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Methane Emissions:

Why everything you think you know about methane is probably wrong - National Observer
National Observer
The popular narrative suggests that tackling methane emissions is the “low-hanging fruit” in the climate-solutions toolbox.

University of Delaware researching how methane leaks from landfills - WHYY
WHYY
... gas. Half of these gas emissions are methane, which contributes to climate change, according to the EPA. “Methane is a potent climate pollutant ...

EPA's New Methane Rule Is Designed to Stop 'Super emitters' - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Nearly one-third of methane emissions in the U.S. come from the oil and natural gas sector, and super emitters account for almost half of them. But a ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Huge Capital Investment Required for U.S. Electric Industry's Decarbonization | OilPrice.com
Oil Price
... industry would not decarbonize fast enough to make electrification the sure route to decarbonization. ... based on current knowledge. Technology and the ...
    
Top 1% of Polluting Companies Cause 50% of EU ETS Emissions - CarbonCredits.com
CarbonCredits.com
... sectors, hindering the European economy's path to decarbonization. The ... Is it the End of Nature Based Carbon Offsets? December 21, 2023. Carbon ...
    
INTERVIEW | Large-Scale State-Run Waste to Energy a Must for Decarbonization
JAPAN Forward
Instead of a large-scale civil engineering model, WOTA proposes a manufacturing industry-based model using its proprietary automated control ...

Data Driven Decision Making:

Struggling to Make Decisions Based on Data? Here's What You Need to Do | Built In
Built In
Tech leaders share their top tips for embracing a data-first mindset in the decision-making process.

Developing a Data Driven Culture from the Ground Up - Demand Planning

Demand Planning
This is where decision makers must look beyond their own interests while accepting that the best, data driven decisions win. Amongst many other things ...

4 Types of Data Analytics To Enhance Your Decisions - Datamation
Datamation
Diagnostic Analytics Advantages · Gives insights into the factors impacting specific outcomes · Supports informed decision-making based on a deeper ...   

Global Reporting Initiative:

European Businesses Poised to Lead Global ESG Reporting Rollout - Bloomberg Law News
Bloomberg Law News
... Global Reporting Initiative's rulemaking board. GRI's impact reporting rules underpin the EU's approach of making companies report on the damage ...

From CSR to ESG: Businesses' journey towards social and environmental responsibility
The Business Standard
A company can use several reporting frameworks to define, measure, and disclose ESG-related data. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guideline is ...

ESG round-up: Border to Coast votes against 71% of Say on Climate resolutions
Responsible Investor
The Global Reporting Initiative has published a draft mapping tool between the GRI standards and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) ...

Community Health Risks From Climate Change:

Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change Among Vulnerable Populations Globally
American Journal of Managed Care
... community leaders when addressing the mental health risks related to climate change. The research authors state it is “a structure for providers ...

Disproportionate Impact of Rising Sea Levels: Isolation and Risk for Disadvantaged Populations
Medriva
... health impacts posed by these changes will only increase, especially for disadvantaged communities. ... impacts of climate change on these vulnerable ...

The Growing Concern of Climate Anxiety: Understanding the Mental Health Implications
Medriva
... health community and the public about the psychiatric risks posed by the climate crisis. ... mental health and climate change. It has issued a position ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

Alternative Energy Explorers: 3 Stocks Investing in a Greener Future | InvestorPlace
InvestorPlace
Air Products and Chemicals (APD): Strong fundamentals and commitment to invest $15 billion in clean hydrogen projects in the next few years make APD a ...

Clean Energy ETF Comeback? Watch FRNW
ETF Trends
Renewables struggled in 2023, but the right clean energy ETF could be positioned for a clean energy investing rebound in 2024.

Visualized: Global Clean Energy Spending Forecasts (2022-2030)
Visual Capitalist
Global clean energy spending is projected to reach $5.6 trillion by 2030. Which renewable sources are forecast to see the most investment?

CDP Sustainability:

Trends that will shape sustainability in 2024 | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific
Eco-Business
Li cited a 2023 report of the CDP's Corporate Environmental Action Tracker which revealed how the proportion of global emissions covered by ...

Environmental Reporting Coordinator job with Moncler | 258273 - The Business of Fashion
The Business of Fashion
... CDP, DJSI, sustainability reporting and other queries from investors and key stakeholders on environmental data. Key responsibilities: Data ...
    
TITAN joined Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) at COP28 | World Cement
World Cement
Leonidas Canellopoulos, TITAN's Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer ... environmental non-profit organisation CDP. Click here for free ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Former Sonoma County parks director Caryl Hart named chair of powerful California Coastal ...
The Press Democrat
Caryl Hart takes the reins of the powerful commission at a time of intense concern about the impact of climate change along California's 840-mile ...

California lawmakers face range of issues as $68 deficit looms - Missoula Current
Missoula Current
... leadership. Her priorities will show in next year's legislation: health care, the military, climate change, affordable housing and LGBTQ+ issues.

A Battle Is Underway Over California's Lucrative Dairy Biogas Market - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate News
California, though a national leader in climate ... California drought while studying how climate change is impacting the state's environment and people ...

Impact Investing:

A beginner's guide to sustainable investing - The Conversation
The Conversation
Sustainable investing is an investment approach that considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in addition to traditional ...

Adopting an impact mindset with Amplify Capital - Virgin.com
Virgin.com
... impact and gas emissions at scale. It has invested ... “Our investment in now Amplify Capital was based on the opportunity to build an impact investing ...

The Brief: G for governance in 2024 - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha, November 14 – It's early days, but investors are waking up to the outsized impact potential of investing at the intersection of ...

Energy Storage

Battery storage expected to make up 21% of US capacity additions in 2024 - S&P Global
S&P Global
Batteries to make up 8.6 GW 2024 US additions ERCOT, California to dominate battery additions US battery storage capacity is poised for a record ...

Energy storage facility now operating in Goleta - KCBX
KCBX
... energy. “A battery storage plant like this one can store renewable energy that's generated during the day, especially from solar, also from wind ...

Energy Storage: A Key Enabler for Renewable Energy - JPT
JPT - Society of Petroleum Engineers
Duration: Unlike a power plant that can provide electricity as long as it is connected to its fuel source, energy storage technologies are energy- ...

Climate Change and Satellites:

Warming up to climate change: Is Earth becoming warmer? - The Indian Express
The Indian Express
Antarctic sea-ice extent reached a record low in the 45 years since satellite data was available. Arctic sea-ice extent remained well below normal.

The Defense Department must ditch its delusional approach to climate | The Hill
The Hill
... greenhouse gases to mitigate climate change is a misplaced priority. A ... Environmental satellites have become essential tools for real-time weather ...

10 dramatic discoveries about Earth from 2023 - Space.com
Space.com
Scientists warn that as climate change progresses, such extreme weather events will become increasingly commonplace. ... satellites from space. Such ...

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Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Amazon, H&M, Walmart shares: climate change winners and losers - IG
IG
Amazon, H&M, Walmart shares: climate change winners and losers. Unpredictable weather due to climate change is forcing retailers to change tack.

Stock Markets: 2023's winners and losers - CNBC
CNBC
Here are, in my book, the biggest winners and losers of last year: Winners. U.S. indexes: For 2023, the S&P jumped 24.23%, the Dow gained 13.8% and ...

Stocks went gangbusters in 2023. Here are the biggest winners and losers | CNN Business
CNN
Here are the big winners, and losers, of the year. The winners. It's ... “At this time the Board has determined that a change in leadership is ...

Microgrids:

Increasing number of microgrids helps protect critical assets - Fox News
Fox News
Microgrids in the U.S. increased by 11% in almost half a decade. These microgrids are powered from clean energy sources such as solar panels.

Emerging Trends in Microgrid Development and Deployment in the U.S.
Microgrid Media
Microgrids are a key piece of the puzzle in America's changing energy scene. They bring stability, and dependability and help the environment. Sure, ...

Community Health Risk Assessment:

Where ESG money managers say to invest in 2024 - CNBC
CNBC
Where ESG money managers say to invest in 2024. Published Wed, Dec 27 20233:59 PM EST Updated Moments Ago.

The Demise of ESG—Real or Rumor? - Western Asset Management - Advisor Perspectives
Advisor Perspectives
Exploring sustainable investing complexities, this piece categorizes ESG into screening, integration, thematic investing, stewardship, and impact.

Building a Sustainable Business Through Strategic Investments | Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Learn Where to Invest. Next, perform market research. You'll want to know what's out there to engage in impact and ethical investing. Impact investing ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

ESG funds suffer weaker demand despite help from tech-sector performance | Reuters
Reuters
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing boomed in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic as low oil prices spurred more investors to ...

Is the ESG Investment Bubble Bursting? | Markets Insider
Markets Insider - Business Insider
Now, ESG funds are shutting down or dropping the “sustainable” part from their names. Their performance is leaving a lot to be desired, and investors ...

Can ESG funds bounce back? - Investors' Chronicle
Investors' Chronicle
Funds investing with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) tilt have followed up a poor 2022 with a lukewarm 2023, as mixed performance ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Capturing Progress: The State of CCS in the Power Sector
POWER Magazine
In June 2023, meanwhile, China Energy launched a 500,000 tpa carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) facility at the Taizhou coal-fired power ...

Heirloom Carbon Technologies Launches First U.S. DAC Facility for Concrete CO2 Capture
ChemAnalyst
The innovative process begins with the utilization of renewable energy to extract CO2 from limestone in a kiln, resulting in the production of calcium ...

&Quot;Carbon Capture, Utilization &Amp; Storage Technologies&Quot; Market For (2024 ...
MENAFN.COM
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technologies Market technical systems and procedural framework, the company e.

Coronavirus and Sustainability:

COVID-19: Unheeded Lessons in Health, Environment, and Economics - BNN Breaking
BNN Breaking
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the interconnectedness of health, environment, and economics, and the urgent need to address unsustainable ...

Blockchain meets planetary health: exploring web3's potential in environmental challenges
News-Medical.net
Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 · Artificial Intelligence · Mpox · Allergies ... Several studies have shown that blockchain technologies can leverage ...

War budget casts shadow over Israel's first rate cut since Covid - The Business Times
The Business Times
“Insofar as the recent stability in the financial markets becomes entrenched and the inflation environment continues to moderate towards the target ...

Sustainability Investing: 

A beginner's guide to sustainable investing - The Conversation
The Conversation
Sustainable investing tends to focus more closely on ESG factors overall and how they are being applied within an organisation. Ethical investing ...

Building a Sustainable Business Through Strategic Investments | Nasdaq
Nasdaq
A sustainable business makes itself known through its investment strategy. The choices seep into every company facet, from workforce performance ...

Green Giants: 7 ESG Stocks Leading the Way in Sustainable Investing | InvestorPlace
InvestorPlace
... investors prioritizing sustainability and innovation. ESG Stocks: Fluence Energy (FLNC). FLNC stock. Concept of renewable energy battery storage ...

Geoengineering:

This is why we must be wary of geoengineering | New Scientist
New Scientist
Addressing climate change through atmospheric geoengineering will reduce plant photosynthesis on land and at sea globally, with probably catastrophic ...

'Heat domes' & doomsday: A sun dimmer may be only way to prevent climate disaster
WRAL TechWire
As in the “dimming the sun” kinds of geoengineering. Humanity is considering the possibility of reflecting some of the sun's rays away from planet ...

Dimming the Sun: A Radical Proposal to Combat Global Heating - BNN Breaking
BNN Breaking
This term encompasses various strategies like spraying sulfur dioxide into the Earth's atmosphere, despite known harmful effects. The urgency of ...

Green Bond Funds:

EAIF Acts As Cornerstone Investor to Anchor Zambia's First Green Bond
Africa Global Funds
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group Company (PIDG), has committed to de facto underwrite ...

EXCLUSIVE-Romania to lower net eurobond issuance in 2024, plans green bonds | Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Debt managers expect Romania's gross funding needs to fall by roughly 11% to 181 billion lei ($40.23 billion) in 2024, driven by a lower fiscal ...

Denmark: Green bonds are leading to green dogma - Environmental Finance
Environmental Finance
... funds,... Pattern Energy signs record-breaking $8.8bn green loan. 02 January 2024. US renewable energy developer Pattern Energy has secured $8.8 ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Net zero marks the second era of climate finance | Analysis | IPE
Investment & Pensions Europe
In contrast, the previous generation of low-carbon indices merely sought to reduce emissions relative to their parent index. The other innovation ...

Banking on change: How your accounts have climate impact - Sustainability Times
Sustainability Times
Your money may be linked to GHG emissions through institutional lending and fossil fuel finance ... Low Carbon Energy · Environmental Protection ...

Can green deposits be withdrawn prematurely? All your questions answered
Business Standard
The investment in this fixed tenure deposit will go towards financing eligible businesses and projects that promote the transition to a low-carbon, ...

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