DeSmogBlog

JULY 7, 2020

Read time: 6 mins Climate litigation is not going away any time soon. Tags: climate litigaton climate lawsuits climate crisis Human Rights Urgenda carbon majors COVID-19 Tags: climate litigaton climate lawsuits climate crisis Human Rights Urgenda carbon majors COVID-19

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Tags: American Institute for Economic Research oregon petition COVID-19 COVID Denial This think tank, funded in part through a corporate investment firm with holdings in major oil and petrochemical companies, operates a network for the international business community that partners with other institutions backed by Koch and fossil fuel cash.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2020

Read time: 9 mins On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared that the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019 , which causes the disease COVID -19, was officially a “public health emergency of international concern.” At the time, there were cases confirmed in 19 countries and deaths in China had reached 170.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Read time: 7 mins Last month, 11,258 scientists from virtually every country in the world published a study on climate change, writing that they collectively declared “clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency.”.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Oil and gas companies have been feeling mounting pressure, as signs emerge that oil is losing favor, both with the public amid climate concerns and with some investors. Tags: methane natural gas fracking finances UN Climate Summit ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM)

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

coast, footage of the storm's devastation flooded the internet alongside calls for governments and the news media to recognize the here-and-now destruction of the climate emergency. Tags: hurricanes and global warming extreme weather Caribbean green new deal

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

It is republished here as part of DeSmog's partnership with Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Over the years, fossil fuel companies have poured millions into sowing doubt about climate science and burnishing their public image.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Clean transport advocates point out £30bn price tag for railway electrification is in the same ball park as budget for road building. The Treasury is facing further accusations that it is hampering the UK's net zero transition, after reports emerged over the weekend that it has blocked plans to electrify Britain's railways over cost concerns.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

And that universe, according to scientists, is one without climate change. Climate change is already hurting us much more than we realize,” said Benjamin Strauss, chief scientist at the research and communications nonprofit Climate Central and one of the study’s authors. billion in damages.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As interest and scrutiny involving the use of carbon credits toward net zero goals intensifies, resources from Shopify, Frontier Climate, and Ecosystem Marketplace have some answers for corporate buyers. Want to learn more about how to accelerate your company's journey to a climate-positive future? 6-7, online.].

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Business Green

MAY 23, 2021

Public debt increased by $12tr in 2020 according to the Institute of International Finance, exacerbating already high levels of debt in some emerging markets. It is clear that unprecedented levels of investment will be needed to enable countries to both recover and transition to climate and nature-smart economies.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Using the Philippines as an example of areas that are prone to natural disasters , the team’s design strategy was to create something that could withstand even the most extreme weather emergencies, from floods and superstorms to typhoons and earthquakes. The structure was inspired by the traditional Filipino Bahay-kubo houses.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Your customers say there is a climate emergency and want you to act. The largest opinion poll on climate change found two-thirds of people around the world believe we are in a "global emergency." Strikingly, the study found that in every country surveyed, most people are very concerned about climate change.

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2022

All of which goes a long way to explaining why advertising is emerging as a major front in the push to accelerate the net zero transition. Promoting fossil fuel companies, SUVs and airlines in a climate emergency is like advertising cigarettes in a hospital. There are good reasons why Mad Men made for such satisfying drama.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Hence, as climate change worsens, so do healthcare costs. Both the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) jointly warn that because of these serious healthcare and medical costs, climate change is essentially a public health crisis. The environment shapes our society.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2021

However, economists and green groups raised concerns that delaying the decarbonisation of home heating - widely seen as one of the most challenging tasks in the UK's net zero transition - risks piling further costs on the transition further down the line, as well as undermining climate targets.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

Canadians will spend 12% less on energy overall than they do today when they switch off fossil fuels to power their homes, vehicles and businesses with clean electricity, according to a report from the Canadian Climate Institute. Already, provinces with the cleanest grids typically pay the least for electricity.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Truss's first speech as PM touts vision for 'aspiration nation' characterised by tax cuts and business-led growth, but leaves out any mention of net zero, nature, or the climate crisis. Sounds like concerns about JRM's climate views have left her unable to fill it. — Natasha Clark (@NatashaC) September 6, 2022.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And there were conflicting reports over the price tag attached to the new support package. The outgoing PM's sole allusion to his government's climate efforts related to increasing ambitions for UK offshore wind and nuclear power capacity, as he talked up his efforts to provide "the short and long term solutions for our energy needs".

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2020

Let's hope the Chancellor is listening and ups the government's game next week - putting people, climate and nature front and centre of the government's recovery strategy.". However, Ed Matthew of the Climate Coalition offered a damning assessment of the Prime Minister's heavily-trailed speech.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2023

How can these emerging clean technologies be deplayed fast enough and in sufficient quantities to actually bend the global emissions curve downwards? Urgent action is therefore needed across the board to remove these bottlenecks, according to WEF's head of climate change, Antonia Gawel.

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

Yet without action to get to net zero emissions across every corner of the global economy, the planet's climate will continue to warm. Increasing process efficiency and the use of recycled materials, as well as buying more renewable power, provides companies with major climate gains at very low costs.".

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

Just how much it will cost the UK to reach net zero emissions by 2050 is the trillion-pound question at the epicentre of climate discourse at present. But the outcome of the COP26 Climate Summit could well be a crucial factor in how the costs of decarbonisation play out in the UK, he argued. Or is it a billion pound question?

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 12, 2022

liquefied natural gas is “seeking to greenwash” its operations in order to portray gas exports as a climate solution and clear the way for further expansion, according to a new report. The tags quantify the greenhouse gas emissions of a given LNG cargo, with the aim of easing buyers’ concerns. A major exporter of U.S.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

In what is a crucial year for climate action in 2021, there CCC has today given the government much food - but little time - for thought - here are its top takeaways. It remains to be seen when these strategies might emerge or whether they will meet the level of ambition sought by the CCC, but one thing is for sure: time is fast running out.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It was back then, in 2017, that The Climate Group launched EV100 with the backing of just 10 companies that publicly pledged to switch to a fully electric road transport fleet. Including these most polluting vehicles in the shift to zero emission solutions will be crucial if we are to achieve the Paris climate goals," she added.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

If concerns about the impact of Brexit or climate change on our food supply weren't incentive enough for a rethink of how we produce, import and consume food, the reality of the situation we have found ourselves in recently almost certainly is. Food production is breaching planetary boundaries.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2022

The combination of escalating climate impacts and geopolitical tensions mean we are facing "the end of abundance, the end of insouciance, the end of assumptions". It could have granted emergency planning approval to onshore wind and solar farms, some of which would have been able to come online this winter.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2022

But climate and energy experts have been quick to slam the fuel duty cut as both environmentally and socially regressive, noting the move will benefit more affluent citizens who tend to own the most polluting vehicles and do nothing to alleviate the cost of living for poorer people dependent on public transport for travel.

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2021

Hewett hopes the much-anticipated plan will take a technology-neutral approach to decarbonising homes when it does finally emerge. "We They are thinking about getting an electric vehicle in the next couple years and the idea of charging your own vehicle [with electricity generated on site] is a very attractive one.".

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Grist

JUNE 21, 2021

It’s easy to think about the global climate crisis in the abstract. where recent research has found that one in ten premature deaths are caused by air-polluting fossil fuels, medical schools have only begun grappling with a lack of curricula focused on climate change in the last couple of years. In the U.S.,

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 23, 2021

Your customers say there is a climate emergency and want you to act Diane Osgood Tue, 03/23/2021 – 01:00 The largest opinion poll on climate change found two-thirds of people around the world believe we are in a “global emergency.” Here are some insights from the UN Development Program (UNDP) poll of 1.2

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 23, 2021

Your customers say there is a climate emergency and want you to act Diane Osgood Tue, 03/23/2021 – 01:00 The largest opinion poll on climate change found two-thirds of people around the world believe we are in a “global emergency.” Here are some insights from the UN Development Program (UNDP) poll of 1.2

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Charged

AUGUST 21, 2019

The boat features a 70-ton bollard pull, estimated lifespan of 25 years, and an initial price tag roughly double that of a diesel tug boat, according to Tony Gibson, CEO of Ports of Auckland. Many of the challenges we face with climate change will require solutions that aren’t yet on the market.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2021

Green group claims only fraction of Budget 2021 has been directed towards climate change mitigation policies, as pressure ramps up Chancellor Rishi Sunak to step up support for net zero transition. percent of the UK's GDP, despite the government's adoption of more ambitious emissions goals and its insistence climate action is a top priority.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 30, 2021

Fossil fuel companies lied for decades about climate change, and humanity is paying the price. My daughter just turned 16, and I’ve been thinking about the safest place she can spend her adult life since she was a baby and I first started writing about adapting to climate change. Shouldn’t those lies be central to the public narrative?

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2021

Green group claims only fraction of Budget 2021 has been directed towards climate change mitigation policies. WWF has claimed the UK's latest Budget "doesn't add up" if the government is to make good on its climate promises, as the environmental group today unveiled fresh analysis of the Treasury's fiscal plans.

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