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Sector Based Decarbonization:
Australia: Coal, Iron Ore, LNG… Hydrogen?Mondaq News Alerts
The last year has been an exciting time for the hydrogen industry in Australia. ... based in the Taranaki region – the hub of New Zealand's energy sector. ... A strong hydrogen industry would support decarbonization goals while also ...
Global Reporting Initiative:
Global Reporting Initiative establishes regional hub in SingaporeConsultancy.asia
According to GRI, its new office will support ASEAN companies with relevant services and training, aiding them in identifying, managing and reporting ...
Business Action Critical to Secure a Sustainable Future
IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub (press release) (blog)
The UN High-level Political Forum in New York this July reviewed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Global Reporting Initiative ...
Medix' commitment to social responsibility endorsed through world leading sustainability ...
Yahoo Finance
Medix secures world-class GRI accreditation, underlining its impact on critical sustainability issues such as equality in the healthcare sector and social ...
Renewable Energy Investments:
A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops USD 2.5 trillionUN Environment (press release)
According to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2019 report, released ahead of the UN Global Climate Action Summit, this ...
A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops US $2.5 trillion
EurekAlert (press release)
Frankfurt / Nairobi - Global investment in new renewable energy capacity this decade - 2010 to 2019 inclusive - is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion, with ...
Clean energy investments dropping off
7NEWS
Power prices could continue to rise if Australia's renewable energy target isn't replaced, the Clean Energy Council fears. In a briefing paper released ...
CDP Sustainability:
N/ACalifornia's Leadership in Climate Change:
Live commentary: How to solve the climate crisisCNN
He talked about his experience in working with foreign leaders and the need for ... Sanders was very emphatic about the priority of climate change and the ..... Alaskan communities to Paradise, California -- who are climate refugees.
Gas isn't clean energy. Inland leaders, show us where you really stand
Fontana Herald-News
Consider this: gas facilities in Southern California are located primarily in ... If anyone in elected office today claims to be taking climate change ...
We're in uncharted waters. And climate change will ensure they keep rising.
Washington Post
Just like Paradise — the place in California obliterated last November by wildfire — the destruction was complete. ... Will our leaders ever act?
Impact Investing:
The Demand Side of Impact InvestingOxfam America (press release) (blog)
Development practitioners often view impact investing as an important tool for alleviating poverty. They tout the ability of impact investing to leverage ...
'Frontier Finance' Impact Investing Shows Promise, Report Says, Presents Lessons From 40 ...
Kaiser Family Foundation
That area of impact investment seeks to attract funding for projects consistent with the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Published by ...
The Week in Impact Investing: Opportunity knocks
ImpactAlpha
The stark contrast illustrates one of the enduring paradoxes of impact investing and, indeed, social change more broadly: It's easy to be cynical.
Energy Storage:
Asia Gears Up For Energy Storage BoomOilPrice.com
Energy storage was once called by an industry insider the Holy Grail of renewables. Indeed, there has been ample proof that renewable power without ...
Report Offers Forecasts for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Systems
Transmission & Distribution World
A recent report from Navigant Research, Country Forecasts for Utility-Scale Energy Storage, provides forecasts for utility-scale energy storage systems ...
European Union's Clean Energy Package: 'undoubtedly positive' for energy storage
Energy Storage News
The EU's latest Clean Energy Package (CEP) is “undoubtedly positive” for energy storage, with the technology expected to play a key role in meeting ...
Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:
Lawyers put local authorities on notice over climate inactionEkklesia
“Scientists warn that we have 10 years to transform our economies and ... The charity's lawyers said that for carbon targets to be meaningful, they ... Local planning authorities also need to monitor performance against local targets at ...
Big processors pursuing staged transition
Otago Daily Times
Jan Johnstone makes a submission on the proposed Zero Carbon Bill to Parliament's ... plan and revised targets that align with a science-based target. ... Our plants have annual performance targets for fuel and electricity use.''.
Climate Change Winners and Losers:
Daniel Turner: Winners and losers from Democrats' climate change town hallFox News
CNN devoted about seven hours to a series of town halls on climate change Wednesday night, giving 10 candidates for the Democratic presidential ...
Kamala Harris threatens to end filibuster to pass Green New Deal
Fox News
During a CNN town hall Wednesday devoted to climate change and featuring ... WINNERS AND LOSERS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE TOWN HALL.
Who were the winners and losers under Liberal climate policy?
National Observer
With climate change poised to be a central issue in this fall's Canadian federal election, it's time to take an unvarnished look at the winners and losers ...
Socially Responsible Investing:
How To Further Accelerate Sustainable Investing in Japan: Taking It to Mainstream Asset ManagersForbes
Sustainable investment is growing rapidly in Japan. .... approaches (e.g. impact investing, ESG integration, and socially responsible investing);.
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:
US should lead in development, deployment of emission-reducing CCUS technologiesWashington Times
That includes coal and natural gas technologies, utilization, storage, and even atmospheric CO2 removal. In May, we held a hearing to examine the ...
ADNOC CEO: $11 trillion investment needed to meet future global energy demand
Reuters
He said ADNOC launched the region's first commercial scale carbon capture utilization and storage facility in 2016 and plans to expand the program ...
Utility Prefers Options That Include Early Closures of Wyoming Coal Plant Units
Wyoming Public Media
That could mean coal gasification or installing CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage) technology. He said even a 2029 retirement date for the ...
Sustainability Investing:
Is there a cost to sustainability?Investors' Corner BNP Paribas
While there is a growing consensus that applying a sustainable investment approach to an investment strategy, including environmental, social and ...
University is No. 1 for Sustainable Buildings, Research in AASHE Rankings
UC Merced University News
Among the remaining categories, UC Merced finished tied for fifth in sustainability investment and finance — recognizing sustainable investment, ...
Commentary: 4 key questions to help investors avoid greenwashing
Pensions & Investments
With the sharply rising interest in sustainable investing around the world, and the proliferation of sustainable funds, investors face a serious challenge.
Green Bond Funds:
New student hostels to be funded through green bondUniversity World News
Kenya has given the go-ahead to global private equity fund Helios to raise a US$500 million green bond to fund the construction of hundreds of ...
Green Bonds from Telecom Sector Total Nearly $3B in First Half, with More to Come
Environmental Leader
As the sector rolls out new technologies that can potentially decrease emissions and improve energy efficiency, telecoms need funding; green bonds ...
Low Carbon Funds:
Gwent pension fund to transfer £660 million into low carbon schemeCaerphilly Observer
More than £600 million of a Gwent pension fund is to be invested into a low-carbon scheme. The Greater Gwent Pension Fund's “passive investments” ...
Angels and Icarus: Crowd-funding a low-carbon transition
The Fifth Estate
News from the front desk 451: Angel investors, impact investors, ESD-focused venture capitalists, start-ups, crowd-funded equities, crowd-sourced ...
Mandate roundup: £1bn LGPS fund preparing low-carbon switchIPE.com
A £1bn (€1.1bn) London borough pension fund is preparing to switch roughly £125m from a UK equity mandate to a passive global low-carbon equity ...
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