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UN: Pandemic causes dip in building emissions, but long-term outlook bleak

Envirotec Magazine

The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic caused CO2 emissions from buildings and construction to fall significantly in 2020, but a lack of real transformation in the sector means that emissions will keep rising and contribute to dangerous climate change, according to the 2021 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction.

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The Ocean Race reports on microfibres in European seas

Envirotec Magazine

Two teams, Ambersail-2 and AkzoNobel Ocean Racing, carried scientific equipment onboard to capture samples of microplastics as they raced, while a third boat, 11th Hour Racing Team, took measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2), sea temperature, PH levels and salinity – key indicators of climate change. degrees Celsius. Int-Veen, I.,

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ESG alphabet soup: making sense of the regulations

Sustainability Matters

Growing concern about climate change added pressure to reduce a company’s carbon footprint. But it took the financial crisis of 2007 to turn the spotlight on excessive risk and expose whole industries to accusations of corruption and greed. The following list includes key ESG standard-setting frameworks to track.

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Climate change horror stories from around the world

Edouard Stenger

While it is undeniable that we are ramping up our actions against climate change, it is hard to deny that global warming is getting scarier every week. This could increase the speed of climate change even more as this greenhouse gas is 24 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

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RBG left these 4 lessons for the climate fight

GreenBiz

Climate action honors that legacy — because climate change is as stark an inequality issue as it gets and requires every bit as much doggedness to address. Climate action honors that legacy — because climate change is as stark an inequality issue as it gets and requires every bit as much doggedness to address.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. Elsa Wenzel.

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Killing King Coal is the First Step Towards Halving Our Emissions

Edouard Stenger

More recently, another study showed it had to be done in OECD nations to comply with the Paris Agreement targets. A 2010 US study showed that stopping burning coal could be done by 2030 with renewables and energy efficiency. while GDP grew too.