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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels. A statement provided by Shell welcomed signs that some form of new regulatory regime was on the way.

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Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050

GreenBiz

A former research scientist in clean energy and transportation at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Gopal has a grant-making philosophy that focuses on electrifying the global economy quickly, resiliently and reliably with clean power. The second reason is its focus on job creation.

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Her Money. Her Future.

3BL Media

Through savings groups, entrepreneurship programming, and supply chain policy advisory, we’re increasing women’s control, capability, confidence, and choice to earn, save, and invest in themselves, their businesses, families, and communities. 19M savings group members and $690M+ savings mobilized since 2008. Where do we go next?

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Geopolitical uncertainty, trade restrictions and divergence on AI ‘biggest risks’ to growth for global companies

Envirotec Magazine

Such restrictions can create barriers and hinder economic growth, affecting supply chains and market access. In 2023, a staggering 91 countries were involved in some form of conflict, a significant increase from 58 in 2008.This percent impact on global GDP.

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Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Acting for Nature

3BL Media

Nature underpins societal wellbeing by providing basic life support services and material goods such as soil, air, water, food, fuel, and fibre 1 , so the impacts of nature loss are wide-reaching and threaten the foundations of our global economies, livelihoods, and food systems 2,3.

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Why Should Investors Care About Anti-microbial Resistance?

Chris Hall

It has been estimated that the global death toll attributable to AMR could rise to 10 million people a year by 2050 if we do not act now, with damage to the economy potentially being as catastrophic as the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. It’s estimated that AMR was directly responsible for the death of 1.27

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Outcomes from Implications of COVID-19 for Public Health and the SDGs

Sustainable Development Network

Carlos Gadelha , Coordinator of Prospection Actions at Fiocruz, shared ( slides ) some health supply chain vulnerabilities which also affect our ability to respond, as many critical medical supplies, instruments, and devices depend on global supply chains.