Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 28, 2024

by Ian Thacker, The University of Texas at San Antonio Climate change is among the more difficult but important topics to teach to young people. It involves complicated science and data, and it can be really depressing, given the bleak picture it paints of Earth’s future.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Former chair of the Committee on Climate Change Lord Deben believes the country can get back on track to net zero and regain its status as a global leader. When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climate change.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As the 29th United Nations Climate Change conference, this event presents a crucial moment for governments and industry to step-up and fast-track the global climate agenda in order to meet global ambitions. Tue, Nov 5, 2024 7:00 AM EST From 11-22 November 2024, COP29 will be taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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3BL Media

MARCH 31, 2025

Joyce Tsoi, senior director of the Decarbonization Program at Cascale, recently presented at the virtual Komar Supply Chain Sustainability Forums in Vietnam and Cambodia. Tsoi concluded her presentation by inviting attendees to register for the Cascale Forum , which will take place May 14-15 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This is a direct response to the Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing Challenge presented by the U.S. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report makes it clear that emissions reduction and carbon removal are complementary and necessary for a net zero future.

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3BL Media

MAY 2, 2022

WSP USA design consultants are helping adapt buildings to the physical effects of climate change and to proactively prepare for forthcoming electrification standards. SOURCE: WSP. New and Challenging Requests.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The government of Brazil announced today a new climate goal, targeting a 59% – 67% reduction in economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035, on a 2005 basis, and highlighted key progress in the fight against deforestation, which it said has decreased by nearly a third over the past year.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Petrochemical-generated synthetic fibers such as polyester, nylon and acrylic are expected to make up for 73% of global apparel production by 2030, according to a report by the Changing Markets Foundation ,despite these fibers having links to exacerbated climate change, health risks and increased waste.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 24, 2022

Albanese says Labor has presented a costed, effective, climate change policy, while Morrison's net zero "pamphlet" lacks the certainty industry needs. The post Albanese: No tricks in Labor’s “straightforward” climate and clean energy plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 24, 2020

This is why investors want financial regulators to tackle climate risk. To understand economic crises of the recent past, present and future, there may be no finer teacher than Michael Lewis. Climate change falls squarely in this category. financial regulators to take proactive steps to understand climate change.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

About 77 percent of ESG funds that existed 10 years ago are presently available, whereas only 46 percent of traditional investment vehicles maintain that survivorship. Morningstar also found that ESG funds have greater longevity than non-ESG portfolios. A declining investment rationale for fossil fuels. What was once a trend is now a rout.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 20, 2025

According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This result lifts the veil on a currently ambiguous section of the terrestrial carbon cycle3 and its alterations by anthropogenic climate change.

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3BL Media

JUNE 13, 2024

Mastercard joined forces with Pledgeball this year to encourage players and fans to take tangible, effective action on climate change. In the lead up to the game, we participated in Champions Innovate Final to go beyond what happens on the pitch and leave a positive and lasting local legacy around the 2024 UEFA Champions League Final.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As a result, carbon dioxide (CO2) and other emissions have risen dramatically since the industrial revolution, presenting a daunting array of challenges for people, planet and prosperity. As the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), CO2 plays an outsize role in global climate change — for example, it accounted for 81 percent of U.S.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

From an unprecedented pandemic to a global economic downturn to the intensifying impacts of climate change, we can’t say we’ll miss 2020. R oughly 45 percent of all global flights meet this standard — presenting a massive opportunity. . Agriculture as a climate change solution rather than a cause of climate change.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Informed by BSR’s research and stakeholder engagement supported by Laudes Foundation , an independent foundation tackling the dual crises of climate change and inequality, the brief proposes opportunities for businesses, policymakers and advisers to design circular fashion business models to be inclusive and fair from the outset.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By Javier Quiñones Collective action on climate change is powerful. At IKEA, we believe we can do far more together on climate change than any of us can do as individuals. Climate change is a global challenge with local solutions and we continue to stay flexible, knowing that what works best in the U.S.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 15, 2025

The COP29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, brought together leaders, experts, and stakeholders from across the globe to tackle some of the most pressing issues surrounding climate change. Our team attending and presenting included our local Associate, Sustainera Solutions with Ilkin Hajiyev and team. What is COP?

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Many boardrooms around the world are presented with net-zero goals. Boards of directors are needed more than ever to ask for and question the scenario analyses behind how climate change will affect their company’s assets and determine whether they are or will become stranded. Climate Change. Because it does.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 23, 2025

While climate change is likely to present significant challenges to agriculture in coming decades, it could also mean that crops such as chickpeas, soyabeans and oranges are widely grown across the UK, and home-produced hummus, tofu and marmalade are a common sight on our supermarket shelves by 2080.

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GreenBiz

MAY 16, 2020

Risk, doubt, and the burden of proof in the climate debate. Excerpted from " Industrial-Strength Denial: Eight Stories of Corporations Defending the Indefensible, from the Slave Trade to Climate Change " by Barbara Freese, published by the University of California Press. He does not view climate change as mild and manageable.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“That’s the reality: climate is changing. Keeping with that mantra, the group presented an array of innovative ideas, planning policies and design projects from Canada and around the world that cities are now deploying to beat back the heat. It’s happening everywhere.” We can do something.”

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3BL Media

MARCH 18, 2025

Scaling Impact: A Blueprint for Sustainable Cities As cities worldwide grapple with the effects of climate change, CDLs EcoTrain and MicroForest present scalable, high-impact solutions that can be adapted across urban landscapes.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

But I'd go to these hackathons and find myself stunned because the problems that they presented seemed completely out of touch with the reality that we are living in. And why are we not presenting really time-sensitive problems, like climate change, which is the most time-sensitive issue we have ever faced as a species?

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ESG Today

JANUARY 14, 2025

Patrick Gobb, NewFields CEO, said: Joining forces with ERM presents an exciting opportunity for our team and clients. We share a commitment to environmental consulting and are eager to leverage our combined strengths to create lasting value for our clients.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2024

With growing demand for transparency and accountability of a companys climate-related impacts, it is important for organizations to present information that is accurate, verifiable, and consistent. Learn more about our Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change Advisory Services.

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Global Renewable News

APRIL 6, 2025

NV Energy presented a plaque and check today (Feb 26) to University Medical Center (UMC) during its board meeting representing the incentive savings from its two new large-scale infrastructure replace.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 30, 2024

Despite these efforts, systemic challenges hinder progress, underscoring the complex interplay between sustainability, finance and international cooperation in addressing climate change. because of climate change, a figure expected to escalate to $50 billion by 2030.

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3BL Media

JULY 7, 2022

Human-induced climate change threatens to disrupt nature and impact the lives of billions of people—and may disproportionately impact women, according to the United Nations. When decision-making measures intended to mitigate the effects of climate change don’t equally call on women leaders, inequalities are further widened.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

During the session, Cecily Joseph, adviser for the Presidio Graduate School Initiative for Equity and Social Justice, highlighted the three major components of sustainability in business today — racial equity, climate change, and health and wellness. Pull Quote. Corporate Social Responsibility. Corporate Strategy.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 25, 2023

Four students from Toronto carefully examined the complicated issue presented by United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 and decided they needn’t be powerless to help ensure the availability of clean energy for all.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2022

To achieve that goal, Senator Rosa Galvez on March 24 introduced a private member’s bill that would hasten the transition of the financial sector to meet the challenges of the growing climate emergency. . The present financial system fuels the climate crisis,” Galvez said in an interview. “We – Senator Rosa Galvez.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Climate change: The industry is susceptible to the effects of climate change, such as supply chain disruptions due to extreme weather events. Tech providers play a critical role in the climate transition, offering solutions for carbon accounting and enabling smarter supply chains, factories, cities, and energy grids.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 3, 2022

Reck presented her findings on climate change to three top executives at GM’s corporate headquarters, two of whom would later become CEO. . Even after knowing the threat of climate change, they refused to alter their business plans or lobbying strategies – because it could affect their bottom lines.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 1, 2023

At the GLOBExCHANGE conference, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced that companies wanting to supply the federal government on contracts worth more than $25 million will need to comply with new climate change requirements. C scenarios, Routledge said.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 13, 2023

This was one of the unspoken conclusions of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released last month, which offered dire warnings about the future of the planet but failed to recommend shifting to a plant-based diet. Let them eat meat.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 16, 2022

In the fight against climate change, cities are proving to be much better combatants than the snoozing generals that are, all too often, national governments. Smaller and nimbler, cities are becoming showpieces of successful climate action, and the protagonists of this spectacle of municipal leadership are increasingly women.

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