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Sector Based Decarbonization:

How optimizing operations can help air industry decarbonize | PhocusWire
PhocusWire
The aviation industry has responded by stepping up its decarbonization plans, making net zero by 2050 commitments. Technology investment priorities.

An inside look at Ball Corporation's science-based pathway towards achieving decarbonization
Packaging Europe
The company's 'Climate Transition Plan' focuses in large part on the reduction of Scope 3 emissions, increasing circularity in the sector, ...

Ampotech joins Coastal Sustainability Alliance to Support Decarbonization of Maritime Sector
PR Newswire
PRNewswire/ -- Singapore-based energy technology startup Ampotech is bringing its internet of things enabled energy management technology to the ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

MTN : FY 22 Global Reporting Initiative Report | MarketScreener
Market Screener
MTN Group Limited Global Reporting Initiative Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 Global Reporting ... | April 26, 2023.

How Financial Stability Relates To ESG Disclosure - Forbes
Forbes
It is linked to the EU's existing Non-Financial Reporting Directive ... GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), and Task Force on Climate-related ...

Precisely Empowers Customers to Unlock Business Value from ESG Reporting with Trusted Data
Business Wire
Organizations leveraging data integrity in ESG reporting processes see ... Head of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) North America for a panel ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $82 Million Investment to Increase Domestic Solar ...
Department of Energy
“President Biden's Investing in America agenda is fueling a clean energy revolution right here at home with game-changing incentives for ...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Investments to Support and Accelerate ...
Department of Energy
“Ensuring every community has access to the benefits from affordable clean energy resources like solar is key to President Biden's vision of an ...

Investment in clean energy transition for our planet's future | IEEFA
IEEFA
The accelerated promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency is the most viable approach to halve global greenhouse gas emissions and limit ...

CDP Sustainability:

Berry Global Recognized by CDP as Leader on Climate Change and Supplier ... - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Calculated based on environmental disclosures and performance, CDP ... Ratings of A- from global sustainability disclosure non-profit, CDP.

Call for clearer guidelines in CDP plastic reporting - Packaging Gateway
Packaging Gateway
Environmental charity CDP is encouraging 7000 businesses to disclose their plastic footprint for the first time.

FORD RECOGNIZED FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP COMMITMENT; BUILDING ON CDP A ...
Market Screener
This week, Ford was recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a leading global environmental nonprofit that holds the largest ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Californians See a Need for Immediate Action on Climate Change
Public Policy Institute of California
This year's Earth Day comes as California emerges from a winter and spring marked by extreme precipitation, following years of drought and last ...

California Senate budget proposal prioritizes families and communities in the fight against ...
Environmental Defense Fund
SACRAMENTO — Today the California State Senate released a budget plan to ... down on California's leadership role in advancing meaningful climate ...

California Surpasses 1.5 Million ZEVs Goal Two Years Ahead of Schedule
California Air Resources Board - CA.gov
“California is setting the bar for climate action – and we're ... California's ZEV leadership continues to inspire other states to follow ...

Impact Investing:

Global Impact Investing Market Report 2023: Sector is Expected to Reach $955.95 Billion by ...
Yahoo Finance
Impact investing refers to a general investment strategy that helps investors make investments with the intention of generating positive, ...

The Week in Impact Investing: Earth - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
The Week in Impact Investing: Earth. The team at. ImpactAlpha. TGIF, Agents ...

Energy Storage

Tesla's battery-storage sales are growing way faster than EV sales - Canary Media
Canary Media
Deployments of Tesla batteries surged 360% as the EV maker opened a factory for grid-scale batteries. Now it's getting into lithium refining too.

Tesla reports massive increase in energy storage deployment, thanks to Megafactory
Electrek
Energy storage deployments increased by 360% YoY in Q1 to 3.9 GWh, the highest level of deployments we have achieved due to ongoing Megafactory ramp.
    
KORE Power replacing batteries at eight-year old BESS project in PJM market
Energy Storage News
Kore Power will replace the battery energy storage systems for a Cordelio Power project originally turned online in 2015.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

SHI International Commits to SBTi Net-Zero Standard Carbon Emissions Reduction
Business Wire
SHI International, one of the largest IT solutions providers in the world, has today announced its commitment to the Science Based Targets ...

BXP Releases 2022 Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Report - Business Wire
Business Wire
2022 highlights include: Remaining on track to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2025; Committing to setting a science-based target to achieve net- ...

Transformation & Purpose: Ameresco Releases 2022 Environmental, Social and Corporate ...
Business Wire
Ameresco continues to publicly share its ESG performance metrics and ... Targets initiative by 2025 to validate these aims with science-based ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

One penguin species declines, while another thrives on the western Antarctic Peninsula
WHYY
... the western Antarctic Peninsula. Researchers at UD and Temple are tracking the changing conditions. ... Climate change 'winners' and 'losers'.

Study: Climate change causing more 'heat stress' in Europe - Connecticut Post
Connecticut Post
A report shows Europeans, particularly in the south of the continent, are being subjected...

Microgrids:

Understanding the Benefits of Microgrids - Facilities Management Insights - FacilitiesNet
FacilitiesNet
Microgrids are small-scale power grids that can operate independently or collaboratively with other small power grids. Facilities that strategically ...

Building Blocks of our Future Electricity Grid: Microgrids - YouTube
FacilitiesNet
DOE's Office of Electricity (OE) microgrid research and development program provides insights into reducing complexity, increasing reliability, ...

100MW-300MW microgrids will fill the power gap for data centers - DatacenterDynamics
DatacenterDynamics
Some microgrids will operate with grid supply and some without. The opportunity is to build industrial-scale microgrids which are integrated with ...   

Socially Responsible Investing:

McGill University achieves Socially Responsible Investing targets two years ahead of schedule
McGill University
“In realizing our sustainable investing objectives, we have made a material environmental impact that supports the University's commitment to fighting ...

3 Reasons Sustainable Investing Is Critical - Forbes
Forbes
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investing focuses on quantifying these three aspects of a particular company. This is an important part of ...

This new ETF offers a challenge to socially responsible investing skeptics. Plus, should I sell ...
The Globe and Mail
If you think socially responsible investing is a sham, there's a new exchange-traded fund you should check out. The Mackenzie Corporate Knights ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Carbon capture, utilization and storage: updates from Ontario, Alberta and Ottawa
Lexology
This bulletin provides an overview of recent developments related to carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in the provinces of Ontario ...

Clearing the Air: How Do We Capture and Store CO2? - SciTechDaily
SciTechDaily
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which account for 81% of all ... Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) involves collecting CO2 from ...

Carbon capture technology draws the attention of lawmakers, environmental advocates
Capitol News Illinois
With over 100 planned carbon capture, transport or storage projects ... referred to as carbon capture, utilization and sequestration, or CCUS.

Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Sustainability in packaging: US survey insights | McKinsey
McKinsey
How are attitudes to sustainable packaging evolving as consumers emerge from COVID-19 to face a new set of uncertainties in their daily lives? To find ...

Mayor Adams Releases Ambitious Plan to 'Get Sustainability Done' — Full Funding to Come
THE CITY — NYC News
The wide-ranging agenda, known as PlaNYC, includes proposals for electric car chargers, free solar arrays, and help for New Yorkers living in ...

Sustainability And Conservation In The Heart Of Belize - Forbes
Forbes
[+] Belize. Turneffe Island Resort. Many resorts are trying to get a handle on travel bookings post-covid while at the same time balancing the ...

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior:

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Sustainability Investing: 

Why does investing for sustainability impact matter? | Policy report - UN PRI
UN PRI
Investors sometimes need to address sustainability impacts in order to manage ESG risks and opportunities that affect financial returns for clients ...

Four Sustainable Investments That Could Have a Positive Impact - Kiplinger
Kiplinger
Earth Day is a great time to take stock of your environmental impact. ... I view sustainable investing from a holistic perspective.

Earth Day: Investing advice from ESG, sustainability experts - YouTube
YouTube
EarthDay #ESG #youtube Earth Day is this Saturday, April 22! Yahoo Finance is here to provide investment advice on agriculture, the food supply ...

Geoengineering:

To mitigate impacts of climate change, some turn to controverial "geoengineering"
YouTube
As scientists work to blunt the impacts of climate change, a controversial method called geoengineering is being considered as a way to help cool ...

These geoengineering technologies could help combat the climate crisis, scientists say
ABC News
Solar geoengineering, which would involve pumping aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, thus cooling Earth, has been a "controversial" ...
    
Should we research geoengineering? | The Japan Times
The Japan Times
Now geoengineering is back on the agenda. In 2020, the U.S. Congress directed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a ...

Green Bond Funds:

Green Bonds: Market Growth Continues | Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha
U.S. mutual funds and ETFs that incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their investment strategies suffered their first ...

ReNew Raises $400 Million Through Issuance of Green Bonds, Sees Strong Demand From ...
Business Wire
Raising corporate funds at an expected rate is consistent with our long-term plan and will enable us to accelerate our renewable energy initiatives, ...

Green Bond Issuance Expected to See Strong Growth in 2023 | Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Either way, it's an alternate method to get short-term bond exposure if investors are looking to park their cash in a bond fund temporarily in order ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Climate finance and funding sustainable growth
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Greening supply chains is another way to generate demand for low-carbon products and green investments. For example, we worked with Citi Bank to ...

VC firms create $60 billion-plus climate tech alliance with backing from the UN - CNBC
CNBC
... low-carbon alternatives, the statement said. Other funds signed up to the VCA include climate VCs World Fund, 2150, and Prelude Venture.

Biden to announce climate assistance funds in meeting with world leaders | The Hill
The Hill
... the U.S. is providing $1 billion for the Green Climate Fund, which pays for low-carbon and climate-resilient projects in developing countries.