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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

Coming at the end of what is going down as the hottest year on record, it was easy to feel that the annual meetings of signatories to the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), plus the circus of non-governmental organizations, lobbyists and negotiators that has grown up around them, have failed to deliver.

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IPCC issues final warning about ‘rapidly closing window of opportunity’

Corporate Knights

A stark choice between climate stability and global devastation is the constant drumbeat from a landmark report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Already, “widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere , and biosphere have occurred,” the report says.

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Going electric will save Canadians money on energy costs

Corporate Knights

Climate change and affordability are closely intertwined. The impacts of the climate crisis already cost Canadians an average of $720 per year for things like repairs after flooding or wildfires – and that price tag is expected to double or triple by 2050.

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Investing Through the Renewable Energy Transition

3BL Media

Increasing demand and significant cost reductions have changed the clean energy landscape. Learn how decarbonization efforts may present opportunities for investors. In fact, solar electricity generation costs have decreased 83% since 2010. Opportunities in Decarbonization Are Growing. SOURCE: Morgan Stanley.

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Cascale Expands Manufacturer Climate Action Program

3BL Media

October 3, 2024 /3BL/ - In its first year, Cascale’s Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP) has expanded to engage over 60 manufacturers in the fight against climate change, the organization announced today. As an integral part of the Decarbonization Program, MCAP welcomes Cascale members and non-members alike.

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Meet the man calling out Big Tech’s climate hypocrisy

Corporate Knights

He acknowledges the significant efforts these companies were making to mitigate climate change: buying billions of dollars of clean energy to power their operations, maintaining venture investment funds for cleantech start-ups, investing heavily in the research and development of decarbonization technologies.

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Driving Sustainability: FedEx's Commitment to Carbon Neutral Operations and a Greener Global Supply Chain by 2040

3BL Media

Further, the company continues to address the challenges presented by climate change as it works toward a goal of carbon neutral global operations by 2040, guided by our strategy: decarbonize whats possible, co-create with purpose, and neutralize whats left.