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Sector Based Decarbonization:

Power sector emissions may have peaked in 2022 as wind and solar reached record heights
The World Economic Forum
'Decarbonization of the power sector is underway': Power sector emissions ... The power sector is the biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions, ...

Chinese government considers steel capacity ceiling - Recycling Today
Recycling Today
Earlier this year, the Steel Committee of the Paris-based Organisation for ... capacity” as one of several problems facing the sector globally.   

Global Reporting Initiative:

What do ESG professionals need to know about the revised GRI Standards? - Edie.net
Edie.net
The Global Reporting Initiative is an established and well-respected sustainability reporting framework covering ESG topics. GRI reporting gives ...

AerCap Publishes ESG Report for 2022 - PR Newswire
PR Newswire
The ESG Report is prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. The report can be found here or on the ESG section ...

Role of Technology in Evolution of ESG Reporting - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations take responsibility for ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

US$150 billion in US clean energy investments announced since Inflation Reduction Act
Energy Storage News
There has been US$150 billion of announced investments into the US clean energy industry since the Act was passed, according to ACP.

The US has seen 5 years' worth of clean energy investments in just 9 months - Electrek
Electrek
The US clean energy sector has seen over $150 billion in capital investment in just nine months – here's how it breaks down.

U.S. clean energy investment skyrocketing since August - Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — More U.S. clean energy investment has been announced since last summer's passage of the Inflation Reduction Act than in the previous ...

CDP Sustainability:

Vodafone and CDP connect to help incentivise supplier sustainability efforts
Business Green
Vodafone and CDP have announced they have joined forces on a new initiative to help encourage more sustainable practices and reduce greenhouse gas ...

B-lown away by our first CDP rating - PMLiVE
PMLiVE
A catch up with Louise Jones, Cuttsy+Cuttsy's sustainability officer, on what was achieved in 2022, the agency's latest environmental assessment with ...

Businesses encouraged to disclose plastics footprint through CDP for the first time - edie
edie
CDP has opened a new function on its global environmental disclosure system, which is used by more than 18000 companies, enabling them to report ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

EPA Follows California's Lead on EVs and Proposes Strict New Vehicle Emissions Standards
Times of San Diego
“We have reestablished the United States as a leader in the clean ... air quality and reduce the impacts of climate change in California and ...

Vision for Racial Equity - California Air Resources Board
California Air Resources Board - CA.gov
en español CARB commits to just social change by working at all levels ... Environmental Leadership Summit and by using a racial equity lens, ...

Environmental Justice Advocates Urge California to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits in ...
Inside Climate News
The governor, who positions himself as a climate leader, did not appear before the crowd working to accelerate a just transition away from fossil ...

Impact Investing:

What Is Impact Investing — How It Differs From Traditional Funding
CNBCTV18.com
Impact investments are all about impact at scale, generating range of financial returns (muted to market returns), and using various instruments such ...

The Week in Impact Investing: Outcomes - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
Impact outcomes, once the province of private market investors, are becoming core to public-market strategies as well, as Veridien Global Investors' ...

Impact Investing Looks to Correct Underinvestment in Rural U.S. - The Daily Yonder
The Daily Yonder
Impact investing groups are bringing needed funding to underinvested rural communities, going beyond the bottom line to meet community needs.

Energy Storage

Maryland targets 3GW of energy storage by 2033
Energy Storage News
Legislators in the US state of Maryland have passed a bill requiring utilities to procure at least 3000MW of energy storage by 2033.

Gravity-based green energy storage tech pioneer eyes US mineshafts - Recharge News
Recharge News
A pioneer in gravity-based energy storage technology aims to make its US debut after linking with a major American construction group.

Energy storage firm awarded £9m for innovative project - BBC News
BBC
An innovative energy storage project developed in Edinburgh has been awarded £9.4m by the UK government. Synchrostor plans to build a 1MW ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

SBTi VALIDATES WEST FRASER'S SCIENCE-BASED EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS
Yahoo Finance
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE: WFG) announced today that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) ...

Glaston is committed to set science-based emissions reduction targets | glassonweb.com
Glass On Web
Last year, the company took a major step forward in reducing its carbon footprint by achieving its first emissions reduction target: Reducing the CO2 ...

U.S. Banks Set to Fall Short of Global Oil and Gas Emissions Reductions Goals by 2030 ...
ReportAlert.info
An assessment of the target-setting practices of Bank of America, Citi, ... to widely accepted and scientifically informed low-carbon benchmarks.

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Climate Change Threatens Insects — And Us - The Revelator
The Revelator
Winners and Losers. That's an important reminder that climate change won't affect all species the same way — insects included. Tropical insect species ...

Microgrids:

7 Strategies To Make Microgrids A Fit For Utility Grid Modernization - POWER Magazine
POWER Magazine
In this report, Enchanted Rock shares what the leaders of large utilities said were the top deterrents to microgrid adoption and strategies to ...

California Regulators Grant Request to Dismiss Proposal for Community Microgrids
American Public Power Association
The California Public Utilities Commission recently granted a request to dismission Sunnova Energy's plans to build community microgrids in ...

Microgrid Provides a Sustainable Solution Independent From the Power Grid | AltEnergyMag
AltEnergyMag
“Two Xcape™ microgrid systems were installed for Bergstrom as standalone microgrids to supply power for EV charging for their customers and guests,” ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

Why trust is a critical component of sustainable investing for investors | Wealth Professional
Wealth Professional
... to utilize their investing funds to promote positive social change, yet many are unsure of the genuine effects of sustainable investments.

Investing for the good: How socially responsible investing is driving economic sustainability
Market Screener
At the heart of SRI are the principles of ESG criteria. These criteria assess a company's performance in three key areas: environmental impact, social ...

ESG vs CSR: What's the Difference and Why Does It Matter? - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
If you pay attention to any news even vaguely related to corporate responsibility (news about sustainability, socially responsible investing, ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Chart Industries and Wolf Carbon Solutions expand MOU on - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
Simon Hub carbon capture, transport, and sequestration system. This would be the first CO2 pipeline with carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) ...

The Role of Carbon Capture in Climate Change Policy
Citizens' Climate Lobby
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) can help maintain stability in our energy systems while maximizing the rate of decarbonization ...

Pilot and Svante agree on commercial carbon capture and storage project
Offshore Technology
Pilot Energy and Svante Technologies have agreed to collaborate on offering a combined project for carbon capture and storage.

Coronavirus and Sustainability:, ,

When it comes to climate risk, investors prize disclosure, report suggests | Reuters
Reuters
A nearly deserted Church Street in the financial district in lower Manhattan is seen during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in ...

Drug Solutions Podcast: Challenges, Sustainability, and Big Trends in Outsourcing Today
PharmTech
Following disruption in the bio/pharmaceutical supply chain as a result of the COVID pandemic, the outsourcing industry has learned to adapt and ...

Accounting for Nature: Preparing for tomorrow's nature accounting needs today
The SustainAbility Institute by ERM
... The All In Podcast · What's Next for Sustainable Business? ... Resilience Under COVID-19 · Webinar: Build Back Better Series · Sustainability ..

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior:

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Sustainability Investing: 

Developing Innovation for ESG and Sustainability Investing - Nasdaq
Nasdaq
With over 1,200 ESG and sustainable ETFs currently available to investors globally, the overlap of investment approaches, ESG screens and index ...

Investing Insights: ESG + Sustainability - Seedrs
Seedrs
Investing Insights: ESG + Sustainability. 6 Mins Read. 2022 was a year of transition and consolidation for Environmental, Social and Governance ...   

Geoengineering:

Solar geoengineering: Climate scientists are far from convinced - CNBC
CNBC
Solar geoengineering or SRM refers to a speculative set of technologies designed to cool the Earth. Some of the techniques involved, such as spraying ...

What is geoengineering, and why is it sparking climate change debate? - 23ABC News Bakersfield
23ABC News Bakersfield
There are two types of geoengineering: carbon geoengineering, which looks to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and solar geoengineering, ...

Green Bond Funds:

What are green bonds? 5 things to know - The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Green bonds are typically fixed interest-bearing financial instruments. forest Getty Images. 1.A green bond is a type of bond issued to raise funds ...

Colombian green, benchmark bonds likely this year, finance minister says - Reuters
Reuters
Colombia is looking to issue a green bond before the end of 2023, ... wrong," as any demand lost for local bonds from private pension funds would ...

Low Carbon Funds:

CDPQ's low-carbon assets jump 161% in 5 years, its ESG report says
Pensions & Investments
Also, since the end of 2017, the carbon intensity of the fund's portfolio has been reduced by 53%. CDPQ also completed its exit from the oil sector. " ...

Apple Launches $200 Million Fund to Remove Carbon From Air - TheStreet
TheStreet
“This integration makes it a very appealing investment to those looking to extend the life of their carbon-intensive assets during the pivot to a low- ...

Morningstar Sustainalytics Launches its Low Carbon Transition Ratings - PR Newswire
PR Newswire
Today, Morningstar Sustainalytics works with hundreds of the world's leading asset managers and pension funds who incorporate ESG information and ...