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The benefits of being a climate optimist

Corporate Knights

The year was 2005, and Samsø had been chosen by the Danish government as a showcase for its emerging expertise in renewable energy and other emission-cutting efforts. It would become the world’s first “renewable energy island,” completely free of fossil fuels. That was the promise. They are signs of catastrophic crisis.

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Budget 2023’s clean investments don’t add up

Corporate Knights

Last year, the government rolled out its Emissions Reduction Plan to big fanfare, stating that the country would cut its emissions by 40% (of 2005 levels) by 2030. The table below shows new budget funding to address the climate crisis and opportunity imperatives this fiscal year. They add up to $386 million, 0.02% of Canada’s GDP.

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North Sky Raises $250 Million for Private Equity Impact Fund

ESG Today

North Sky has been at the leading edge of sustainable investing since that movement began in the private markets circa 2005. Another positive is the impact marketplace has depth and breadth it did not have 10-15 years ago when most opportunities were confined to LP-led deals from 2005-8 venture firms.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

This summer, Oakland adopted an equitable climate plan with ambitious targets for 2030, calling for a 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gases relative to 2005 levels. It's been building out smart grid tech and testing out a virtual power plant. The end goal is carbon neutrality. .

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How Electrification Fits in the World of Cleaner Energy

3BL Media

Duke Energy has reduced its emissions by about 40 percent since 2005 and has enough wind and solar to power more than 2.4 Tom Fenimore, Duke Energy director of Smart Grid Emerging Technology and Operations, is on a panel about grid resiliency for fleet infrastructure. . million homes and businesses. “We

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11 Energy-Related Inventions From Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Get More Funding

CleanTechnica

million in federal and industry-matched funding will advance research projects.