ESG Today

MAY 4, 2023

KKR has deployed over $15 billion in equity globally to invest in renewable assets since 2011. Launched last year, Serentica is focused on industrial decarbonization in India, by providing round-the-clock clean energy solutions to help transition large-scale, energy-intensive industries to clean energy.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The state's environmental leadership also extends to climate change mitigation policy. In 2011, enforcement began of the state's low-carbon fuel standard , the world's first. Acute and chronic physical climate risks facing California range from heatwaves to persistent drought, and a seemingly never-ending fire season.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It is the missing part of the puzzle to a fully decarbonized economy," the European Commission wrote in a July strategy document. In Japan, a new green hydrogen plant, one of the world’s largest, just opened near Fukishima — an intentionally symbolic location given the plant’s proximity to the site of the 2011 nuclear disaster.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

Methane is a primary component in natural gas and a contributor to climate change. Why is reducing methane emissions so important to climate change mitigation? This powerful warming effect causes experts to believe that cutting methane emissions is critical to mitigating climate change. Read more

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 22, 2021

Electrification of everything is not necessarily the best path to decarbonization if was also want reliable energy delivery, argues David Cox. But until we’re willing to make bold moves on how we approach energy, these incidents likely won’t change. David Cox, Founder and CFO of the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

Anybody who’s watched the news over the past month will know that the effects of climate change are becoming too pressing to ignore. Put together by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the comprehensive report confirms that “it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, oceans, and land.”

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Clean Tech Delta

JUNE 21, 2021

Venture capital lost about half of the $25B they invested in cleantech between 2006 and 2011, according to PWC , leading them to pivot to software and AI. They can also target specific wicked deep decarbonization problems and have impact thresholds for investing. It seems that cleantech 2.0 is on a one way street now.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 17, 2024

Phasing out fossil fuels is key to cutting emissions and fighting climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body charged with assessing climate change science, includes carbon capture and storage among the actions needed to slash emissions and meet temperature targets.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Beyond the Scope is a new sustainability podcast series from Schneider Electric that brings sustainability experts and influencers together to offer insightful views on decarbonization solutions and pathways that lie ahead of us. The fight against climate change is too much for companies and governments to handle alone.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The shift also is important for addressing climate change. The continued decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in Ohio, and the increase in solar energy activity in particular, has become a significant development toward decarbonization goals,” Michaud said. Last year the figure was more than 90 million MWh.

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Stanford Social Innovation

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Investments toward climate goals might pay off financially in the long-term but usually require upfront investments that can challenge health systems with narrow operating margins. And clinicians’ expertise in health isn’t always accompanied by climate change expertise. Future dividends are expected as a changed system persists.

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Matthew E. Kahn

JUNE 9, 2021

Back in 2011, my old friend Enrico Moretti published his important New Geography of Jobs book. As we face the climate change challenge, those geographic areas that develop an edge in being resilient in the face of climate risks will experience greater economic growth. You can read a synopsis here.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2022

Last fall, an ambitious survey covering 10 countries found that 84% of young people aged 16 to 25 are at least “moderately worried” about climate change – and 59% are extremely worried. They don’t see the “adults” – in business or government – making any of the hard decisions required to avoid the climate crisis.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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