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Coronavirus and Sustainability:,

The long tail of COVID-19: Impacts on the sustainability and resource mobilisation of ... - ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb
The aims of this research were to: assess the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (NS) and ...

Higher education for sustainability in a post-digital world
University World News
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many social and economic activities within and across countries were suspended in order to control the spread of the ...

The climate cost of post-Covid revenge event-going: How to stop people flying to conferences?
Eco-Business.com
Event organisers face growing pressure to curb their environmental footprint. But confusion over how to measure the climate cost of an event and ...   

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Limiting Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius Requires Deep Decarbonization Across All Sectors
Newswise
It is based on the content of the Sixth Assessment Report, which includes three working group assessment reports and three special reports published ...

NETL Director Anderson says addressing climate change requires decarbonization of ...
Pennsylvania Business Report -
... the industrial sector to face decarbonization from every avenue. ... Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. recently announced it will ...

Decarbonizing Transportation: Two Examples Of Progress - Forbes
Forbes
Electrification isn't the answer for all of the sectors, but plant-based energy is a promising decarbonization strategy for aviation and long-haul ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index - Aker Solutions
Aker Solutions
2-2 Entities included in the organization's sustainability reporting. 2022 Annual Report, Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements: Note 26 ( ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

9 Best Green Energy Stocks to Buy Now | Kiplinger
Kiplinger
The future for renewable energy is bright, and these green energy stocks are ... Meanwhile, private investment in renewables hit a record of $10 ...

Investments in renewable energies must quadruple to meet climate target -IRENA | Reuters
Reuters
Global investments in energy transition technologies must more than quadruple annually to stay in line with commitments made under the Paris ... 

National Renewable Energy Day: The Biden Administration is Charging Forward

Department of Energy
We're working to implement the largest clean energy investments in U.S. history. Thanks to President Biden's clean energy plan, the U.S. is poised ...

CDP Sustainability:

CDP urges greater reporting on scope 3 and biodiversity | Global - Environment Analyst
Environment Analyst
Fewer than half of companies reporting to global environmental data charity CDP are providing data on scope 3 ghg emissions (from supply chains), ...

Sustainability in the supply chain, key to curbing climate change - Telefónica
Telefónica
CDP includes Telefónica in the 'Supplier Engagement Leaderboard' for collaborating with suppliers to reduce their carbon footprint.

CDP Reports Limited Progress on Scope 3 Nature-Related Disclosure - JD Supra
JD Supra
According to a recent report published by global non-profit environmental disclosure platform CDP, approximately 41% of responding companies are ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

California's Ambitious Climate Scoping Plan – How the World's Fifth Largest Economy ... - JD Supra
JD Supra
Given California's status as a market leader both nationwide and globally, how California addresses climate change will undoubtedly have an ...

LA's Cleantech Leaders Celebrate the Start of First-of-its-Kind Academy | Business Wire
Business Wire
The cleantech industry is on the verge of a boom, and California alone is projected to add 4 million jobs combating climate change by 2045.

California YIMBY Announces Landmark Legislation to Align Housing, Land Use, and Climate Policy
California YIMBY
“California's world-renowned leadership on climate change has allowed us to continue to grow our economy while reducing the pollution that causes ...

Impact Investing:

The Week in Impact Investing: Algorithms - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
I listened again to our podcast interview to prep for a webinar this week on AI and impact investing. “We are building a vast algorithmic system that ...
    
Global Impact Investing Market Is Expected to Generate $6.0 Trillion by 2031: Allied Market Research
Yahoo Finance
Rise in demand for impact investment products from institutional investors and high net-worth individuals serves as a potential opportunity for ...

Impact Reporting: Frequently asked questions (and answers!) from impact investors
ImpactAlpha
Impact fund managers are increasingly expected to provide their investors (i.e., institutional investors and allocators) with reporting that ...

Energy Storage

Iron-Air Batteries: A New Class of Energy Storage - AZoCleantech.com
AZoCleantech.com
Lithium-ion battery technology has emerged as a forerunner in energy storage. Lithium-ion batteries are rechargeable, possess high energy efficiency, ...

LG Energy Solution building US factory with 16GWh dedicated to battery storage
Energy Storage News
LG Energy Solution will build a cell factory with 16GWh of annual production capacity dedicated to the stationary energy storage market.

Spearmint Energy Expands Portfolio with Acquisition of 900 MW of Energy Storage ... - Business Wire
Business Wire
Follows Debut Acquisition of Revolution, a 300MWh Battery Energy Storage Project, Which Will Serve West Texas' ERCOT Market Beginning in Mid-2023.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

QIAGEN receives approval for its net-zero carbon emissions - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
SBTi has validated the QIAGEN targets to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) ... for its net-zero carbon emissions target by Science Based Targets ...

The E in ESG: Philips Drives For Science-Based Targets In Carbon Zero Challenge
In Vivo Pharma Intelligence
Quality issues relating to a historical acquisition have held back Philips Healthcare's financial performance in the post-COVID phase, while market ...

Hanon Systems Commits to Science-Based Targets Initiative - aftermarketNews
aftermarketNews
The SBTi is a global body enabling businesses to set ambitious carbon emission reduction targets in line with the latest climate science. It is a ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Minnesota March: Winners and losers during an unusually cool spring
Yahoo News
This unusual stretch of cool March weather has businesses and schools and sports organizations changing plans.

3 winners and 3 losers from Congress's TikTok hearing - Vox
Vox
3 winners and 3 losers from Congress's TikTok hearing. TikTok, and its CEO Shou ... His performance probably won't change anyone's mind, either.

Viruses and going viral: Politics' winners and losers since 2020 - Old Gold & Black
Old Gold & Black
Assessing how political leaders' standings changed during the past three ... Here are my top four winners and top two losers in politics after the ...

Microgrids:

Microgrid Market is Riding the Wave of Growth and Expected - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
Microgrids are compact, decentralized energy systems that can function together or separately from the main grid. They are becoming increasingly ...

Energy Update: Microgrids might be part of our future solution to power grid problems
Wisconsin Public Radio |
We talk with an engineering professor and researcher about the state of the U.S. power grid, the influence of climate change on its future and a ...

On-site microgrid generation: sustainable, reliable and future-proof - International Mining
International Mining
Da Silva argues that to sustainably capitalise on the affluence of natural energy sources, mining houses must integrate microgrids into their ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

What Would a Social Justice Investment Ecosystem Look Like? - Non Profit News
Nonprofit Quarterly
The US SIF (Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment) has been tracking the socially responsible-investing field since 1995, a long time—and a ...

ETF Funds for Anti-ESG Investors - Kiplinger
Kiplinger
A new crop of anti-ESG ETF funds offers an alternative to investments that focus on environmental, social and corporate governance issues.

Who Supports ESG Investing And Who's Against It (And Why) - Forbes
Forbes
“Explained in simplest terms, 'ESG' stands for environmental, social and governance which is an investing strategy that takes into account a ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Progress on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Is Good News | The National Interest
The National Interest
Getting on track for net zero emissions by 2050 will require swiftly and massively ramping up carbon capture deployment.

Carbon Capture, Utilization And Storage - Energy Law - UK - Mondaq
Mondaq
Years of talk about Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) are finally translating into billions of dollars of business action.

Midlands Voices: Carbon capture utilization and storage technology critical to Corn Belt ...
Omaha World Herald
Carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technology has been widely discussed in coffee shops, townhalls, and online over the past two years.

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior:

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Sustainability Investing: 

What is ESG, the investment strategy under attack by Republicans? | Grist
Grist
The strategy is more widely known as ESG: a shorthand for environmental, social, and governance criteria investors can use to evaluate which ...

Geoengineering:

Forget geoengineering. We need to stop burning fossil fuels. Right now | Rebecca Solnit
The Guardian
Pie-in-the-sky fantasies of carbon capture and geoengineering are a way for decision-makers to delay taking real action.

How two weather balloons led Mexico to ban solar geoengineering - Reuters
Reuters
Climate policy experts say Mexico is in a position to help set the rules for future geoengineering research.

Though Solar Geoengineering May Curb Climate Change, Countries Like Mexico Have Banned It
Green Matters
And until humanity can kick its addiction to burning fossil fuels and other harmful industries, scientists are heavily examining solar geoengineering.

Green Bond Funds:

HDFC Mutual Fund files for India's first Sovereign Green Bond MF | Mint
Mint
Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) are issued by the Government of India (GoI)

€6 billion of NextGenerationEU green bonds - European Commission
European Commission - europa.eu
Investors demonstrated a strong interest in the transaction, which was over 12 times oversubscribed. The Commission plans to fund 30% of its ...

Hdfc Mutual Fund Files For India'S First Sovereign Green Bond Mf - CNBCTV18.com
CNBCTV18.com
Ltd., investment manager of HDFC Mutual Fund (HDFC MF), has filed for India's first target maturity funds tracking Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Low-Carbon Hydrogen Presents Attractive Alternative Investment Opportunities ... - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
According to a global study of infrastructure funds conducted by Boston ... To reach net zero by 2050, low-carbon hydrogen is a novel option to ...

Impax CEO Says Funds Have Run Out of 'Investible' Green Assets - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
Impax Asset Management Group, which runs one of the world's biggest investment portfolios geared toward a low-carbon economy, is warning that even ...

Low-Carbon Hydrogen Presents Attractive Alternative Investment Opportunities for ...
Hydrogen Central
According to a global study of infrastructure funds conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and EDHECinfra in the third quarter of 2022, 67% of ...

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