaging its global employees to advance the positive impacts of its business.
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The clean energy sector needs more young people
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
What do we need to build a clean energy workforce? The Powering Jobs Census from Power for All has some answers.
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Bamboo Pavilion brings people together with natural design
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Bamboo Pavilion is a beautiful outdoor structure that invites people to socialize. Lin Architecture has created a structure that puts humanity, social life and interaction at the core.
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Urgent need to increase awareness of e-waste amongst young people, says new report
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 16, 2023
A new campaign calls for multi-sector collaboration to tackle the e-waste crisis and drive behaviour change amongst young people. Despite a growing e-waste crisis, 45% of young people have never recycled a phone. Furthermore, 38% of young people have disposed of their phone in general waste.
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Reducing Food Waste for the Climate, Nature, and People
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 18, 2024
Reducing food loss and waste offers an opportunity to address many of our world’s existential challenges, including combating the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, improving environmental health protections, and fighting racial injustice.
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“People Power” plan gains support as a budget must – and a bridge over the energy divide
Renew Economy
MARCH 17, 2024
The post “People Power” plan gains support as a budget must – and a bridge over the energy divide appeared first on RenewEconomy. Pressure mounts on federal Labor to underwrite rooftop solar, home batteries and electrification amid concerns a growing energy divide is being "weaponised" to delay climate action.
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Poll: People Want Action on Plastics for Health and Wildlife
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 15, 2024
New poll results show overwhelming public support for government action to address the plastic crisis, including a strong global plastics treaty.
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Stylish supercar EV SUV seats up to seven people
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 4, 2023
If you've been waiting for a larger EV for daily hauling of people and gear, EV startup Lucid has just teased images of its upcoming three-row SUV EV called Gravity. This is the second EV from Lucid, but is upmarket from the company's Air models and offers more space, seating up to seven people.
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People-Centric Approaches to Climate Solutions
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Local climate action and people-centric approaches are critical to building on the ground capacities of communities vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Sustainable business must be people-centered
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Here's what it will take to get us all moving in a unified direction.
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People matter: Renewables industry needs a slogan and a story to go with it
Renew Economy
MARCH 14, 2024
The post People matter: Renewables industry needs a slogan and a story to go with it appeared first on RenewEconomy. The renewables industry needs a national slogan and a story to go with it to drive community support.
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More than 80 people, including 97yo minister, arrested after coal port blockade
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
A 97-year-old minister is among more than 80 people arrested after a blockade of a major Australian coal port continued beyond an agreed deadline. The post More than 80 people, including 97yo minister, arrested after coal port blockade appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Spender calls for “People Power Plan” to get consumers out of fossil fuel trap
Renew Economy
MARCH 5, 2024
Allegra Spender calls for "People Power Plan" that will get households out of the fossil fuel trap with home electrification and rooftop solar. The post Spender calls for “People Power Plan” to get consumers out of fossil fuel trap appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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England Environment Agency tells people to ignore pollution
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 11, 2022
England Environment Agency tells people to ignore pollution
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These blue flags celebrate the Indigenous First Nations people
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
A Downsview Wind Rose installation by Future Simple Studio both tracks the prevailing winds and celebrates the ancestral importance of this place to Indigenous First Nations people. It's a dynamic installation of blue flags set in a radial network of 32 square arches arranged like a compass that form a large rose-like shape.
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People living near fracking wells have higher heart attack risk
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 14, 2021
People living close to fracking wells are at a high risk of being hospitalized or losing their lives due to heart attacks.
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Automation for the people: reducing injury in quarrying
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Harrowing statistics from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work state that quarry workers are twice as likely to be killed in an accident than construction workers, and thirteen times more likely than those working in manufacturing.
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Tramayne Whitney Joins Planet’s Executive Team as Chief People Officer
Planet Pulse
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
It’s my pleasure to welcome Tramayne “Trey” Whitney to the Planet team as our Chief People Officer (CPO). Planet represents a global and culturally diverse company and Trey’s advanced leadership in building cohesive teams will be instrumental as we continue to invest in our organizational health, and our most valuable asset, our people.
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Power to the people: Why rooftop solar is key to Australia’s renewables target
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 8, 2023
The post Power to the people: Why rooftop solar is key to Australia’s renewables target appeared first on RenewEconomy. Distributed energy resources are the only renewable sector growing fast enough to help Australia meet its energy goals, and overcome vested interests.
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Book Review: Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard
Terra Infirma
MARCH 25, 2024
So I got hold of a copy of Chouinard’s book Let my people go surfing: the education of a reluctant businessman – originally published in 2005 and updated in 2016 – and I dug in. The post Book Review: Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard appeared first on Terra Infirma. Overall: Highly recommended for its maverick nature.
Power to the people? Bolivia’s hunt for gas targets national parks – and divides communities
The Guardian: Energy
APRIL 9, 2024
Local people say that, not so long ago, it could be a two-day horse ride just to communicate with the outside world. That remoteness helped preserve Tariquía.
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Managing when people use power: How do we make demand more flexible?
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 11, 2023
A successful energy transition depends on managing when people use power. The post Managing when people use power: How do we make demand more flexible? So how do we make demand more flexible? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 25, 2021
In 2020, the number of internally displaced people in the world reached the highest level in history.
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From Moving Cars to Moving People: Scaling Up Safer Streets in Indian Cities
The City Fix
APRIL 25, 2023
Most people in India walk – to work, to the market or to the railway station. According to the 2011 Indian census, 48% of people walk or cycle to work every day compared to the less than 3% of people.
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Severe coastal floods could affect 287 million people by 2100
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 3, 2020
Even if global warming is curbed today, millions of people will still be at risk of severe flooding.
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Air pollution from fossil fuels ‘kills 5 million people a year’
The Guardian: Energy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Of more than 8 million deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution, 61% linked to fossil fuels, finds study Air pollution from fossil fuel use is killing 5 million people worldwide every year, a death toll much higher than previously estimated, according to the largest study of its kind.
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Some people never tire of being wrong, especially about Net Zero
Terra Infirma
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
It takes hide of a certain thickness for someone whose blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Premiership still managed to precipitate an economic crisis to stand on a stage criticising other people, but then no-one does lack of self-awareness quite like Liz Truss. Maybe one day they will listen to the facts – I live in hope. 10 Downing Street.
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Resources for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Front And Centered
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Today—October 10—is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the so-called United States. Why Treaties Matter — A five-minute NPR video that introduces you to treaty rights and what they mean for Indigenous peoples in the United States. The post Resources for Indigenous Peoples’ Day appeared first on Front and Centered.
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Veganuary: 25 million people sampled vegan food during 2024 campaign
Business Green
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
million people with free resources this year 10th anniversary campaign directly supported more than 1.8
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Putting People First: 4 Cities Show How to Rethink Mobility
The City Fix
APRIL 7, 2023
For decades, urban transportation policy and practitioners have favored a model of analysis that prioritizes increasing the speed of vehicles and the time saved for people as a result. While this may make sense on an intuitive level, it is.
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Progress in CA on Protecting People and Wildlife from Toxic Neonics
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 14, 2024
Just in time for spring, we’re seeing movement in California to curtail harmful and unnecessary uses of neonicotinoid insecticides, or “neonics.”
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The thinking error that makes people susceptible to climate change denial
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2023
So why are so many people susceptible to this type of disinformation? The post The thinking error that makes people susceptible to climate change denial appeared first on RenewEconomy. From a scientific standpoint, the kind of climate denialist claims that come with every cold snap are absurd.
Why LTNs make (some) people mad…
Terra Infirma
APRIL 3, 2023
Of course not everybody has a car – 37% of the households in my city don’t – and those people get by just fine by taking a different mindset. It is a well understood phenomenon that most people believe that action needs to be taken to combat climate change, but when they are told they have to change, they will often react badly.
The Green Living Guy Seth Leitman Involving More People in His Advocacy
Green Living Guy
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Business and innovation can make a real impact on people’s lives. That’s what people like Seth Leitman believe. The post The Green Living Guy Seth Leitman Involving More People in His Advocacy appeared first on Green Living Guy. He also shares his mission to preserve the world we live in. “I
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Too Many People?
Energy Central
APRIL 25, 2023
There are close to 8 billion people on the planet. Is this too much for the earth to handle? Watch the video to learn if - when it comes to climate change - the issue is population growth or how we live.
From fiction reality: Could people ever embrace a ban on flying?
Grist
JANUARY 31, 2024
.” — a passage from “ Cabbage Koora ,” by Sanjana Sekhar The spotlight Nearly 4 in 5 people support doing “whatever it takes” to mitigate climate change, according to a survey published late last year by the firm Potential Energy. But support for specific policies is somewhat of a different story.
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