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Could the video game industry be key to levelling up on climate action?

Corporate Knights

For decades, the climate crisis has been a theme in apocalyptic movies and television shows, as well as a whole subgenre of books known as “cli-fi.” A growing number of video games, such as Horizon and Terra Nil , have themes or plots related to the climate crisis. Games create engaging and immersive worlds.

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Defining Sustainable Economic Systems – Development vs Growth

Richard Matthews

Our economic system has failed to address long-standing threats like climate change, biodiversity loss, disease, water scarcity, and inequality. One of the byproducts of this form of economy is massive levels of climate change-causing greenhouse gas (GHG).

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ESG Explainer: Managing the Methane Menace

Chris Hall

Just prior to COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) to improve the accuracy and public transparency of human-caused methane emissions. The signatories recognised that rapid action on methane is an essential complement to cuts in CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs).

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How do we finally get beyond tracking GPD and measure 'inclusive wealth' instead?

Corporate Knights

Yes, growth has brought prosperity and untold riches, but it has had significant negative side effects for the planet, including climate change, pollution and species extinction. Inclusive wealth is measured by both the World Bank and UN Environment Programme (Unep). As for Unep, it began measuring inclusive wealth in 2012.

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