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What to expect from the UN's COP25 climate change conference

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2015, 195 countries adopted an international treaty aiming to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsiuc (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above average preindustrial temperatures in order to avert the worst of Earth’s climate emergency. This article originally appeared on Ensia.In

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Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group

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The recent IPCC Report confirms that global warming is picking up pace. Biodiversity loss and dangerous Climate Change potentiate each other in their disastrous consequences. But according to EASAC, catastrophically disrupting trends are proceeding as gradual incremental changes as well.

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When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative

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Public equity asset managers drive what kinds of companies are valuable and thus have the capital to grow, to what industries retirement savings flow by default and what companies can achieve a scale that affords them outsized political and policy influence. ESG funds, including those focused on climate change mitigation, do not fare better.

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Transform to Net Zero: Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks team up on corporate climate alliance

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degrees Celsius global warming trajectory. The group, which expects to complete its work by 2025, aims to encourage businesses around the world to adopt science-based climate targets that address the environmental impact of their full value chains, sometimes known as Scope 3 emissions.

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Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

The recent IPCC Report confirms that global warming is picking up pace. Biodiversity loss and dangerous Climate Change potentiate each other in their disastrous consequences. But according to EASAC, catastrophically disrupting trends are proceeding as gradual incremental changes as well.

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Biden and the future of clean energy politics

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The theory goes that in order to rapidly deploy clean energy, you need three elements: technology; policy; and finance. The only missing piece, before this week, has been policy. . He’s integrating climate experts across all departments in "the largest team ever assembled inside the White House to tackle global warming.".

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Exxon’s models predicting climate change were spot on — 40 years ago

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In the early 1980s, America’s biggest company knew more about climate change than basically anyone else. The chart below shows how global warming projections modeled by Exxon scientists compared to the actual temperature that ensued. Grist / Jessie Blaeser. Spencer Platt / Getty Images.