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How Big Oil promotes climate change misinformation in Canadian schools

Corporate Knights

Oil and gas companies are influencing what Canadian students learn about climate change, funding and supplying educational materials that frame the issue to serve their interests, health and climate advocates warn in a new report. in 2020 called Climate Education Reform BC. Then came the threats.

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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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Paul Polman's rallying cry for courageous leaders

GreenBiz

The scale and scope of the climate change, biodiversity loss and inequality challenges facing corporate leaders is extensive. "[We] But that takes courage," said Polman, who in 2019 created Imagine, a foundation aimed at eradicating poverty and inequality and stemming runaway climate change. We don’t want to repeat that.

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Certifications matter more than ever and brands should be promoting them

GreenBiz

According to our latest polling of Americans in May, 43 percent of us are more concerned about climate change, 41 percent of us are more concerned about plastics in the ocean and 39 percent of us are more concerned about deforestation and environmental destruction than we were a year ago. If we go back in time to 2014, the No.

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Paying farmers a living wage is essential to ensuring sustainable coffee production

GreenBiz

Yet, swirling beneath the surface all of the major issues of the 21st century — climate change, globalization, immigration, women’s rights and wealth inequity — are being played out in remote coffee villages around the world. . From a high in 2014, prices paid to farmers have plummeted by 70 percent and now dance around $1 per pound.

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How to talk about racial justice in sustainability

GreenBiz

A June medical study links air pollution and extreme heat from climate change to pregnancy risk that disproportionately affects Black women. This reality is why poll after poll shows that BIPOC communities care more about climate change and strongly support action. . Second, ask who is affected and what could go wrong?

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NRG Receives A- Scores in Climate Change and Water Security from CDP

3BL Media

Originally published on NRG Energy Insights By Lynda Clemmons We are proud to share that NRG has achieved A- scores in both the 2023 Climate Change and Water Security reports. Today, we are targeting a 50% reduction of our greenhouse gases by 2025 (based on a 2014 base year) and net-zero emissions by 2050.

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