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Geoengineering:

What is Geoengineering?
AltEnergyMag (press release)
Geoengineering is also called climate engineering or climate intervention. It is the planned intervention in the Earth's climate with the intention of ...

Geoengineering 'false solution' to climate crisis
The Manila Times
As the climate crisis continues to worsen despite warnings by experts, a new potential solution is emerging in international dialogues. Geoengineering ...

The new left-right divide on climate
Newsroom
With emissions still rising, climate geo-engineering is a topic we need to debate. But political researchers fear people are falling into the same left/right ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

UN: Decarbonization 'Key' to Cutting Global Emissions
RTO Insider
By Christen Smith. Decarbonization of the energy sector holds the key to reversing greenhouse gas emissions and preventing a catastrophic rise in ...

Solar and wind offer safest route to decarbonized electricity mix
pv magazine International
Solar and wind offer safest route to decarbonized electricity mix ... and adverse side-effects of alternative power sector decarbonization strategies study ... “Wind and solar-based decarbonization ([the] NewRE scenario) consistently ...

Quantifying the actual effects of decarbonizing the energy sector with renewable energy
pvbuzz media
“A main winner of decarbonization is human health: switching to renewables-based electricity production could cut negative health impacts by up to 80 ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

Increased Action Needed on Human Rights Reporting
CSRwire.com (press release)
This is the key finding of a report from GRI looking at the progress countries have made towards meeting their duty under the UN Guiding Principles on ...

Businesses Have Key Role in Safeguarding Human Rights
Inter Press Service
GRI has singled out ten key recommendations, providing governments with practical advice on how their NAPs can use corporate reporting to improve ...

Companies Face Demand for Third-Party CSR Certifications
CFO Magazine
... utilizing the Global Reporting Initiative's core option. As companies are increasingly called upon to not only invest in but also report on the depth of ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

In Developing Nations, a Decline in Clean Energy Investment
Yale Environment 360
New investment in clean energy in developing countries dropped by more than a fifth last year, shrinking from $169 billion in 2017 to $133 billion in ...

3 Top Renewable Energy Stocks to Buy Right Now
Motley Fool
The renewable energy industry is still in the early stages of its growth. According to some estimates, companies could invest trillions of dollars in the ...

Argentina's political uncertainty and debt crisis torpedo green energy push
Reuters
But that project is now in limbo, along with at least two other clean energy investments totaling half a billion dollars - victims of political and economic ... 

CDP Sustainability:

Consumer goods sector's 2020 deforestation goal 'impossible' to meet, CDP warns
www.businessgreen.com
The investor-backed CDP analysed 22 companies in the consumer goods ... Ignacio Gavilan, environmental sustainability director at the Consumer ...

Global CPG companies will miss 2020 zero net deforestation goals, study finds
Food Dive
CDP analyzed 22 companies for the report — food manufacturers, personal and ... Danone pledged to source 100% sustainable palm oil by 2015.

Kraft Heinz, Tyson among lowest for anti-deforestation efforts as industry falls short of 2020 goal
Supply Chain Dive
Danone, Nestlé, Unilever and L'Oréal top CDP's list in terms of lessening their ... traceability of its palm oil, soy or cattle supply chain, according to CDP. ... forests and improve the sustainability of agriculture and forestry," said Lam.

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

California needs to take these three actions needed to improve our energy system—and the ...
CALmatters
... for bolder leadership from the state to accelerate efforts to cut climate pollution. ... California is for the impacts of climate change that we can no longer avoid. ... Which begs the question: What can we do to change the inevitability of ...

Dangerous levels of warming locked in by planned jump in fossil fuels output
National Geographic
“Even countries claiming to be climate leaders like Canada and Norway say they want to maximize their fossil fuel exports,” he said in an interview.

Cap and Trade Is Supposed to Solve Climate Change, but Oil and Gas Company Emissions Are Up
ProPublica
Cap and Trade Is Supposed to Solve Climate Change, but Oil and Gas ... have called California's cap-and-trade program the answer to climate change. ..... politicians with the Climate Leadership Council design a federal carbon tax ...

Impact Investing:

Digital Impact Investing Is Here Now
Forbes
For a geek capitalist like me with one foot in the money-making machine and the other in the sustainable impact investment machine, I was like a kid in ...

Impact investing is about more than saving the world
Financial Times
“It's not up to us to save the world.” This was the response I received from a trustee of one of the UK's largest pension schemes recently to my pitch for ...

The Week in impact investing: Urgent impact
ImpactAlpha
Sir Ronald Cohen has words for critics of impact investing from both the left and the right. “We're putting impact by profit's side to keep it in its place.

Energy Storage:

Can concentrated solar power act as energy storage? DOE wants to know more
Utility Dive
The Department of Energy has issued a formal request for information on methods to allow concentrated solar power (CSP) to commercially deploy as ...

Energy storage: The future enabled by nanomaterials
Science Magazine
From mobile devices to the power grid, the needs for high-energy density or high-power density energy storage materials continue to grow. Materials ...

How to keep your lithium-ion based energy storage project from catching fire
Power Engineering Magazine
At a session during POWERGEN International, representatives from the energy storage industry discussed the risk of fire for energy storage projects ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Serious About Scope 3: Pioneering Companies Embracing Complexity, Reaping the Benefits
SB News
There's no doubt Scope 3 emissions reductions are challenging. ... Without recognition toward climate performance targets, is it even worth it? ... the Science Based Targets Initiative, Danone, Mars and Livelihoods Funds ... guidance specifically to account for soil carbon sequestration interventions and ...

PwC: UK cutting carbon emissions far too slowly to meet net zero goal
www.businessgreen.com
It highlighted how over 1,000 leading companies have signed up to initiatives such Science Based Targets and RE100, while nearly 100 companies ...

US cotton industry sets six sustainable production goals
just-style.com
The target areas and goals were established using science-based evaluations, including key performance indicators (KPIs) for producing each pound of ... Most of the goals hinge on increasing soil carbon levels and organic matter.

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Winners and Losers of the Democratic Debate
The New York Times
Melanye Price (8/10) — He was most eloquent when he talked about climate change and reproductive rights. Mimi Swartz (5/10) — Looks healthier, ...

Winners and losers from the November Democratic debate
Washington Post
Winners and losers from the November Democratic debate ... Tom,” he said, adding: “Tom has been spending his own money fighting climate change.

Irish coverage of climate change low by EU standards, study says
Irish Times
The overall coverage by Irish media of climate change is low by European ... “contest between actors” with an emphasis on “winners and losers”.

Socially Responsible Investing:

2020 elections could help socially responsible investments soar
InvestmentNews
Sophisticated investors are increasingly asking about ESG in discussions with their financial professionals, many of them motivated by research ...

Econometer: Should San Diego's investments be based on social responsibility?
The San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego Councilman Chris Ward unveiled a new proposal recently that would require San Diego to shift the city's investment strategy away from ...

The inconvenient truth about responsible investing: An FP investigation
Financial Post
A Financial Post analysis of the 122 active responsible investing funds .... he hears advertisements for Wealthsimple's socially responsible portfolio, ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Critics: San Juan Generating Station carbon capture proposal 'overly optimistic'
New Mexico Political Report
Enchant Energy has claimed the proposal, which would turn the San Juan plant into the largest carbon capture storage and utilization system in the ...

Kianna Marquez: Why we should turn to carbon capture
The Michigan Daily
Consequently, the company is doing its part to promote the systematic and effective development of the use of carbon capture and storage ...

Peabody honors coal power innovation at POWERGEN International
Power Engineering Magazine
... Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) Innovator; Clean Coal Advocate ... high-efficiency coal power cycles and carbon capture and storage.

Sustainability Investing:

Leading airlines announce significant investments in sustainability
Airlines International (press release)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed news of investment in sustainability by two of the world's leading airline groups.

Digital Impact Investing Is Here Now
Forbes
For a geek capitalist like me with one foot in the money-making machine and the other in the sustainable impact investment machine, I was like a kid in ...

Glenmede Announces Key Sustainable and Impact Investing Appointments
Business Wire (press release)
“Glenmede has established a leading position in impact investing, acting as both a thought leader and catalyst for institutions, endowments and ...

Green Bond Funds:

New money: Green banks and green bonds are bringing billions to utilities for the energy transition
Utility Dive
Utilities like Duke Energy and Xcel Energy have issued billions in green bonds to fund renewables development. Green banks in New York, ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Is iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) a Strong ETF Right Now?
Yahoo Finance
The iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) made its debut on 12/08/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides ...

Climate-proofing Canada's economy
The Globe and Mail
Thirty-three banks with a combined US$13-trillion in assets committed to align their portfolios “to reflect and finance the low-carbon, climate-resilient ...

EU Development Bank Says No to Fossil Fuel Projects
Courthouse News Service
The bank is seeking to align its funding by the end of 2020 to meet the goals of Paris Agreement on climate change and help foster a low-carbon ...

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