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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Companies and countries all over the world are committing to net-zero goals and pledges to the SDGs; diversity, equity and inclusion goals; human rights — the list goes on. We need to put a lot of zeros on the "More than 1,000 businesses" in order to get to a net-zero carbon economy. Helle Bank Jorgensen.

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Dr. Ellen Williams Joins Climate Vault's Technology Experts Chamber To Help Evaluate Innovative CDR Projects

3BL Media

Williams, a globally recognized leader at the nexus of energy technology and policy, brings over 40 years of expertise to support Climate Vault’s mission of verifiably reducing and removing carbon emissions from the atmosphere. Throughout my career, I’ve worked to advance pioneering solutions that can make a real impact on climate change.

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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. The data backs this up: multiple U.S.

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Mars claims palm oil is 'deforestation-free' after ditching hundreds of suppliers

GreenBiz

The destruction of rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations is a major contributor to climate change and nature loss, due to the crucial role of richly biodiverse tropical forests in sequestering carbon dioxide, absorbing rainfall and releasing water into rivers.

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Policy Gaps Curbing Private Climate Finance Flows

Chris Hall

Multi-stakeholder dialogue seen as essential in unlocking capital for net zero solutions, as GSIA calls for development of national transition plans. An NTP would integrate a country’s existing NDC and other existing plans to form a coherent strategic response to climate change. C temperature pathway.

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Germany doubles down on ‘freedom energy’

Corporate Knights

Home to Europe’s first passive house, first feed-in tariffs for producers of renewable energy and an exceptionally strong Green Party, Germany has been pushing the climate envelope for decades. While striving to reduce emissions to 65% of 1990 levels by 2030, Germany announced last year that it is also aiming for net-zero by 2045.

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Urban Utilities commits to net zero by 2032

Sustainability Matters

Urban Utilities has committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2032, in time for Brisbane hosting that year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. It’s important to us to ensure our local offset projects benefit both our environment and our local communities as we continue our journey to net zero.