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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Most investors and companies still don’t put a price tag on natural capital, or the cost of losing it, and biodiversity becoming a top "theme" only means people have begun talking about it. In its Global Risks Report for 2021 , the World Economic Forum ranks biodiversity loss as the world’s No. 4 risk by impact.

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Anti-15 minute city protests are just the latest bump in the road to Sustainability

Terra Infirma

A rag tag group of self-publicists, anti-vaxxers/climate change deniers and right wing nutters marched through Oxford to protest a series of bus gates designed to encourage motorists to drive around the city centre rather than through it (ironically bringing traffic in the city centre to a halt). The lesson from all this?

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'Giant opportunity': Why achieving a net zero emission supply chain could be cheaper than you think

Business Green

Supply chain decarbonisation is possible at relatively low cost to consumers, World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group research suggests. Similarly, producing a zero carbon pair of jeans or a basket of groceries might add just €1 onto the price tag, according to the report.

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'Green product scarcity' is looming: How can businesses remove the cleantech bottleneck?

Business Green

World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group warn that despite growing demand for green products, supply chain risks pose a major threat to the net zero transition. How can these emerging clean technologies be deplayed fast enough and in sufficient quantities to actually bend the global emissions curve downwards?

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

AGreenLiving

Most investors and companies still don’t put a price tag on natural capital, or the cost of losing it, and biodiversity becoming a top “theme” only means people have begun talking about it. In its Global Risks Report for 2021 , the World Economic Forum ranks biodiversity loss as the world’s No.

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EU project aims to play leading role in addressing e-waste

Envirotec Magazine

Finnish technology research group VTT will develop sustainable materials and manufacturing processes for electronic products, as well as circularity enablers, namely smart tags as data carriers for digital product passports. According to the World Economic Forum , 53 million tonnes of electronic waste was discarded in 2019.

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Meet the Shadowy Network Vilifying Climate Protestors

DeSmogBlog

Schäffler has described himself as a “climate skeptic,” and says things like “Climate protection is only possible with [economic] growth.” Representatives from member think tanks also meet at events like the annual regional Liberty Forums or the two-day Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner.