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Larry Fink says accelerate. He needs to say it much louder

GreenBiz

Every dollar not spent in new ways to cut GHG and to stop the voracious linear economy is investing in future stranded assets. Remember the mess at NRG in 2017 ? For investors, the acceleration question is: What are the companies in your portfolio doing in 2021 to cut pollution by 10 to 15 percent this year?

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Is someone you know changing the world? Nominate them for the constellation prize

Renewable Energy World

Keith Schue and I were introduced through email in 2017 by the executive director of New York Geo , Bill Nowak. The focus of our argument beyond reduction of GHG emissions was that the installation of natural-gas-fed electric power generators would be a “stranded asset.”

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Jay Egg wins award for proposing a renewable solution over a gas-fired project planned for NY building

Renewable Energy World

Back in October of 2017, Jay wrote an article that Renewable Energy World published called CHP Project for Empire State Plaza Misses the Mark. Just after the holidays I heard from an old friend, Jay Egg , who heads up a geothermal consulting firm, EggGeo.

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Energy Giants Come Under Shareholder Pressure on Emissions

Chris Hall

Most of the co-filers of the TotalEnergies proposal are members of investor coalition Climate Action 100+, which has been engaging with the firm since early 2017 to ensure alignment of emission reduction targets with a 1.5?C C aligned and be an example for others in the sector”, he added. Pressure on Amazon.

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Blog by Fred van Beuningen: Climate and the cost of inaction

Clean Tech Delta

His apocalyptic scene in 2045 where hurricane Odessa destroys houses and floods large parts of Houston Texas has actually happened in 2017, when hurricane Harvey reached Texas in a world already 1 degree warmer than in preindustrial times. In the twelve years since the first book was published, the situation has not improved.

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JUST Capital’s New Head of Investor Strategies Says It’s ‘Increasingly Irresponsible’ to Ignore ESG

Just Capital

It’s like, “OK, companies, are you going to have stranded assets in the future? The asset you say is going to be worth something in 40 years, if it’s underwater in 10 because of increased flooding, then it’s not worth anything to us.” How is management actually managing their talent?

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Growing Market for Properties with a Purpose

Chris Hall

An independent study published in 2017 highlighted economic and social benefits including a 65% increase in ‘knowledge’ employment in local area over 5 years (compared to London average of 22%), as well as boosts to the local economy and employment during and after construction.