Greentown Labs

MARCH 29, 2021

Foote’s story serves as a reminder to our community that women+ have always been integral to climate science and solutions, and that it’s up to all of us to amplify voices of all perspectives for the future of our planet. Her advice for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs: “Remember your why.”. CEO and Co-Founder of Varea Energy.

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Grist

JUNE 21, 2023

Welcome back to our series on personal climate action , exploring new frameworks for the question: “How do I make a difference?” ” So far, we’ve covered stories of people making waves by raising their voices in court and expressing their climate values during some of the most meaningful moments in their lives.

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Mosaic

JULY 28, 2022

In June, we reached over $8 billion in funded volume and are continuing to see increased demand from homeowners to add solar and make their homes more sustainable. It is critical that those in the clean energy workforce, our customers and advocates for climate action take time to call their members of Congress and urge final passage.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 19, 2023

There is something uniquely intimidating about standing a few feet away from somebody working in a senior position in a company that is in part responsible for fueling the climate crisis that keeps you up at night, worried for your future. ” It was the kind of challenging question that few in Cannes seemed prepared to ask.

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Front And Centered

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

I want to update you on the work we’ve done over the summer to shape the Task Force recommendations, let you know about next steps in the process, and invite you to add your voice. . First, take a look at the Task Force’s draft recommendations. Second, join us and lift up your voice.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2021

That is the broad conclusion of a new report from charity Global Action Plan and Virgin Media O2 , which concludes that media, business, and campaign groups need to work harder to enable young people to publicly speak out on climate issues. Your experience and interest can spark more conversations and motivate other people to act too.".

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Scientists say that unless swift action is taken, methane from agriculture alone will take us beyond a 1.5C Turning Out in ‘Full Force’ The meat sector’s largest emitters – whose past efforts to obstruct climate action have been documented by DeSmog – plan to be on the ground in large numbers at COP28, the files show.

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Seyi Fabode

JUNE 3, 2020

The responses were along the lines of ‘ What can I do because I didn’t know, haven’t used my voice or wasn’t listening before? ’. Resources to read, donate, watch, and actions you can take to help the fight for equity and justice. We truly appreciate your thoughtfulness. For that, we say ‘Thank You’. BEARING????THE????BURDEN????OF????YOUR????NEW????FOUND????CONSCIOUSNESS????

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

None of this equates with actual action to reduce emissions or tackle inequality, but it’s clearly not fringe anymore (which fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil found out when activist investors forced it to take on sustainability-friendly board members). I could add many more stories, but let’s turn our gaze forward now.

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Low Impact

DECEMBER 12, 2021

I want to persuade as many of you as possible that positioning yourself on this spectrum is damaging to interpersonal relations, to communities, to political progress, probably to your mental health and definitely to the ambience of family gatherings – and to invite you to step off it. And, to a certain extent, they’re right.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2022

For those working on sustainability, climate action, and the green economy, these daunting challenges can feel particularly acute and make it all the harder to switch off from the daily updates of impending catastrophe. That is the broader contention of think tank and charity the Mindfulness Initiative, where White is the chair of trustees.

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 23, 2021

Sharing your thoughts is a brave act. You can’t predict the impact your words will have on the world. You hope and trust that they will inspire action and change. We need diverse voices and viewpoints. How many of them have been your boss?”. But also a leap of faith. And sometimes, they do.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Johnson's successor, Liz Truss, has promised "double down" on efforts to deliver the UK's 2050 net zero target, and voiced her support for offshore wind, rooftop solar, and new nuclear projects on the campaign trail, while also occasionally referencing the benefits of energy efficiency.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Every creature on Earth faces a threat from this looming change, largely driven by human actions. Going green starts with small steps we each take in our daily lives—collective action towards a greener planet is paramount. It’s all about those little choices we make every day that add up to big changes.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 16, 2020

Sustainable branding reinforces a company’s commitment to sustainability by giving it a face and a voice that leave an impression on stakeholders. If your company prides itself on recycling but makes no effort to eliminate single-use plastics in the workspace, then this incongruence can damage your credibility.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2022

The UK's progress on emissions reductions, climate policy, and international finance has been charted in its latest National Communication report to the UN - BusinessGreen takes a look at the key takeaways. Want to find out more about how the net zero transition will impact your industry?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 21, 2015

Kate’s message was to be bold and cultivate your vision. Taking action I started taking action: I hosted a retreat for long-term career planning based on Kate’s blog , started a lean-in circle, started a newsletter for women in the energy/environment space, spun my events list into a website , and jumped into the startup world.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

deal that saw the Norwegian state-owned energy giant take control of the firm's 6GW project pipeline. But even if we are really successful with renewables and clean tech, we will still have to take millions of tonnes of carbon down from the atmosphere. I was thinking about what to do next," Leggett tells BusinessGreen. "Of

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Deonna Anderson: I want to talk about your science-based targets at VF Corp. When we think about take-back programs, or recycling infrastructure that needs to be in place to advance us towards our goals, we think about it collectively, of how we can create scalable, enabling opportunities for our brands to succeed in our individual goals.

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Eco-Business

MAY 24, 2020

Back and bigger than ever, the overarching aim is simple; open an enviro-emporium to all + provide nuggets of inspiration + the mindful community = pave the way for actionable green steps to be taken. Green Is The New Black want to collect 10,000 pledges from individuals and companies to take #littlegreensteps in their daily lives. "It

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Smart home devices may never host a miniature human being inside of them — this isn’t that one episode of Black Mirror — but as the AI ecosystem evolves, voice assistants will quickly begin to feel hyperrealistic. Some advocates, on the other hand, have demanded Congress take action on the energy burdens the AI sector presents.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

So, as we take a step towards net zero, the greening of homes is really important.". The task at hand is by no means small, adds Claire Tracey, Nationwide's chief sustainability and strategy officer. These measures are necessary to fill a policy vacuum that is currently slowing action in the sector, Tracey emphasises.

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Eco-Business

MAY 24, 2020

Back and bigger than ever, the overarching aim is simple; open an enviro-emporium to all + provide nuggets of inspiration + the mindful community = pave the way for actionable green steps to be taken. Green Is The New Black want to collect 10,000 pledges from individuals and companies to take #littlegreensteps in their daily lives. "It

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As we developed the plan to turn our goals into action, it didn’t take long to realize that we needed public policy changes not just to achieve our own goals, but also to move the needle on climate change globally. Q: What does it take for a company to be an effective advocate for climate policy? And it has to come from the top.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Boris Johnson and COP26 president Alok Sharma are among the first people to sign up to have their names added to the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind farm, as part of an SSE initiative to build support for climate action ahead of the COP26 Climate Summit in November.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

AnimalhealthEurope – which describes itself as the “voice of the animal medicines industry” – writes on the “focus areas” section of its website that while it may be “tempting to restrict antibiotic use to people only,” if animals are deprived of antibiotics “disease will spread and animals will suffer.”

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Every policy, law, regulation, study, analysis, proposal or action that has the climate crisis in mind is built on the basis of those two figures: 1.5 Science has been introducing the idea since the 1970s and, little by little, politics has taken it as a reference to guide climate action. It concluded the so-called Bali Action Plan.

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2022

In an interview with BusinessGreen , Amaral revealed the next chapter of the SBTi's development would see the group "double down" on its guidance and standards, noting that as corporate climate action and net zero goals had moved into the mainstream, the group's priorities were shifting. "We

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Greentown Labs

JULY 15, 2020

Read on for insights into how corporations are taking climate action and underscoring their commitment to sustainability as the world navigates and emerges from the global pandemic. I hope you and your loved ones are staying healthy and well. ER: The world has changed a lot since we spoke earlier this year.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2021

Its domestic Green Screen initiative, run with sustainability consultancy Greenshoot, provides a practical online tool to support environmentally friendly filming in London, enabling productions to set their own environmental targets and action plans. Meanwhile, some within the cultural industries would like to see much more radical action.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The campaign’s goal is to add enough rooftop and community solar energy to power 30 million homes across the U.S. The promise of distributed energy – the ability to produce solar power and store it at your home, business or in your community – is expansive. within the next five years.

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Earth Gratitude

AUGUST 27, 2017

An Action Plan For 2017 and Beyond. There is exponentially more power in action than in resistance. Make your own I Will list. Educate myself and change my own actions, so that I’m not personally supporting terrorist regimes, dictators and hostile regions of the world with my consumption choices and money.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2021

I've worked for the Environment Agency for 20-odd years on various different issues and it's not easy to get your head around all those scenarios. You need to decide which one is best for you, how you link it to your fund, and after a lot of number crunching we ended up with 2045.". "That wasn't easy.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2021

How do you think your previous work informs what you bring to your co-founder and president role today? Richard Matsui: It’s an interesting situation where you can very quickly become a victim of your own success. Richard Matsui: That’s incredible. Jon Powers: That’s 100% right. Richard Matsui: Absolutely.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This clearly indicates the awareness of the private sector of their role in contributions to actions to reduce the loss or cut the loss of biodiversity.". That voice is louder, in my view [that those calling for low-ambition]. I'm confident the voice we bring of leading business is very strong.". A stable policy framework.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

It is a question being asked by a growing band of investors who have realised that lobbying activity can be something of a blindspot for companies that are otherwise publicly committed to climate action. We've got to keep driving the climate agenda during a period of wobbly economic conditions," he adds.

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Grist

JANUARY 30, 2020

They stretched a measuring tape across the water and began taking readings. Add that to the expensive devices automatically measuring water quality every half hour, and the storm-chasing measurements Trentman makes when it starts to rain. A smile spread over Scott’s face as I spoke. There would be more obstacles in the way.

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