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Killing King Coal is the First Step Towards Halving Our Emissions

Edouard Stenger

Likewise, depending from Russia is not a safe geopolitical bet for Europe as Putin could turn off the spigots leaving us cold in winter… The costs of building new nuclear reactors have significantly increased since the catastrophe of Fukushima (Japan) in 2011. Are thorium or fusion credible solutions ? Our future can be coal-free.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

This is where Jacobson’s story takes on a cinematic glow, which I wrote about for HuffPost in 2011. On the evening of July 10, 2011, Jacobson attended a swanky event in San Francisco. It would be the first clean energy roadmap that Jacobson would draft, and he did it on the evening of September 13, 2011. The Solutions Project.

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ESG Explainer: Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain

Chris Hall

In 2011, the United Nations published guiding principles on business and human rights (UNGPs), in which it set out member states’ and corporations’ human rights responsibilities. Divestment was the least selected due diligence action by both business and general respondents. What is being done at the policy level?

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New Ideas, Better Teamwork in Pursuit of Paris Goals

Chris Hall

According to a recent BloombergNEF analysis , the 2011-2015 low-carbon to fossil energy supply investment ratio was US$0.5 Rooke says these are “encouraging signs” and asserts that GFANZ’s focus is on engaging with carbon-intensive firms rather than divestment. “We low-carbon versus US$1 for fossil fuels.