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Sector Based Decarbonization:

DNV: 'Operators have only two options to achieve decarbonization' - Offshore Magazine
Offshore Magazine
Despite the increasing uptake of electricity, biofuels and hydrogen based low carbon fuels, and looking at total contributions to the sector, ...

ADNOC launches $1 million decarbonization technology challenge - World Oil
World Oil
... decarbonization, and nature-based solutions are encouraged to apply. ... It supports ADNOC's strategy to convene cross sectoral partners to ...

OCBC unveils decarbonization targets for six sectors - The Asset
The Asset
The targets are aligned with internationally recognized, science-based pathways geared towards achieving a net-zero level of greenhouse gas emissions ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

Teleflex Publishes 2022 Global Impact Report - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
... sets new targets to support the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program and aligns with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), ...

Small business is a big deal for climate action | GreenBiz
GreenBiz
Globally, there are an estimated 400 million small businesses, ... Global Reporting Initiative, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group and ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

White House to invest nearly $11 billion for renewable energy in rural areas - CNBC
CNBC
Rural electric cooperatives, renewable energy firms and electric utilities can apply for funding through two programs under Biden's Inflation ...

Top Oil Companies Investing In Renewable Energy - The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
Several oil companies are getting a jump start on the transition to renewable energy. Find out more about this trend and how to invest in the ...

How oil companies' soaring profits compare with green-energy investments - Nature
Nature
But investments in renewable energy, needed to tackle climate change, by nations to meet their carbon-cutting pledges is falling behind. According to ...

CDP Sustainability:

Why CDP introduced plastic reporting | GreenBiz
GreenBiz
"CDP is moving towards a more integrated approach towards environmental disclosure," said Simon Fischweicher, head of corporations and supply ...

CDP comment on G7 summit
CDP
G7 disclosure requirements must consider climate but also set clear timeframes for addressing broader issues of environmental integrity, ...

Hempel Is Recognized As Supplier Engagement Leader By CDP | Coatings World
Coatings World
Honored for environmental action across its supply chain. ... Hempel reported data through CDP's 2022 Climate Change questionnaire for the first ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

NEWS RELEASE: San José's Environmental Services Department Director and Chief ...
City of San Jose
“Kerrie Romanow's leadership in developing Climate Smart San José has propelled our City to the forefront of the fight against climate change,” ...

Calling all High School Students: Become a Climate Ambassador! | Sierra Club
Sierra Club
Are you a high school student interested in tackling climate change ... Consider applying for the California Youth Climate Policy Leadership ...

LADWP Honors Environmental Leaders From Among Its Business Customers
LADWP News
Of those customers, Decron Properties Corporation, University of Southern California, and Los Angeles World Airports were recognized for their ...

Impact Investing:

Impact Investing Can't Deliver by Chasing Market Returns
Stanford Social Innovation Review
To be successful, impact investors need more realistic expectations and to be part of a larger and community-based pool of capital, ...

It's time to fix impact investing
Fast Company
We need innovative solutions to the climate crisis, and achieving this will require enormous financial investment. Impact investing is expected to ...

The Week in impact investing: Alpha - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
When pitching big money investors, impact managers used to lead with “alpha” and downplay “impact.” Not any more. Impact is now a signal of alpha.

Energy Storage

Energy storage facilities hit regulatory black hole - CommonWealth Magazine
CommonWealth Magazine
THE STATE'S Energy Facilities Siting Board concluded on Wednesday that it lacks authority to approve large energy storage facilities, ...

What Are the Most Promising Energy Storage Technologies? - Impakter
Impakter
Pumped hydroelectric storage (PHS) is currently one of the most widely used forms of energy storage. PHS involves pumping water from a lower reservoir ...

Italy's nascent market hit by post-auction BESS capex spike and 'too many solar developers'
Energy Storage News
Italy's TSO Terna is in the midst of reforming the electricity market to incorporate new energy storage resources. Image: Terna.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Trane Technologies Outlines Transition Plan to Achieve Net-Zero Targets by 2050
Investors - Trane Technologies
... have its net-zero carbon emissions targets approved by the Science-Based ... performance,” said Dave Regnery, chair and CEO of Trane Technologies.

Buro Happold leads the way with net zero science-based targets validation
Buro Happold
Science-based targets enable us to work towards our long-term goal to achieve net zero operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2045. Our new ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Gas, carbon capture, and hydrogen are winners in Biden's new EPA power plant regulations - Vox
Vox
4 winners and 1 loser in the EPA's historic move to limit power plant ... Rebecca Leber is a senior reporter covering climate change for Vox.

Who Are the Winners and Losers in Newsom's Budget Revise? - GV Wire
GV Wire
What are the big takeaways from Gov. Gavin Newsom's updated 2023-24 budget proposal, the so-called May revise? The impact of climate change.
    
California budget deficit: Winners, losers in Newsom plan - CalMatters
CalMatters
Gavin Newsom's updated 2023-24 budget proposal, the so-called May revise? The impact of climate change. Fiscal restraint with a looming recession.

Microgrids:

Microgrids market to triple to $60bn by 2027 – GlobalData - Power Technology
Power Technology
The global microgrids market is forecast to register a compound annual growth rate of 16% between 2023 and 2027, according to GlobalData.

Schneider Electric Empowers Businesses to Achieve Resilience and a Path to Net Zero with ...
PR Newswire
The industry-first standardized microgrid system that is faster to deploy ... "By producing electricity with renewable resources, microgrids drive ...

How can community 'microgrids' help solve the energy crisis? - The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable
A small Bristol 'microgrid' scheme in Lawrence Weston is helping homeowners take power into their own hands, but how can we supercharge community ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

How To Invest Ethically | GOBankingRates
GOBankingRates
Ethical investing is a way to "vote with your money," ensuring that your ... such as the S&P 500 Environmental & Socially Responsible Index.

What does socially-conscious investing mean? - APN News
APN News
Socially conscious investing is an investment approach that considers both financial returns and positive social and environmental impact and is also ...

David Moon: Socially responsible mutual funds may be all marketing - Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville News Sentinel
There is a new category of mutual funds, aimed at investors who want to be socially responsible with their money. These funds do the reverse of ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Australia to scale up offshore carbon capture storage - minister | Reuters
Reuters
Australia plans to scale up its capability for offshore carbon capture and ... a national carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) strategy, ...

Why Carbon Capture Remains Key In The US | AltEnergyMag
AltEnergyMag
Carbon capture, utilization and storage technology is ready and affordable, and can cut carbon dioxide emissions right away. There's no need to wait ...

EPA Proposes New Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants to Tackle ...
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA's proposal also follows guidance from the Council on Environmental Quality to ensure that the advancement of carbon capture, utilization, and ...

Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Shaping a resilient future in response to COVID-19 | Nature Sustainability
Nature
... after COVID-19 and the latest science, which calls for major efforts to align resilience thinking with sustainable development action.

Taiwan can help Sustainable health development in the post-pandemic era - opinion
The Jerusalem Post
A coronavirus test in Jerusalem. COVID goes beyond conflict and affects everyone. January 2022. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM ...

Llamas – and Yeast Display – to the Rescue - The Medicine Maker
The Medicine Maker
Researchers at Rockefeller University discover a promising modified screening process for effective COVID-19 treatments using sustainable ...

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior:

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Sustainability Investing: 

The case for sustainable thematic investing - New Statesman
New Statesman
With thematic investment, “you're not [just] doing sector-based investing”, says Edward Lees, co-head of the Environmental Strategies Group at BNP ...

ESG investment funds unlikely to comply with sustainable investing rules - edie
edie
A lack of standardised regulatory regimes for non-financial disclosures and the naming of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds across ...

Green Investing Could Push Polluters to Emit More Greenhouse Gases | Yale Insights
Yale Insights - Yale University
One common approach to sustainable investing is to provide capital for companies with low carbon emissions and withhold it for high-emissions ...

Geoengineering:

A Vintage Warplane Is Scouting for Clues That Geoengineering Could Actually Work
Gizmodo Australia
Solar geoengineering is a controversial strategy to block sunlight from reaching Earth in order to slow down climate change, with one of the ...

Solar Geo-Engineering is a Trojan Horse w Pandora's Box inside. We can choose better. - Daily Kos
Daily Kos
Geo-Engineering vs CERES (Carbon Emission Reduction Emergency Strategies) · The simplest way to deal with anything is by dismissing it.

CBS News Promotes CBS News Promotes Bill Gates-Backed Scheme To Block Sun
Health Thoroughfare
According to the latest reports, it seems that over the weekend, CBS Saturday Morning aired a report promoting solar geoengineering as a potential ...

Green Bond Funds:

Green Bonds Market Sees Challenges, Opportunities | Nasdaq
Nasdaq
The fund, which follows the S&P Green Bond U.S. Dollar Select Index, is pertinent to tactical fixed income investors. That's because while green ...

Green Bonds Gain Traction with Hedge Funds: Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV Increases ...
Best Stocks
One notable player in this space is the iShares USD Green Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BGRN), which recently saw an uptick in holdings by one hedge fund.

Reykjavík Energy - Green Bond Offering Results - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Taylor Swift's father told Boaz Weinstein the singer invests in a particular type of mutual fund, the hedge fund manager tweeted after a concert. 1d ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Low Carbon raises £310m in debt to fund solar expansion - reNews
reNews
With this funding, Low Carbon will be able to "redouble its efforts" to grow its core capacity through the construction of 448MW of solar PV projects ...

GSA Launches Low-Carbon Building Materials Pilot Program - Engineering News-Record
Engineering News-Record
The total estimated value of the projects' low embodied carbon is more than $300 ... or EPDs, for materials procured with Climate Act funding.

Jersey low carbon heating fund launched - BBC News
BBC
Funds have been allocated to switch 1,000 properties from fossil fuel boilers to low carbon heating systems by the end of 2025.

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