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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

They could have an amazing impact on accelerating decarbonization, but theyve decided not to do it. They could have an amazing impact on accelerating decarbonization, but theyve decided not to do it. If they are going to be there only to be obstructors, and only to put spanners into the system, they should not be there.

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Global Electronics Council Significantly Raises Sustainability Standards for Electronics

3BL Media

Since its 2006 inception EPEAT has contributed to diversions of over 341 million metric tons of CO 2 equivalents,800 thousand gigawatt hours of energy savings, and $34 billion in lifetime product savings. This builds on years of tangible impacts.

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The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) Releases The Decarbonization Playbook for Small and Medium Suppliers

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: February 21, 2022 /3BL Media/ - In response to a world progressively seeking to move towards low carbon economies, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has published The Decarbonization Playbook for Small and Medium Suppliers. A decarbonization roadmap to setting climate targets for your company.

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Masdar, TotalEnergies Explore New Green Methanol & SAF Plant to Decarbonize Hard-to-Abate Industries

ESG Today

According to Masdar, the focus of the new project will be to help decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, such as the aviation and maritime industries. Founded in 2006, Abu Dhabi-based Masdar develops utility scale renewable energy and green hydrogen projects around the world.

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Four key lessons from the world’s top responsible investors

Corporate Knights

Since its launch in 2006, a significant portion of the global investment industry has signed on to the United Nations–backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). That is, by showing up to shareholder meetings and trying to steer portfolio companies toward decarbonization.

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Pierre Poilievre voted against the environment nearly 400 times

Corporate Knights

After Conservative leader Stephen Harper became prime minister in 2006, and until Harper was voted out in 2015, Poilievre voted in lockstep with his party on a barrage of regulation-eviscerating bills, according to federal Green Party leader and MP Elizabeth May.

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Here we go again: Ontario’s reckless nuclear gamble

Corporate Knights

Demand for power reached its all-time high of 27,000 MW in the summer of 2006 and declined to 22,600 MW by 2022. Nevertheless, the government expedited approval of new gas power plants, and we all know how that went. The gap never materialized. Now it is 2023.