DeSmogBlog

MARCH 12, 2020

Tags: financial impacts of climate change Senator Sheldon Whitehouse green swan events subprime mortgage scandal With markets currently in turmoil due to the coronavirus pandemic, experts testified Thursday that there is high risk for an even larger economic crisis absent urgent climate policy.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 11, 2020

Read time: 8 mins On March 5, there was a sense of drama and tension unlike in years past as ExxonMobil’s top executives gathered for their annual Investor Day presentation, a highly anticipated event where the oil major lays out its plans for the next few years in an effort to woo investors.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 30, 2019

It’s a huge event in this county, population 164,742; organizers expected up to 40,000 attendees at last year’s festival, which included a Civil War re-enactment, pony rides, and craft demonstrations like bobbin lace making. Tags: pennsylvania Royal Dutch Shell Cracker Refinery petrochemical development Falcon Ethane Pipeline

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 7, 2020

After years studying the climate, my work has brought me to Sydney where I’m studying the linkages between climate change and extreme weather events. Tags: Covering Climate Now Professor Michael Mann Australia australia wildfires climate change science By Michael Mann. It too is now threatened by climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Errors in human judgement set off a chain of events that once in motion inevitably bring extreme suffering, and a powerful sense of helplessness to change what we know is coming. Tags: climate change comedy

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Grist

MAY 18, 2023

Those impacts come with a surprisingly steep price tag, according to the study, which was published in Science on Thursday. Drought in Indonesia and Southeast Asia during and directly after an El Niño event leads to wildfires, which also damage homes and other infrastructure and lead to economic losses.

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Charged

OCTOBER 22, 2021

GM has promised to launch 30 new EV models by 2025, and the automaker teased a couple of these at the recent From Automaker to Platform Innovator event for investors. A $30k price tag, just about 5 grand above the current MSRP of the legacy Equinox, would be an eye-opener. “We

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2021

A UK-Canada event last week praised 26 “exceptional individuals actively working to move Canada to net-zero emissions”, five of whom work for companies and investors involved in the fossil fuel industry, including the Canadian oil sands. TAG), the largest natural gas transporter in Brazil.

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Mearth

JANUARY 20, 2021

Tagged 3 friends in your shared post. Grand Prize Mechanics: To qualify, participants must complete the following challenges: Answered at least 6 of the pop quiz challenges or has earned a Mearth X Pro Raffle Pass. Liked & Follow Mearth’s official Facebook page. Signed up for Mearth’s newsletter on the blog home page .

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Chicago’s complaint cites more frequent and intense storms, flooding, droughts, shoreline erosion, toxic algae blooms in Lake Michigan, and extreme heat events like a four-day heat wave in 1995 that killed more than 700 Chicagoans.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 28, 2020

But its settlement agreement with the Louisiana Public Service Commission comes with an option to increase that allocation from the original 268 megawatts to up to 464 megawatts in the event that Texas does not also approve the Swepco proposal, the company said. billion transmission line put too much financial risk on Swepco ratepayers.

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Business Green

JULY 5, 2020

Iggy Bassi, founder and chief executive of Cervest, said: "Our findings show that businesses are unclear of the risks that climate presents to them, and the potential price tag that goes with that. Bearing the brunt of this current pandemic will be an immediate focus for many companies.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

At the launch event for the new initiative today, COP27 President Sameh Shoukry said the Adaptation Agenda was a "critical step" for the "implementation COP", referring to the Egyptian presidency's tag line for the event.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 5, 2021

By analyzing the raft of data produced by turbines and combining that with root cause analysis, it has become possible to predict when these common lost energy events might occur and notify operators before it starts costing them time and money. Read more: What a year for wind. The approach in practice.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And, of course the heroic responders to all these events, not to mention an entire generation of youth who fear their future is being stolen before their eyes, marching in the streets. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 So many people and stories. But lately, I’ve been following the money. percent of GDP by 2100.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

"For people that really know cells, this is a massive breakthrough," Musk at the event, which took place at an outdoor drive-in event near Tesla's headquarters in Palo Alto to allow for social distancing. "I

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Terra Infirma

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Twenty years ago I found myself attending a community engagement event on Teesside about renewable energy. A woman told us that she had been to Blyth, Northumberland on a fact-finding trip to see the wind-turbines on the coast there. “Even in the town square, I could feel the whomp whomp whomp of the turbines hurting my chest.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Lei’s P+365 project takes abandoned tents from music festivals and repurposes the material into streetwear to be sold the following year at the same event (hence the “365” to symbolize the year-long cycle). The idea is to raise awareness of this environmental issue while finding a use for the tents beyond waste.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2021

Nintendo recognizes that vested interest with Sustainability Week, Pokémon Go’s latest event, inspired by the goal of safeguarding our planet. The event runs from April 20-25, coinciding with Earth Day on April 22. Throughout Sustainability Week, trainers will perform a variety of field research tasks.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

Linking climate change to disastrous weather events like droughts, hurricanes, or floods is always tricky: Terrible storms happened before people started mucking with the global thermostat, and they’ll continue even if countries start to get their emissions under control. Strauss was also once a member of Grist’s board of directors.).

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Jacko’s comments — initially made during a panel discussion at the conference and then confirmed in a separate interview — contrasted sharply with the otherwise enthusiastic tone set by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, energy minister Brian Jean, and environment minister Rebecca Schulz, who all spoke at the event. Pathways estimates a $16.5

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Check out VERGE Net Zero , a free online event, Dec. Each entry is a form of carbon removal that is defined and tagged with the impact level it could have on reducing carbon emissions, the timeline for implementation of the technology, a list of key experts and a set of research recommendations and questions. 6-7, online.].

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The study findings show that, over the course of 10 climate-sensitive events from the year 2012, Americans endured more than $10 billion in healthcare costs. Our research shows that health-related costs added at least another 26 percent to the national price tag for 2012 severe weather-related damages.”

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Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The average price tag on an electric vehicle (EV) could shoot up by £2,800 in the UK in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit, with resulting tariffs imposed on battery imports likely to effectively cancel out consumer savings from the government's plug-in car grants scheme, Britain's car industry has warned.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Maintaining healthy, comfortable buildings can be expensive in Minnesota — especially during polar vortex events. The college already had the drones (each with a price tag of $40,000) and used the project as a student learning opportunity. Originally published at ILSR.org.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2023

As such, farmers are starting to address sustainability issues "almost as a tag-along", according to Dierenfeld. The survey gathered information about how the livestock and poultry industry is already innovating to reduce its environmental impacts, primarily by chasing higher productivity and lower costs in an increasingly challenging market.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2023

As such, farmers are starting to address sustainability issues "almost as a tag-along", according to Dierenfield. The report also warned there were significant obstacles to the adoption of more sustainable practices.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

The tag “forever chemicals” is clearly very appropriate for a class of synthetic compounds whose unusual molecular structure, including the carbon-fluorine (C-F) bond (considered one of the strongest found in organic chemistry), appears to offer little scope for any thermal or other degradation at all, so they endure permanently.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

You can now sign up to attend the virtual Net Zero Finance Summit , which will take place live and interactive on Tuesday 29 March and will be available on demand for delegates after the event.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

A Facebook ad that ran earlier this month for an offshore wind event urged graduates to attend in order to "discover your role in the journey to net zero emissions". But, as Fidler points out, she was trying to advertise a careers event, not make a political point.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 12, 2022

In recent months, Cheniere Energy, the largest LNG exporter in the United States, has begun providing emissions data , which it calls “carbon emissions tags,” or CE tags, for its gas. The tags quantify the greenhouse gas emissions of a given LNG cargo, with the aim of easing buyers’ concerns. But there are problems here as well.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

However, investing in renewable energy such as solar, wind or geothermal can come with a steep price tag and these technologies aren’t effective in every region. With the rising popularity of video calling and virtual conferences, many meetings, trade shows, and similar events can be done virtually from the office.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

but did not tag Shell, nor mention his commercial relationship with the brand. Dallas was fantastic,” Shell said in a testimonial following the event, adding that the social media campaign had fetched over a million views, which the company described as “absolutely huge!”

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 7, 2020

Visiting runners can pick up trail maps and connect with locals at FootZone , a running shoe store that sponsors running events. For a fancier night out, Joolz is a Mediterranean-themed restaurant that uses the tag line “where the Middle East meets the Wild West.” Bend is probably best known as a magnet for rock climbers.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

Here, the OBR is crystal clear, estimating that unmitigated warming could see public debt spiralling up to a terrifying 290 per cent of GDP, thanks to "an ever hotter climate and more frequent and costly economic shocks", such as the fallout from increased conflict, mass migration, and extreme weather events.

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Greenability Magazine

JUNE 16, 2020

Typically, Make Music Day features 5,000 events in 1,000 cities worldwide. But this year due to COVID-19, all events are virtual. Global Livestream – The Make Music Alliance is organizing an all-day video stream showcasing the rich diversity of music making events globally. Photo: Central Park Conservancy.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 14, 2020

About this Event. >>This >>This event is complimentary for all WCS members and limited to the first 100 attendees. We hope that this event will offer the space to reflect on your routine and nudge you to think bigger to take bolder climate action. Tag your posts with #WCSEarthDay so we can share with each other.

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