Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Companies are chasing profits from product innovations such as plant-based meat but failing to invest in supply chain resilience, study finds. Yet beyond product innovation, the report warns food firms are not doing nearly enough to build resilience in their supply chains against drought and other climate-related risks.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It is just the latest intervention from Climate Action 100+, which is backed by more than 500 global investors representing $47tr of assets worldwide, and aims ramp up climate ambition from companies it has identified as collectively responsible for up to 80 per cent of global industrial greenhouse gas emissions.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

square feet of land and the assuaging of animal species distinction, water pollution and habitat destruction. Moreover, to limit global warming to 1.5 What gives you hope and optimism when you look at the future of our global food system? pounds of cattle feed that could have been consumed by a malnourished human, 64.5

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 30, 2023

Individuals and entities linked to climate denial, fossil fuels and high pollution industries donated more than £3.5 High-Pollution Industries Aviation entrepreneur Christopher Harborne donated the largest total sum to the Conservatives in 2022, gifting £1.5 million to the Conservative Party last year, DeSmog can reveal.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

This article will cover the Holocene—the era of conditions that enabled society to grow and thrive, the theory of the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, tipping points, and resilience thinking while urging readers to consider their impact and how to secure the future they want. The Anthropocene: Pushing Society Past Its Limits.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

In a way, we are seeing this crisis as an illustration of how expensive the failure to build resiliency can ultimately prove. As we are learning, in climate change as in pandemics, the costs of a global crisis are bound to vastly exceed those of its prevention. Alison Humphrey (formerly Larkins) (2019).

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Business Green

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Emma Howard Boyd's speech to the Committee on Climate Change's Adapting to 3C+ of global warming conference. Her contribution will help every one of us shape a more resilient world in the future. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said we have 12 years to hold global warming to 1.5

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 21, 2022

Therefore, reducing waste can lessen the effect of pollution on our planet and promote sustainable living. For instance, a single person in the United States produces an average of about 4.4 pounds of trash daily. This trash often ends up in landfills. Keep reading to learn […].

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Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The couple experienced the pitfalls of pollution first-hand. Like many people, Elaine Weir and Stephen Sherman valued sustainable living, but they struggled to find ways to align their values and actions. While living in Westchester County, NY, their daughter developed asthma. […].

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 2, 2024

One key player was the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) — an international industry lobbying group that was instrumental in early efforts to deny climate change and generate opposition to policy action to reduce emissions. A report that AccuWeather produced minimizing the impact of global warming on extreme weather in 1994.

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Grist

MARCH 20, 2023

The newest publication is an attempt to distill everything the panel has said since August 2021, when it began releasing its sixth assessment of global warming. There’s no new research in this latest report, but it injects new urgency into scientists’ and activists’ calls for rapid, systemic action from global decision-makers.

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Green Living Guy

MAY 27, 2022

Sustainability is how we can each reduce our carbon footprint by cutting down on waste and pollution. The more resources we use, the faster they get used up, and the less essential raw materials remain for generations to come. It […].

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

However, the report also found that many of the world’s coral reefs remain resilient and can recover if conditions allow, providing hope for the long-term health of coral reefs if immediate steps are taken to stabilize emissions to curb future warming.

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Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Emissions from automobiles are leading causes of air pollution, but automakers are slowly responding to the global climate crisis by producing more electric vehicles and fuel-efficient gas-powered models.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 14, 2021

The planet is currently going through catastrophes like pollution, global warming and deforestation. As such, the human race has seen it wise to adopt sustainable lifestyles that will allow the environment to recover with time. You might be thinking that… Read More Simple Sustainable Living Tips You Can Implement Today.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 15, 2021

“Planet is proud to be the commercial and technology partner to deliver needed data for climate action while accelerating humanity toward a more efficient, sustainable global economy.”. In short, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. . These home-grown satellites are a game-changer.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 15, 2021

Environmental issues like acid rain, global warming, ozone layer depletion, climate change, and water pollution have raised major concerns for several nations, organizations, and groups. In recent years, the exploitation and degradation of our environment have risen at an alarming rate.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Ultra processed foods like snacks, drinks and ready meals, along with chemical fertilisers made from natural gas, are singled out as major sources of pollution. Published today (Thursday), the research comes weeks before global leaders gather in Dubai to discuss ways to limit catastrophic global heating.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

An all you need to know guide for businesses to the IPCC’s guidebook on building climate resilience and adaptation. The scale and scope of what is needed to reduce these climate risks has increased worldwide, and action to boost adaptation and resilience is also increasing. As such, there are plenty of key takeaways for businesses.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2021

Taking action to deal with water shortages and pollution will cost $55bn, just a fraction of the cost of failing to act, CDP estimates. More broadly, the climate crisis threatens to dangerously exacerbate this already precarious situation, with projections indicating that if global warming exceeds 1.5C Indeed, that just 4.4

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This explains why there are occurrences like global warming, pollution, natural disasters, etc. The activities of humans over the years have resulted in terrible damage to the climate. Many choices and production methods contribute to the planet’s degradation, which calls for a solution to save the earth. This is where.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2021

The review itself also pledged to "lead sustained international action to accelerate progress towards net zero emissions by 2050 and build global climate resilience, starting with our presidency of COP26 in 2021 and our International Climate Finance commitment of £11.6bn". Urgent action is needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Working Group II analysis published this morning - the first report on the impact of climate change from IPCC scientists in eight years - notes that climate change is already affecting billions of people around the world and warns these impacts are set to intensify over the coming years as global temperatures continue to accelerate.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Wastewater from overburdened urban septic systems and air pollution from burning fossil fuels contribute to nitrogen pollution, but often runoff of the synthetic fertilizers used in industrialized agriculture is the primary culprit. Seaweed's potential as a solution to this crisis is two-fold, scientists and environmentalists say.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2021

While companies have begun diversifying their product and workforce footprints to improve resilience, it becomes even more critical to have credible plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Companies that act now to prepare for the future will themselves be better placed to manage risk and build the resilience they need to thrive.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 29, 2021

When thinking about the shrinking rainforest, ice caps, and warming temperatures, you might wonder what you can do to reverse climate change. The truth is there are a lot of theories on how to stop and reverse global warming, but there is no one answer to the problem.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As with the last summit, the risk continues to be that greenwashing leaves governments with “a vision that tinkers around the edges,”rather than a transformative one that creates food systems that are resilient and restore ecosystems,” as Shefali Sharma, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), warned at COP27.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In a September poll , 60 per cent described the temperatures where they lived as hotter due to climate change, while nearly two-thirds claimed this summer’s wildfires made global warming a more urgent issue for them. s highest-polluting sector. These questions, asked only a season ago, already feel dated in the wake of B.C.’s

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 26, 2024

As for biomass, though it enjoys an unearned reputation for being a low carbon, renewable alternative, it too releases greenhouse gases and air pollution. If industry and political leaders maintain their commitment to limiting global warming to 1.5

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Photos I shot in 2022 for DeSmog capture damage from extreme weather events and the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry — the dominant industry causing global warming. Industries reliant on methane gas continue to expand their footprint, despite bipartisan discussions about the need to develop climate solutions.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We now have less than seven years to cut emissions in half in order to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees C, the limit scientists say is necessary for averting some of the most dangerous climate impacts. 2022 saw flooding, drought and severe.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

But they understand that this is the time to rebuild a healthy economy that is more resilient to future shocks, be it from pandemics, floods, or wildfires. The new normal will harness the transformations Covid-19 has unleashed and accelerate the shift to a decarbonised economy that limits global warming to 1.5C.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

However, as complicated as the problem seems, the solution to cleaning up climate pollution is straightforward: Use clean energy to make electricity and use that clean electricity to power equipment like vehicles, factories, and appliances that currently burn fossil fuels. These sources currently generate about 20 percent of U.S. electricity.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

While the power sector must stop using coal without carbon capture-and-storage within 30 years in order to achieve global climate targets, the research points out that coal combustion still accounts for 40 per cent of global CO2 emissions from energy use, with demand still growing in China, India and other populous Asian countries.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Right now, agriculture and land use change account for around one-quarter of global climate pollution, the majority of which sit in the global supply chains of food and agriculture companies. Senior Manager, Resilient Food and Forests, EDF+Business. Immediately cut emissions of short and long-lived climate pollutants.

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Green Market Oracle

JULY 5, 2020

Levels of toxic air pollutants have fallen, Venice’s canals are clearer—and mountain goats have even been seen on the streets of north Wales. By showing how the environment improves when business as usual is suspended, the coronavirus pandemic has sharpened awareness of potential for catastrophe if global warming persists at current levels.

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Green Living Guy

MAY 31, 2022

The new EQS SUV1: the main points at a glance With the luxury EQS sedan and the sporty executive EQE sedan, Mercedes-Benz has entered a new, all-electric era in the upper market segments. The EQS SUV, the third model series with this architecture developed for electric vehicles, will soon follow. The SUV offers plenty of […].

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