Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Biodiversity loss and dangerous Climate Change potentiate each other in their disastrous consequences. But the scientists also see opportunities: conserving, managing and restoring ecosystems for example can mitigate climate change and enable adaptation to its impacts while also enhancing biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

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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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2019

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

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Energy Central

JUNE 26, 2024

Yesterday’s topic discussed the faction of the population that continues to deny climate change. Largely falling along political lines, the opposition against actions to neutralize global warming seems counterproductive. A new UN poll illustrates that in many countries it may also be politically unwise.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2020

The Pentagon takes climate risks seriously. It remains to be seen if doubters will begin to heed the expert admirals and generals.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Neither nature nor global politics has been especially kind to the U.N. In the past year major investment leaders at the global level have pushed themselves and others to take stronger stands (and produced better measurable results) on climate change, diversity, gender equity and corporate responsibility generally.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

People should think about mechanisms for climate change adaptation and mitigation and how to move it toward alignment of sustaining of life. Our society's utilitarian mindset has given us a need to create metrics of success in all aspects of life, including political movements. Climate Change. Corporate Strategy.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Climate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change conferences. That will have enormous political and business consequences, creating not just hazards but also tremendous opportunities.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Even before all that, we’d been watching the real-world risks of climate change looming and growing across the United States and around the world. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. That it did so is, in itself, remarkable, given the political climes.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2020

Local groups have engaged with regulators, legislators and other experts to drive impact.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

EDF president Fred Krupp said that the initiative held "huge potential" to address growing disparities between corporate talk and action on climate change. The new initiative holds tremendous potential for closing these gaps," he said.

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Grist

JANUARY 30, 2024

In the early 2000s, as climate denialism was infecting political institutions around the world like a malevolent plague, an Australian epidemiologist named Anthony McMichael took on a peculiar and morbid scientific question: How many people were being killed by climate change? The world has changed a great deal since.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

Economic estimates predict that the pandemic will decrease global GDP by 3 percent in 2020, and at our current pace, climate change is estimated to decrease the global GDP by anywhere from 2.5 percent to 7.5 percent by 2050. Operational risk factors. Financial risk factors.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Finally, the climate crisis is worse than it’s ever been. For too long, climate change was viewed as a problem for the planet instead of a problem for people. For too long, climate change was viewed as a problem for the planet instead of a problem for people. Policy & Politics. Pull Quote. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

We are constantly bombarded by the media, whether it be about politics, COVID-19 or the state of the economy. He consults on leading sustainable change through Alexander & Associates and climate change action through Plan C Advisors. Much has been said, and will be said, about 2020.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, said the editors of The Telegraph had “lost their minds when it comes to climate change”. Both newspapers [The Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] are campaigning against climate policies,” Ward told DeSmog.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From a climate change perspective, steelmaking is considered one of the "hard-to-abate" sectors. And with the political backing and de-risking of the early stage of the HYBRIT project, it can be argued that HYBRIT is the outcome of a long-standing political intent to ensure a competitive basic industry sector in Sweden.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 15, 2021

But all this self-inflicted pain is nothing compared to all the damage climate change can cause. So, perhaps the single silver lining of the pandemic might be that it can be used as the crystal ball that lends its 20/20 vision for us to see how we can avoid the worst of climate change. Climate Change.

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GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

These 20 books provide insight into food access and justice in Black communities, food relief and school nutrition programs, the effects of technology on global food supply chains, the relationship between climate change and food production, and much more. Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato " by Rebecca Earle.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

That means getting serious about advocating for a recovery plan that helps us build back better from the current pandemic, while tackling another global systemic threat: climate change. . The climate crisis is worsening, and it is playing out in real time as we grapple with COVID-19. Climate Change. Contributors.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2021

From how businesses chose to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic to the escalating outcry over racial justice to the increasing urgency around climate change, there is much for companies to answer for this year. Political lobbying: Walt Disney. Diversity and inclusion: From commitments to accountability. Stand by for more.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Americans are open to new climate change policies as long as they offer environmental, social and economic benefits. According to the two, many Americans are willing to embrace positive climate change policies regardless of political affiliation. This is according to social scientists Janet K.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2020

A database of practical tools, case studies, state and regional action plans, and other resources offers lessons on building resiliency.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 12, 2024

In January 2020, when Lowe was a Member of European Parliament (MEP) for the Brexit Party (now Reform UK), he used a debate on bushfires in Australia, which destroyed more than 3,000 buildings and killed 34 people, to dismiss the role of climate change. Logic suggests that climate change has little to do with this natural catastrophe.”

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Grist

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The new research adds to the urgency of conversations about climate change, just weeks before leaders all over the world are expected to travel to Dubai to meet for the United Nation’s annual climate change conference, COP28. Hansen was the first to sound the alarm on climate change in 1988 in testimony to Congress.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

Earlier in August, it launched a drive for investors to help in the fight against climate change, with a £100,000 share release. Political ecologist Dr Scott Leatham said: “As local authorities and communities look to rebuild and reconnect, there is increasing evidence that people want to see a green recovery.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Among the atmospheric changes listed was “climatic modifications.” Another section of the report stated that the increase of carbon dioxide “in the atmosphere is considered a potential cause of climate change.” In 1992, Eni claimed it needed more research before taking action on climate change.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2020

Only public policy can deliver the speed and scale of emissions reductions needed to limit the worst impacts of climate change.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Some previously untargeted companies, brands, institutional investors and geographies will be thrust into the limelight as central problems in the battle against climate change. As a result, we can expect to see personal, political and business incentives tilt in favor of more action to combat climate change.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 24, 2020

On a media call last week, Elizabeth Sturcken, managing director at the Environmental Defense Fund, put it this way: "Lyft is committed to using the most powerful tool we have to fight climate change: policy influence.". Lyft is committed to using the most powerful tool we have to fight climate change: policy influence.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Companies often struggle with building community trust as they navigate between profit-making and authentically engaging on climate change and environmental justice matters. Private entities should think of themselves as community members and view local residents as political and economic partners. Marian Jones.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 14, 2020

Some researchers contend there is an opportunity for ecological restoration that could help fight climate change and stem the loss of biodiversity.

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The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

By pushing nations to slash their greenhouse gas emissions, the global accord strives to avoid climate change so extreme that life on Earth would struggle to adapt. The United Nations’ polite prose glosses over what is a truly damning report card for global climate efforts.” The planet has gotten about 1.2

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GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2021

Consider a recent global survey conducted by the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law, focused on climate change risks and their related costs. Fewer than 1 percent said climate change is not a serious problem. The people speak. more use of bicycles or electric vehicles. The corporate view.

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Terra Infirma

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

I sometimes think about this when following the political discourse on tackling climate change. But climate change isn’t a race against other countries – it’s not like a bike race where a competitor can break away from the peloton, establish an unassailable lead, then soft pedal over the line, arms aloft.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Meanwhile, the imperative to increase renewable energy and take bold action on climate change grows more intense by the day. . In this webcast, experts will discuss how to assess the economic, scientific, and political nexus to find the optimal path to decarbonize the electricity sector.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Environmental campaigner and new Labour MP Polly Billington has warned that a lack of political consensus around tackling climate change could put the new government’s target of reaching net zero power by 2030 under threat. Polly Billington speaking at the event, which took place in Islington on 22-23 October.

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