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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Amazon emissions increased 18% last year as Covid drove online shopping surge - CNBC
CNBC
In its annual sustainability report issued Monday, Amazon said its activities emitted the equivalent of 71.54 million metric tons of carbon ...

Risk of severe COVID-19 infection among adults with prior exposure to children - PNAS
PNAS
This epidemiologic signal suggests endemic coronavirus cross-immunity may play a role in protection against severe COVID-19 outcomes. Abstract.

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Industry decarbonization must pick up pace rapidly: WEF - Daijiworld.com
Daijiworld
This initiative, launched by the WEF in collaboration with Accenture, establishes a common, fact-based understanding of the industrial sector's ...

Solving the difficult problem of hard to decarbonize homes | Nature Energy
Nature
Moreover, we estimate HtD homes to be responsible for over 25% of all direct residential sector emissions (based on ref.). These homes have one or ...

4 Lessons on Increasing Transport Mitigation Ambition in China | TheCityFix
TheCityFix
... China's ambition for transport decarbonization. Photo by GuoZhongHua/Shutterstock Abating China's transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

IFRS Foundation ready for next chapter in sustainability reporting - FM
Financial Management magazine
Key figures discuss the IFRS Foundation's hopes of setting a global baseline ... but let's sort it out with the GRI [Global Reporting Initiative], ...

Report: Quality Data Is Crucial to Accelerate Progress on the SDGs - NextBillion
NextBillion
New resource from GRI and UN Global Compact to spearhead global momentum on SDGs reporting. At the midpoint in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable ...

Teleflex Publishes 2021 Global Impact Report - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
... (CSR) program and aligns with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index.

Renewable Energy Investments:

Renewable energy: Strongest ever investment in wind and solar in first half of year even with ...
MarketWatch
Global investment in renewable energy totaled $226 billion in first-half 2022, setting a new record for the first six months of a year.

Investing In Secular Trends: Renewable Energy | Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha
Investing In Secular Trends: Renewable Energy ... graph below from JPMorgan (JPM) illustrates the growth in global energy transition investments.

Climate Deal Could Bring Benefits of Solar and Clean Energy to Millions, Lowering ... - Earthjustice
Earthjustice
Last week, Senate Democratic leadership announced a deal that, if passed, would be the largest U.S. investment in climate and clean energy.

CDP Sustainability:

Comment: I'm proud to have helped alert investors to climate risk at CDP. Now we urgently ...
Reuters
Expert Analysis from Sustainable Business Review, a part of Thomson Reuters. August 1, 20226:52 AM PDTLast Updated 6 hours ago.

Our Carbon Footprint - Amazon Sustainability
Amazon Sustainability - About Amazon
Learn more about our 2021 carbon footprint and how we're addressing the global challenges in carbon reduction.

Tech4Planet New Partner: A2A joins Cdp's Hub Dedicated to Sustainability - Born2Invest
Born2Invest
Launched last year with an investment allocated by Cdp Venture Capital, Tech4Planet was born in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano.

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

California Governor Calls for Bold Climate Goal Actions, Including Offshore Wind
SeafoodNews
Newsom's office said the governor's accelerated climate plan reinforces California's leadership in addressing climate change, and will move the state ...

Biden could unlock new powers by declaring a 'climate emergency' - Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Los Angeles, California – US President Joe Biden is considering declaring ... While Biden labelled climate change an “emergency” and vowed to use ...

BBC criticised over climate question in Tory leadership debate - The Guardian
The Guardian
“We will continue to cover the leadership contest and question the candidates on their policies, including on climate change.”.

Impact Investing:

Impact investing opportunities with Vanguard despite ESG concerns - CNBC
CNBC
The Vanguard Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund is an ESG fund that bundles companies with positive, inclusive and sustainable ...

Impact Investing: Measuring Social and Financial Returns
Stanford Social Innovation Review
In its broadest sense, the field of impact investing can be defined as an investment strategy that seeks to generate financial returns while also ...

Rethinking Impact Investing for the Real World | Inc.com
Inc. Magazine
As industries from freight to healthcare to software brace for the economic impact of a potential recession, impact investing offers greenfield ...

Energy Storage

Global energy storage deployment may reach 500 GW by 2031 - pv magazine USA
pv magazine USA
As renewable energy plays an increased role in the electricity grid, energy storage buildout is quickly following behind. Wood Mackenzie said it ...

Manchin-Schumer-backed Inflation Reduction Act includes ITC for energy storage
Energy Storage News
Hopes have been raised once again that US lawmakers could introduce an investment tax credit (ITC) for energy storage.

ROUNDUP: Mobile, grid-scale and power plant controller energy storage system product news
Energy Storage News
US battery and energy storage system (ESS) manufacturer KORE Power's Nomad Transportable Power Systems subsidiary has launched its first mobile ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Sustainability: The bigger picture - DCD - Data Center Dynamics
Data Center Dynamics
Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi): Emissions reductions targets ... decarbonization is the long term (and permanent) removal of carbon ...

We need evidence-based design to reach climate and wellbeing targets | Comment
building.co.uk
This is science, not speculation, and – as we edge closer towards global deadlines for making significant changes in energy and carbon emissions ...

Halcyon Agri inks $300m sustainability-linked loan facility | European Rubber Journal
European Rubber Journal
... carbon footprint - towards committing to the 'science based targets ... Halcyon Agri's main initial sustainability performance targets (SPTs) ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

No winners, no losers — but hitting targets will be tough - Independent.ie
Independent.ie
Rebalancing global warming is going to be hard work ... Green Party leader Eamon Ryan believes there were “no winners or losers” in the talks, ...

How the Senate Climate Bill Will Boost Clean Energy - Scientific American
Scientific American
“This is a fundamental change in terms of clean energy policy. No longer we're picking winners and losers. It's tech neutral,” Wyden said.

Scientists Look to the Sky in Effort To Mitigate Carbon Problem | AltEnergyMag
AltEnergyMag
The researchers assessed the environmental performance of DAC in the context of three scenarios. The strictest called for climate change mitigation ...

Microgrids:

This Tiny Island State Shows How Powerful Microgrids Can Be | OilPrice.com
Oil Price
Battered by Hurricane Dorian, many cities in the Bahamas are still running entirely on generators. Solar-powered microgrids could help the island ease ...

Look at these microgrid funding options — and think big
Microgrid Knowledge
Think big when pursuing federal funding for microgrids, a US Department of Energy official told the audience at Microgrid 2022.

Socially Responsible Investing:

Socially Responsible Investing: How To Make A Difference - Bankrate.com
Bankrate.com
Socially responsible investing is an investment approach that considers the social impact and moral values of an investment as well as the expected ...

How socially responsible are your investment funds? - Indianapolis Business Journal
Indianapolis Business Journal
According to the Chicago-based investment research firm Morningstar Inc., as of last year, U.S. investors had 534 ESG funds to choose from, up from ...

ESG Investing Isn't Designed to Save the Planet - Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Yet it's hard to blame casual observers for believing that investing in an ESG investment fund is helping to save the planet. Marketing materials of ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

VIDEO: Capito Urges Advancement of Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage Projects
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Senate.gov
Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses about innovative ways Carbon Capture, Utilization, ...

Opening Statement of Ranking Member Capito for Hearing on Carbon Capture, Utilization ...
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Senate.gov
... examining the development of projects and implementation of policies supporting Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies.

Capito Urges Advancement of Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage Projects - YouTube
YouTube
Capito Urges Advancement of Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage Projects. No views Jul 27, 2022 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Ranking Member ...

Sustainability Investing: 

Socially Responsible Investing: How To Make A Difference - Bankrate.com
Bankrate.com
Many investors have questions about whether a socially responsible investment strategy means sacrificing investment returns. In 2021, most sustainable ...

Sustainable ESG strategies: What eco-conscious ETF investors may need to know - CNBC
CNBC
Venturing into sustainable funds is a growing trend for eco-conscious investors. There are now more than 550 ESG funds, which allocate according ...

ESG Investing Isn't Designed to Save the Planet - Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Marketing materials of ESG funds often make lofty statements about social or environmental aspirations, but the fine print reveals that the real goal ...

Geoengineering:

Can asteroids and geoengineering the stratosphere save the planet? | UCT News
UCT News - University of Cape Town
Amid the exponential effects of climate change, geoengineering and eco-regeneration are mooted as methods to cool our planet.

Geoengineering and the climate crisis - The Independent
The Independent
The best thing to do to save our planet from the climate crisis is to cut CO2 and cut it fast, but here Steven Cutts looks at the pursuit of ...

Scientists are considering a crazy plan to dim the sun and slow climate change - BGR
BGR
It might sound like science fiction, but some are exploring solar geoengineering tech to stop temperatures rising. ⭕️ They say it's relatively ...

Green Bond Funds:

The overlooked EM opportunities in the great green bonds push - Citywire
Citywire Selector
Receive breaking news emails with incisive analysis and cutting edge commentary from our award winning team. · Access to our unique fund manager ...

Singapore Eyes at Least $1.1 Billion From Debut Green Bond - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
The tenor will be either 30 or 50 years, with proceeds to fund expansion of the city-state's electric rail network. Both institutional and individual ...

Low Carbon Funds:

The Climate Pledge Fund - Amazon Sustainability
Amazon Sustainability - About Amazon
We know that substantial investment is needed to develop solutions that will facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy. The Climate Pledge ...

Lafarge Canada Funds Queen's University Low-Carbon Concrete Research | Business Wire
Business Wire
Lafarge Canada is proudly co-funding a low-carbon concrete design research project at Queen's University (Kingston,ON) and providing the company's ...

Daybreak July 27: Ag climate funding is back | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.
Agri-Pulse
Also in the bill is a new tax credit for low-carbon biofuels and funding for biofuel infrastructure. Keep in mind: This deal still must pass both ...