Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Dec 4, 2023 11 am CSTRegister here How much do buildings contribute to climate change? We know buildings must decarbonize to move toward a healthier planetary future. And what can we do to reduce their impact?

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Derivatives could serve as an amplifier of climate risk at a systemic level, given that bank counter-parties across lending, derivatives, and other asset classes often significantly overlap. Derivatives are relevant to a bank's carbon accounting and climate target setting. Click here to register for the webinar. At 11:00 a.m.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 1, 2019

Its release promptly reopened a nationwide discussion on climate change, infrastructure and social justice and has left proponents and critics to ask how precisely the Green New Deal shall be achieved. Download the meeting notes from the webinars here.

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Investors and regulators increasingly expect companies to have both a decarbonization strategy (greenhouse gas accounting, science-based targets, low-carbon transition plan) and a climate resiliency strategy (managing acute/chronic physical risks and regulatory/market transition risks). What are Climate-Related Risks?

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At Climate Week 2022, Ceres will continue to encourage companies, investors, state and federal lawmakers and regulators to keep pushing forward with ambitious climate action plans and policies to ensure we meet our all-important targets and protect our communities and economy from the material and financial risks of climate change.”.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Understanding how SOEs fit into China’s green reform agenda can help investors identify companies that are driving change—and stand to benefit from efforts to combat climate change. Global efforts to combat climate change won’t be successful without China. The Investment Case. Engagement Goals.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

ESG in Action Climate change is already materially affecting financial and economic outcomes, and that impact is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. That’s why AllianceBernstein, in partnership with Columbia University’s Climate School, developed the Climate Change and Investment Academy.

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Sphera

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Having long focused on the risks climate change poses to the profitability and longevity of financial activities, financial institutions and private equity must now shift focus on their climate impact through their investment and lending activities, while leveraging their economic influence to facilitate decarbonization.

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 31, 2022

The 4th edition of the School will focus on decarbonization The 4th edition of the Siena International School on Sustainable Development was launched in March 2022. The School opened with a lecture by Jeffrey Sachs, SDSN President, on "The Economic and Social Impacts of Decarbonization".

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 20, 2023

In order to accelerate this progress on sustainable development and climate change, the Net Zero on Campus Guide was developed to provide these institutions with the support they need to decarbonize their campuses by mid-century or sooner. Learn more about the Net Zero on Campus guide.

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3BL Media

JULY 13, 2022

Climate Action Carnival Corporation remains focused on decarbonization. The CSMART team has made advances in developing and delivering online curriculum through courses, tailored events such as remote ‘’newbuild training,’’ and through ongoing webinars. Mike Flanagan, LDWW, mike@ldww.co, (727) 452-4538.

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Strategic Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 16, 2022

With increased pressure from both the market and individuals to pursue clean energy, decarbonization, and broader sustainability efforts, there is great power to be unleashed with the help of science, technology, and innovation.

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3BL Media

JULY 10, 2023

The energy sector finds itself at a pivotal moment as the world strives to address the urgent challenges of climate change and achieve a more sustainable future. Reducing carbon emissions and ensuring a secure and affordable energy supply will require transitioning from fossil fuel-based energy systems to net-zero carbon sources.

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Sphera

APRIL 27, 2022

As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reminds us, it is time to take control of climate change. The IPCC’s most recent report called on the world’s leading economies to take charge on decarbonization. Register for our webinar. Most recently, the U.S. Learn more about Paul Marushka. ?

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 3, 2020

24 Hour Webinar: Earth Day, April 22 The Sustainable Development Solutions Network invites you to join more than 13 of our networks around the world, around the clock for a 24 hour webinar event on Earth Day: Happiness and Sustainability Around the Earth. Degree Report. Therefore, this report is an appropriate and urgent initiative.

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Jon Hale

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

[link] The report notes that, far from being on track to decarbonize their entire portfolios, most asset manager commitments, thus far, cover only a portion of their AUM. The report estimates these commitments would result in decarbonization of only 20% by 2030, far short of the 50% target. Wednesday, Nov.

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B the Change

OCTOBER 27, 2022

How Companies Can Center Most Affected Communities in Climate Action Work (Photo by Rodrigo Flores on Unsplash ) With the future of our planet under threat, more business leaders are taking action on climate change. To guide Certified B Corporations and other sustainable businesses on this climate justice work, B Lab U.S. &

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 28, 2022

Thematic Group No2 on Climate Change and Research Programs was chaired by Phoebe Koundouri, University Professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business and Director of ReSEES Research Laboratory. Smriti Das, Associate Professor at TERI School of Advanced Studies. at low cost and high productivity.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 31, 2023

The bank, which has a target of 80% reduction in its oil exploration financing by 2030, also confirmed this week that it was currently on track with its climate change targets for the power generation, oil and gas, and automotive sectors.

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 20, 2021

On Monday, April 19th, the SDSN, in partnership with Parliamentarians for the Global Goals ( PfGG ) and UHC2030 , presented the third and final installment of their webinar series Parliamentary Leadership for the 2030 Agenda. A breakout session on budgeting for education was led by Dr.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A new report chalks out pathways for the United States to heavily reduce the amount of mined lithium it needs to decarbonize transportation and sidestep “irreversible harms” to water, air, and animal habitats—especially near Indigenous lands. emissions, making its transition off fossil fuels central to the country’s decarbonization strategy.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

By matching energy consumption with clean energy produced elsewhere on the grid, power purchase agreements have allowed corporations to take action to address the current and future risks posed by climate change. President Biden has set a goal of decarbonizing the U.S.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 17, 2023

The Climate Change Agreement, under which businesses receive a discount on their energy bills if efficiency targets are met, has been renewed until 2025. Of the more than 18,500 companies disclosing to CDP in 2022, roughly 7,000 said that they engaged their suppliers on climate change issues. million homes.

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 20, 2021

On March 31, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) participated in a webinar, “Meeting the Climate Change Challenge: A Review of 4 Recent U.S. Reports”, that outlined comparisons between recent decarbonization roadmaps published by thought leaders in the field. Watch the webinar recording here.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

Net zero signals of change this week include billions of euros for industrial decarbonization in Germany. The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has launched a new standard setting out expectations for credible net zero plans in the banking sector, and will publish their first assessment of banks this summer.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 5, 2023

Norway and the EU have signed a ‘Green Alliance’ , committing to work together on tackling climate change, protecting nature and developing the technologies needed to transition away from fossil fuels. In the first draft of the NEP, India had said it may add new coal-fired capacity.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Climate risk and resilience are largely modeled by insurance companies, looking at how a company’s assets may be affected by rising sea levels, extreme heat, increasing natural disasters and other future climate events as climate change worsens. SOURCE: Nasdaq, Inc.

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CleanTechnica

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Listen in to CleanTechnica’s most recent webinar, during which we demystified 2023 global energy trends. Last year world leaders gathered at COP26 to set targets for decarbonizing the global economy and the table was set for the energy transition. What are experts in the industry saying about this transition in the coming year?

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 15, 2022

What is the future of data center decarbonization and sustainability at large in major companies? Listen in as we chat about decarbonization of data […].

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