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Climate Change and Satellites:

Satellites are revolutionizing the way we see deforestation on Earth - Axios
Axios
"These are huge areas, and we know that forests are critically important for mitigating climate change, for safeguarding biodiversity and also for ...

We've Been Overlooking a Major Part of Climate Change, And It's Sending Warning Signs
ScienceAlert
... satellites, the ERA5-Land data reanalysis set, and simulations from Earth-system models. The team relied on the TX7d index, which is meant to ...

Antarctic sea ice hits 'record-smashing' low this year, satellite data shows | Space
Space.com
"That's been happening more frequently in recent years." Related: Greenland ice sheets are weaker to climate change than we thought. Each year, sea ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

DOE's new Liftoff reports highlight decarbonization opportunities and hurdles in the industrial sector
JD Supra
To achieve national decarbonization goals for 2050, alternative value chains in the demonstration and pilot phases (e.g., new bio-based pathways ...

COP28 President-Designate rallies Oil and Gas industry to decarbonize - PR Newswire
PR Newswire
Sultan Al Jaber called on the oil and gas industry to rally around ambitious decarbonization ... based on four key pillars. These pillars include fast- ...
    
The UN's Decarbonization Plan for the Construction Sector - AZoBuild.com
AZoBuild.com
UN Decarbonization Plan, construction sector, carbon emissions construction, decarbonizing construction ... based materials such as biomass and timber.

Data Driven Decision Making:

Data-driven Decision-making - HRO Today
HRO Today
Data-driven Decision-making ... The best way for organizations to break through a challenging hiring market is by using data to make the most informed ...

From Data To Decisions: Using Insights For Better Results - Forbes
Forbes
... data-driven and reliable decisions. Let's explore how you ... The lack of a systematic approach to data management negatively impacts decision making.

FlowForma Unveils Revolutionary No Code Analytics Module, For Data-Driven Decision-Making
PR Newswire
PRNewswire/ -- FlowForma, a recognized leader in intuitive Digital Process Automation software and solutions has introduced its revolutionary ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

ADVANCION RELEASES 2022 CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT - PR Newswire
PR Newswire
... Report, the Company's second annual public report developed in accordance with the latest Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. Advancion ...

Buzzing bees join Wall Street's bulls and bears as framework to report biodiversity risk launches
Reuters
... Global Reporting Initiative. They also align with Target 15 reporting requirements under the Global Biodiversity Framework approved last December ...

Help Guide GRI's Standard-Setting Priorities | Kalkine Media
Kalkine Media
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations take responsibility ...

Community Health Risks From Climate Change:

HHS Launches Climate and Health Outlook Portal to Identify Counties at Risk of Climate ... - HHS.gov
HHS.gov
... climate-related hazard forecasts in their communities ... “This past summer's extreme weather events show the growing health risks of climate change ...

The impact of climate change on health is an immediate danger - The BMJ
The BMJ
Children growing up in these areas face lifelong health risks ... Chapter 7: Health, Wellbeing and the Changing Structure of Communities [Internet].

Climate Disruptions Are Especially Dangerous for the Opioid Epidemic - Scientific American
Scientific American
... climate change's most brutal effects start to take root. ... Despite this, drug users are typically not considered in public health efforts related to ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

5 Renewable Energy Sources and Their Investment Potential for the Future | Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
Let's break down several key renewable energy resources and what investors can look forward to in the 2020s.

USDA Sees Record Demand to Advance Clean Energy in Rural America Through President ...
USDA
Part of Bidenomics and the President's Investing in America agenda, these programs will lower energy costs for consumers and small businesses and ...

Warren Buffett Plans To Invest $3.9 Billion In Wind And Solar Power Projects
Yahoo Finance
Warren Buffett, the renowned investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is set to make a substantial commitment to the renewable energy sector ...

CDP Sustainability:

CDP's new CEO takes the reigns as environmental disclosure tops the global sustainability agenda
CDP
Sherry Madera has today started her role as the new Chief Executive Officer of CDP.

CDP Report: Financial Institutions Face Challenges in Addressing Nature-Related Risks
The National Law Review
In “Nature in Green Finance: Bridging the gap in environmental reporting,” CDP states: “While climate change is now widely considered within financial ...

ESG score calculation: How to find your rating (part 2) - GreenBiz
GreenBiz
... sustainability universe, although it only focuses on environmental factors. CDP is a not-for-profit charity focused on encouraging environmental ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

United States: Coming Soon: California Climate Disclosure Bills - Mondaq
Mondaq
Governor Newsom emphasized California's historic leadership in climate ... Climate Change. Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz. California Attorney General ...

More political leaders are directly linking fossil fuels to climate change | CBC News
CBC
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was also in town and emphasized the connection between climate change and "the burning of oil, the burning of gas, the ...

'A Whole New World': Big Law Responds to California's New Climate Bills | The Recorder
Law.com
“Many serious observers of climate change think that climate regulation matters,” Bell added. ... Law Firm Leadership's Guide to Strategic ...

Impact Investing:

VC Office Hours: How data can help improve social impact investing - TechCrunch
TechCrunch
In a world where so many investors prioritize vibes, why focus on data and analytics for social impact investing? You can't manage what you don't ...

Impact investment: How change theory can boost key imessages | Features | IPE
Investment & Pensions Europe
Impact investing emphasises intentionality (to generate positive impact) and verifiability (to measure). The intention to generate verifiable impact ...

Using integrated analysis to inform impact investing decisions - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
Impact investors can use integrated analysis to simplify complex data points, which helps simplify the decision making process.

Energy Storage

Storing energy in blocks: How gravity may solve green power's problem | India News
The Indian Express
Currently, about 96 per cent of the world's energy storage comes from pumped hydro — a hydroelectric project where excess energy on the grid is used ...

S&P: China's battery storage system integrators move into top five globally
Energy-Storage.News
China's booming domestic energy storage market has led to locally-based players becoming top 5 system integrators globally, S&P Global said.

U.S. Battery Storage Surge Helped Prevent Summer Blackouts | OilPrice.com
Oil Price
Growing battery storage capacity in the U.S., aided by investment tax credits, has played a significant role in preventing blackouts during peak ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

E Ink Holdings Inc. has Achieved Science-Based Targets Validation and Approval
Business Wire
The SBTi advocates for 'science-based net-zero emissions action,' assisting companies or organizations in setting short-term and long-term carbon ...

Bell announces closing of amendments to its securitization program to add sustainability ...
PR Newswire
... science-based targets by 2026. Bell selected these two targets as they collectively cover the vast majority of Bell's total carbon footprint. The ...

Corporates report progress on SBTs for carbon emissions - Business Plus
Business Plus
The 68 Pledge signatories are committed to setting Science Based Targets (SBTs) no later than December 2024 across their entire carbon footprint ( ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Florida Has Met the Climate Change Enemy, and It's Us - The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Climate change got most of the blame for those staggering numbers, but ... winners and losers of the second Republican debate. Today at 11:55 p.m. EDT.

Spanish-language ad hitting GOP for climate change denialism to run during debate
The Hill
Winners and losers of the second GOP presidential debate. by Julia Manchester, Brandon Conradis and Ian Swanson 5 mins ago. Campaign / 5 mins ago.

Second Republican debate: 1 winner and 3 losers - Vox
Vox
Loser: Vivek Ramaswamy. Vivek Ramaswamy standing behind a lectern with his mouth open and his right hand pointing up Republican presidential ...

Microgrids:

The military is turning to microgrids to fight global threats — and global warming - NPR
NPR
And then I texted, what is the microgrid?" Bedell recalled with a laugh. It fell to Mick Wasco, who has been energy management director at Miramar ...

Community Health Risk Assessment:

ORNL supports EPA human health risk assessment calculators, databases - EurekAlert!
EurekAlert!
Her work supports the development of new human health risk assessment models as the databases are updated. ... Community ecology/Animal ecology/Human ...

Risk as catalyst for positive change: lessons learnt from public health readiness for cholera in Jordan
ReliefWeb
A whole-of-government risk assessment during ... risk communication and community engagement working group as well as training on case management.

Health assessment is released | Norwalk Reflector For Huron County
Norwalk Reflector
Without the support and input from the community, this work would not be possible. View the full 2023 Huron County CHA here: https://www.huroncohealth ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

What Is ESG Investing and What Financial Risks Does It Highlight? - The Washington Post
Washington Post
In one sense, defining “ESG” is easy — it's an approach to finance and investing focused on managing risks from environmental factors, ...

ESG Investing: Meaning, Risks, Progress and Challenges - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
ESG is part of a wider strategy known as sustainable investing. Broadly, the goals are to achieve societal impact, align with personal values or ...

Three-Quarters of Firms Globally Aren't Ready for ESG Assessments, KPMG Says
Investopedia
The growth of ESG investing has coincided with a backlash, which business leaders say is unlikely to subside over the coming years. A KPMG survey of ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

By 2030 Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Technologies Market Business Expansion
Benzinga
The recently released Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technologies Market Report for 2023, spanning a substantial 120 pages, ...

SLB Launches Carbon Storage Screening and Ranking Solution
SLB
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS). Back. Carbon ... Carbon Capture and Storage · Low Carbon Energy · Consulting and Advisory ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Technologies Market 2023-2031: Insights into Global ...
Benzinga
Global "Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technologies Market" Insights 2023-2031: Unlocking Growth Potential | 104 Pages ReportIn the ...

Coronavirus and Sustainability:

Sustainability and Environmental Concerns Propel Growth in Advanced Metering ... - PR Newswire
PR Newswire
Sustainability and Environmental Concerns Propel Growth in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Sector, Post-COVID Resilience Expected.

How well do Americans eat for the planet? New index reveals gaps and opportunities in ...
News-Medical.net
Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 ... sustainability and health quality, and informing subsequent interventions, endorsing global environmental conservation.

Berlin-Based Lab Instruments Company Knauer Tackles Sustainability - News-Medical.net
News-Medical.net
Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 · Artificial Intelligence · Mpox · Allergies ... Even though we place great emphasis on sustainability throughout the year, ...

Sustainability Investing: 

Interest in Sustainable Investing Continues to Grow for Institutional Investors
GlobeNewswire
TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --. Sustainable investing continues to gain widespread acceptance among institutional investors and full ...

What Is ESG Investing and What Financial Risks Does It Highlight? - The Washington Post
Washington Post
In one sense, defining “ESG” is easy — it's an approach to finance and investing focused on managing risks from environmental factors, ...

What generative AI tells us about sustainable investing - ETF Stream
ETF Stream
As sustainable investing became mainstream in the past decade, its practices have evolved and its influence has grown. But its purpose remains the ...

Geoengineering:

Earth's Greener Cities: The Next Frontier Of Geoengineering - Forbes
Forbes
In the quest to go green, geoengineering has long been an attractive idea at the periphery of climate policy discussion. The tempting notion of ...

Thermal geoengineering trials must exercise caution - Mint
Mint
One solution is solar geo-engineering—the process by which the reflectivity of the upper atmosphere is increased so that, instead of warming up the ...

How seeding the oceans with minerals could help slow climate change - The Japan Times
The Japan Times
... geoengineering(https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tag/geoengineering) · The Jumeirah Beach district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. San Francisco-based ...

Green Bond Funds:

Why more investors are seeing fixed income through a green-tinted lens
The Globe and Mail
Other funds such as Horizons S&P Green Bond Index ETF HGGB-T offer direct exposure to green bonds that fund specific projects that have positive ...

ESB Raises €1 Billion Funding in Bond Market – including its third Green Bond - ESB.ie
ESB.ie
The green bond funds will be allocated to renewable energy projects which will include investment in smart meters, battery storage, solar and wind ...

A Single ESG Fund Category Has Soared More Than 300% in the US - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
But aside from climate transition funds, attracting new money for strategies such as low carbon, green bonds, climate solutions and clean tech “hasn't ...

Low Carbon Funds:

EnCap sets $2bn target, $2.5bn cap for second low-carbon energy fund - Buyouts Insider
Buyouts Insider
Fund II has already raised nearly half its target and is expected to wrap up in the fourth quarter of this year.

Popular stocks in climate funds have higher carbon intensity than benchmark - ESG Clarity
ESG Clarity
The overwhelming majority of low carbon (85%), climate transition (86%), and climate solutions (75%) funds have lower fossil fuel involvement than the ...

Emerging Economies Need Much More Private Financing for Climate Transition
International Monetary Fund
Credit rating agencies' assessments of these economies fall short of fully reflecting these countries' preparedness to a low-carbon transition or ...

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