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Sector Based Decarbonization:

How To Reach US Net Zero Emissions By 2050: Decarbonizing Industry
Forbes
Presidential candidates, state governments, and utilities are promoting “net zero” emissions targets to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

KCS releases latest sustainability report
Progressive Rail Roading
The report follows the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) latest standards for disclosing governance, economic, social and environmental topics.

Sims Metal Management Releases 2019 Sustainability Report
PRNewswire (press release)
This report uses the Global Reporting Initiative standards as guidance (GRI-referenced), and covers topics across environmental, social, governance ...

ANALYSIS: Will Investors Get the Disclosures They Need in 2020?
Bloomberg Law
Groups such as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and the Global Reporting Initiative are providing disclosure guidance on these issues, ... 

Renewable Energy Investments:

3 Top Renewable Energy Stocks to Buy Right Now
Motley Fool
For some, personal investments in renewable energy are nothing new. Whether driving a hybrid vehicle or installing solar panels on the roof or using ...

'India needs USD 30 billion yearly investment in renewables'
Economic Times
'India needs USD 30 billion yearly investment in renewables' ... Ghosh, chief executive officer of Council on Energy, Environment and Water, said.

Alliant Energy to increase solar panel usage across state
The Daily Cardinal
“By and large, we applaud Alliant's investment in clean energy, especially at this scale. We're pleased that they are actively accelerating their ...

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California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Opinion: Trump pulled us out of the Paris accord. So what's the conservative playbook for climate ...
Los Angeles Times
Perhaps conservatives are correct that California's climate policies are ... Abdicating leadership on climate change sacrifices this potential political ...

On climate change, Maryland's Republican governor stands tall
Baltimore Sun
On climate change, Maryland's Republican governor stands tall ... the disastrous effects of climate change even as wildfires burn in California and ... Despite past acknowledgement of climate science by Republican leaders from ...

Empower businesses and communities to transform California's electric grid
GreenBiz
Now, the impacts of climate change are seen, felt, smelled and heard ... of California's business, community and political leadership to address climate ...

Impact Investing:

Impact Investing With COIN: What's Really Impactful About This Investing?
CleanTechnica
I'm a novice impact investor, and neither my team nor I can offer professional financial advice. You need to do your own research and evaluate any ...

From Medtech CEO To Impact Investor — Not Your Typical Retirement Plan
Life Science Leader Magazine
The structure of TEAMFund is unique in that TEAMFund Inc. (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) is the general partner to TEAMFund LP (the impact investment ...

Private fortunes are moving into social entrepreneurship and impact investing
BBVA
Some of the largest global fortunes have discovered impact investing and social entrepreneurship and are using these opportunities to take action and ...

Energy Storage:

EDF's Energy Storage Ambitions Come Out of Hibernation
Greentech Media
European utility giant EDF has acquired the British energy storage and EV infrastructure developer Pivot Power, following the French state-owned ...

Bay area energy agencies launch storage solicitation amid PG&E power shutoffs
Utility Dive
The solicitation comes as utility customers look to other energy options, including distributed solar and storage as planned power shutoffs to reduce ...

Energy Storage Systems Market 2019 Forecast and Supply Demand 2025 – MRE Analysis
MarketWatch
The scope of the report includes a detailed study of Global Energy Storage Systems Market with the reasons given for variations in the growth of the ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Zalando: Net-zero targets the first step to net-positive businesses
edie.net
“Part of the principles of net-positive to us is ensuring that your carbon ... As is the case with new submissions to the Science Based Targets initiative ... Heiny reiterated that offsetting the emissions was a short-term measure and that ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Opinion: Trump pulled us out of the Paris accord. So what's the conservative playbook for climate ...
Los Angeles Times
Nowhere is this more evident than with climate change. ... innovation, without trying to pick winners and losers, while simultaneously removing barriers ...

Embracing failure will help us fund climate-saving technology
Quartz
Shambaugh argues it's not about the government picking winners and losers. ... But it's not enough to achieve the goal of limiting warming to 2°C above ... climate used to be that government shouldn't be picking winners and losers, ...

A not-so-hot take on California fires, climate change, smoke waves—and the stories we need, to ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Quick judgments are demanded. Winners and losers are soon declared. This is exactly the opposite of the approach we need to confront the climate ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

The dilemmas for investors that come with socially-responsible investing
CNBC
Come on, Amazon, do we really need another headache? I'm not talking about you missing third quarter earnings last week. I'm talking about the ...

Lawmaker Wants Socially Responsible Investment Option for State's College Savings Program
Josh Kurtz (blog)
A state lawmaker wants Maryland's college savings plan to offer its investors an option to invest in socially responsible funds. Del. Lorig Charkoudian ...

5 Best Robo Advisors for Managing ESG Funds
U.S. News & World Report
Environmental, social and governance funds, or ESG, belong to the family of sustainable, responsible and impact investing, sometimes referred to as ...    

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

House introduces $500M carbon capture bill as study questions technology's environmental benefits
Utility Dive
But a recent report highlights potential downfalls of carbon capture technology, including ... which expanded tax credits for geologic storage and utilization. ... "It's never going to be cheaper to use carbon capture or direct air capture ...

Saudi Arabia plans to launch carbon trading scheme
Reuters
“We also operate one of the regions most advanced CO2 enhanced oil ... carbon capture, utilization and storage infrastructure around the kingdom.

The Market Choice Act of 2019
Niskanen Center (press release) (blog)
It also makes more robust investments in carbon capture, storage, and utilization through research programs at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ...

Sustainability Investing:

Use this free tool to see if your investments are sustainable
CNBC
Investors have a new resource at their disposal to make aligning their portfolios with their personal values easier than ever. The Invest Your Values ...

WorldPensionSummit speakers map out ways to bolster sustainable investing
Pensions & Investments
European pension fund executives say they are less concerned about the prospect of another global recession and more focused on identifying ...

Overview of the Sustainability Sense and Responsible Investing Marketplace, and the Importance ...
PRNewswire (press release)
DUBLIN, Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Sustainability Sense or Cents: How do Companies Incorporate Sustainability Decisions in their ... 

Green Bond Funds:

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Low Carbon Funds:

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