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Sector Based Decarbonization

UK maritime industry leaders debate decarbonization, digital technologies and the future of safety ...
PortNews IAA
ABS is developing condition-based programs with industry partners and moving towards predictive maintenance programs while retaining laser focus ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

A Reporting Standard that Responds to the Global Waste Crisis
Waste Management World
Anna Krotova of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) explains that in spite of ever growing volumes of waste being generated worldwide, new ...

How GRI targets common language for ESG reporting
IR Magazine
Tom Whittles, senior media relations manager at the Global Reporting Initiative, tells Debbie Miller how the ESG reporting framework was developed ...

Dow releases annual Sustainability Report
Yahoo Finance
The report shares specific progress on the seven pillars of Dow's 2025 ... GRI is the most widely used framework for sustainability reporting used by ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Global Renewable Energy Investments to Reach $13.3 Trillion Through 2050
24/7 Wall St.
Worldwide demand for electricity is expected to rise 62% by 2050 and global generating capacity will nearly triple to meet that increased demand.

Renewable energy investment in 2018 hit USD 288.9 billion, far exceeding fossil fuel investment
UN Environment (press release)
“Global trends continue to indicate that investing in renewable energy is investing in a profitable future. Investments in renewable energy in 2018 were ...

SSC investments in power generation, renewable energy surpass JD100m
Jordan Times
AMMAN — The Social Security Corporation's (SSC) investments in electricity generation and distribution projects has recently exceeded JD100 ...

CDP Sustainability:

Time to test waters in the boardroom?
Times of India
... now ties 10% of its C-suite bonuses to achieving corporate sustainability targets. ... CDP notes that when businesses ensure water management and ... Among Indian companies alert to water issues, CDP says Tata Steel has a ...

ESG roundup: Alphabet 'should lead on responsible use of AI', says Hermes
IPE.com
Emily Kreps, global director of investor initiatives at CDP, said that although some companies might point to their sustainability reports as disclosure, ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Win-loss budget outcomes for ag climate programs
Fairfield Daily Republic
... program in the state are steps backward in California's leadership on climate change and agriculture issues. We cannot address the climate crisis or ...

Where the Climate Change Action Is
The New York Times
The other is the governor's Climate Leadership Act, introduced early this year. ... California last September was the first to move ahead with a clean ...

Climate change leadership would create a new 'American century'
The Hill
The Paris Climate Change Accord epitomized U.S. leadership in the ... A great example is Impossible Foods out of California which is developing ...

Impact Investing:

Growing Universe of Impact Investors Satisfied With Results
Barron's
The Global Impact Investing Network's ninth survey of impact investors finds most are achieving their goals for positive social and environmental ...

People, planet and profits: Impact investing exceeds $500bn
Aljazeera.com
"Global challenges like entrenched inequality and climate change require large-scale, urgent action," Amit Bouri, CEO of the Global Impact Investing ...

Building A Financial Market For The Common Good: The Experience Of Impact Investing In Spain
Forbes
Spain has just become a member of the Global Steering Group on Impact Investing (GSG), a great achievement for a country that was not part of the ...

Energy Storage:

Utilities energy storage growing like gangbusters
GreenBiz
A growing number of companies are deploying on-site energy storage, usually paired with solar. Commercial and industrial behind-the-meter storage ...

A Californian business is using AI to change the way we think about energy storage
CNBC
Given this fact, if renewables are to become a crucial part of the planet's energy mix, they will need to rely on smart and intuitive energy storage ...

Azelio in collaboration for verification of its energy storage technology also in Sweden
Yahoo Finance
Azelio's thermal energy storage technology with renewable electricity production has, as previously communicated, been broadened from storage of ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

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Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Is The US Divide Over Climate Science Or Is It Over A Shifting Energy Landscape?
Forbes
Is The U.S. Divide Over Climate Science Or Is It Over A Shifting Energy ... the United States has been experiencing has resulted in winners and losers — one ... The debate over climate change is thus less about the “science” and it is ...

NSW Budget: Winners and losers for the year ahead
The Sydney Morning Herald
NSW Budget: Winners and losers for the year ahead ... and businesses to adapt to a changing climate, and minimise the impact of climate change ...

Winners and losers in the NSW budget
Yahoo News
Environment: While reducing carbon emissions wasn't mentioned, the ... starts dishing money from the $1.4 billion Climate Change Fund. LOSERS.

Socially Responsible Investing:

Investing with a Conscience: The Rise of ESG and What Really Matters to Investors
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Socially responsible investing has really blossomed in the past few years. What used to be viewed as a niche investment philosophy is now firmly ...

Calpers Diversity Push Blends Social-Investing Camps
Washington Post
One, socially responsible investing, or SRI, attempts to align investors' portfolios with their values, even if those choices result in lower returns.

Fund Managers Are More Moral Than You'd Think
Washington Post
Including environmental, social and governance considerations in investment decisions is becoming of paramount importance for the fund ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

The case for carbon farming in California
High Country News

Can farmers and ranchers use plants to capture greenhouse gases?

How Carbon Farming Can Help Stop Climate Change in Its Tracks
The Nation
New agricultural methods offer hope of restoring ecological balance
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An (Even More) Inconvenient Truth 
ProPublica
Why Carbon Credits For Forest Preservation May Be Worse Than Nothing


Big Oil looks to CCS, but will it really help the climate?
E&E News
In February of last year, Congress doubled tax credits for carbon storage ... To get net reductions, producers would have to use CO2 that is captured ...

Drax and Deep Branch team up on carbon capture to feed project
FeedNavigator.com
Deep Branch will place a pilot plant within Drax's Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) Incubation Area at its power station in North Yorkshire.

Federal bill would allow clean energy companies to structure like oil companies
Ars Technica
... power, biomass, waste heat to power, renewable fuels, biorefineries, energy-efficient buildings, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

Sustainability Investing:

How do you measure the 'sustainability' of an investment?
The National
Sustainable investing has come a long way, with more than a quarter of assets under management globally now being invested with consideration of ...

Investing with a Conscience: The Rise of ESG and What Really Matters to Investors
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Socially responsible investing has really blossomed in the past few years. What used to be viewed as a niche investment philosophy is now firmly ...

Morgan Stanley Expands Investing with Impact Platform
Barron's
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has created six new “impact portfolios” of publicly traded investment options to reach a wider swath of investors ...

Green Bond Funds:

Retail and telecoms: the new industries driving a record boom in green bonds
MarketWatch
This year has seen a shift in firms taking the lead in the sustainable finance bond market, forced to find ways to meet tough climate and energy targets ...

Green Bonds Are Finally Sprouting Up All Over the Globe
Bloomberg
It's looking as if 2019 will be a banner year for financing environmentally ... After more than a decade, it appears green bonds are finally taking root.

Low Carbon Funds:

UNDP and IRENA Join Forces to Advance Low-Carbon Energy Transition
UNDP
17 June, New York – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) announced a ...

Investors say Facebook, Tesla and many other companies are hiding climate impact
CBS News
"That disclosure is not high-emissions/low-emissions, but it's based on the level of transparency," she added. "What investors are saying is, 'We want ...

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