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Geophysical experts call for ethical framework in geoengineering deployment

Envirotec Magazine

As interest seemingly grows in geoengineering as a strategy for tackling global warming, the world’s largest association of Earth and space scientists has launched a putative “ethical framework” intended to function as a guide to responsible decision-making and inclusive dialogue. degrees Celsius.

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Organisations are increasingly aware of the environmental footprint of Gen AI, but most aren’t able to address it alone

Envirotec Magazine

A new report, Developing sustainable Gen AI, published on 14 January, appears to show that generative AI has a significant and growing negative environmental impact. This increase in carbon footprint is projected to continue to grow. over the next two years. To read the full report: [link]

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Investors Challenge ‘Blind Spots’ in Climate-Friendly Ratings for Ad and PR Giants

DeSmogBlog

And DeSmog can also reveal that a growing group of ethical investors are demanding that ad and PR companies come clean about their true climate impact. MSCI ranks all five as ‘ESG Leaders’ for carbon emissions. MSCI, a leading ratings company, ranks firms on ESG performance from AAA — CCC, high to low. Omnicom and Dentsu score as BBB.

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Investors Challenge ‘Blind Spots’ in Climate-Friendly Ratings for Ad and PR Giants

DeSmogBlog

And DeSmog can also reveal that a growing group of ethical investors are demanding that ad and PR companies come clean about their true climate impact. MSCI ranks all five as ‘ESG Leaders’ for carbon emissions. MSCI, a leading ratings company, ranks firms on ESG performance from AAA — CCC, high to low. Omnicom and Dentsu score as BBB.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. A recently launched student journal, Paperbark Literary Magazine, offers students a space to engage around issues of sustainability in the information age. The Golden Bears are also retrofitting an art museum into Berkeley’s first zero-carbon building.

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Ad Firms Make Oil Companies Look Green. Here’s Six Ways They Greenwash Themselves.

DeSmogBlog

When their CEO reassured staff that an oil company client had a particularly low level of carbon emissions per barrel, the industry insider recalled thinking: “Great, that’s like saying this gun is going to kill you with a smaller hole in your head than this other gun.” VML did not respond to a request for comment.

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A climate scientist criticized his own study. Is he a hero or a villain?

Grist

Fact check: Scientists pour cold water on claims of ‘journal bias’ by author of wildfires study,” read the headline on the website Carbon Brief. Sokal’s hoax made the front page of The New York Times and traveled as far as Le Monde in France, and decades later, the ethics of his experiment are still being debated. “In