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Dozens of Ad & PR Industry Directors Have Ties to Heavily Polluting Industries

DeSmogBlog

Of the 64 total board members at Omnicom Group , WPP , Interpublic Group (IPG), Publicis Groupe , Dentsu and Havas , 32 have significant experience in carbon-heavy sectors such as fossil fuels, fossil fuel financing, plastics, utilities, and aviation. Twenty-two are still serving in roles at such companies.

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Sustainable Business Went Mainstream in 2021

Andrew Winston

The discussion around what most now call “ESG” (environmental, social, and governance) has become far more common than I’ve ever seen in my 20 years in the field. So what happened this year that built such momentum? But what’s happened since is unclear. To me, we’ve reached the end of the beginning. Here we go.

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? What the FOAK?

Climate Tech VC

From securing financing to forging a partnership with a developer , the inherent uncertainty around FOAK (or even the first few "early-of-a-kind") projects means everyone is on edge about the risks and unclear about the rewards—not to mention the returns. Key takeaways FOAK risk doesn’t just mean tech risk.

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Climate change re-emerges from the Covid smog

Business Green

If you've been wondering what was happening on the international climate change agenda given the postponement of COP26 , the annual UN summit due to have taken place in Glasgow in November, the last 10 days have given a few clues, as nations and their leaders lifted their eyes up from the coronavirus crisis and began to talk.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

And it may seem unlikely that an industry as carbon-intensive as aviation — a hard-to-abate sector, in the argot of the climate policy crowd — might somehow emerge with its green credentials flying high in a climate-constrained world. I was paid by Shell for this work but not to write this article, which has not been reviewed by the company.)

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How Carbon Capture and Storage Projects Are Driving New Oil and Gas Extraction Globally 

DeSmogBlog

The company says that more oil will mean less emissions; however — provided the industry builds enough facilities to capture carbon dioxide (CO2), the main gas causing the climate crisis. “We In January, ExxonMobil Tweeted a video interview with a safety and environment supervisor at its LaBarge CCS project in Wyoming.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

AGreenLiving

And it may seem unlikely that an industry as carbon-intensive as aviation — a hard-to-abate sector, in the argot of the climate policy crowd — might somehow emerge with its green credentials flying high in a climate-constrained world. I was paid by Shell for this work but not to write this article, which has not been reviewed by the company.)