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Wildfires and Climate Change:

PBS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames ...

Climate change made LA fires worse, scientists say - BBC
BBC
Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that gave rise to the devastating LA fires, a scientific study has confirmed.

Conditions that fueled California fires were more likely due to climate change - NBC News
NBC News
The hot, dry, windy conditions that led to the recent Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate change, a new report ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

The Next Frontier in American Industrial Policy: Saving the Steel Industry by Decarbonizing It
Center for American Progress
... carbon-based trade enforcement and harmonized green procurement standards. This could be done by: 1) entering into sectoral-based tariff ...

Hydrogen Market Report Unveils Decarbonization Opportunities & Future Outlook to 2029
GlobeNewswire
... carbon hydrogen production. By Region: The report provides insight into hydrogen market value based on the regions namely, Europe, North America ...

Global Green (Low-Carbon) Steel Market 2025-2035 - Business Wire
Business Wire
Global Green (Low-Carbon) Steel Market 2025-2035: Decarbonizing the Steel Industry with Clean Technologies - ResearchAndMarkets.com. January 28, 2025 ...

Methane Emissions:

Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Production | Nature Research Intelligence
Nature
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and its release during the extraction, processing, and transportation of natural gas can contribute substantially ...

Methane Emissions from Trees and Forest Ecosystems | Nature Research Intelligence
Nature
Learn how Nature Research Intelligence gives you complete, forward-looking and trustworthy research insights to guide your research strategy.

Methane Emissions and Climate Change | Nature Research Intelligence
Nature
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that significantly contributes to climate change. It is released through various natural and ...

Data Driven Decision Making:

The Essential Role of Data-Driven Decision Making (DDDM) - TechRound
TechRound
Before the emergence of the Internet, businesses operated in a landscape where reliable data sources were scarce, and decision-making often relied ...
 
Building a Data-Driven Culture: Four Key Elements - MIT Sloan Management Review
MIT Sloan Management Review
Does your work environment make it easy for people to come together, collaborate with data, and support one another when they're making decisions ...
 
Data-driven decisions: A business development framework for tech startups - Fast Company
Fast Company
Data is the foundation for informed decision making, especially for resource constrained startups in an ever-evolving and fast-paced startup ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

Register now for the ESG Masterclass by Global Reporting Initiative and Allen & Gledhill!
Allen & Gledhill
GRI Standards are among the most widely used sustainability reporting standards globally, advancing the practice of sustainability reporting through ...

Rockefeller Foundation Invests in TNFD's Efforts To Scale Adoption of Nature-Related Disclosure
The Rockefeller Foundation
... global initiative focused on providing organizations with the tools to ... Reporting Initiative (GRI) and play an important role in enabling ...

Expedite reporting with enhanced tools and AI in Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
Microsoft
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI); International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 1 and 2; Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

Community Health Risks From Climate Change:

New report outlines race against time to stop climate destroying our health
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
As the planet is ravaged by heatwaves, droughts, floods and cyclones, economists are calling for better investment in health to save millions.

Health Affairs Commentary: Critical Steps to Address Climate, Health, And Equity
Public Health Institute
Chronic impacts of climate change also create challenges beyond acute events, including shifting disease vectors, declining mental health and more.

The Intersection of Climate Justice and Criminal Justice: Extreme Heat and Health Inequities ...
JAMA Network
... risks of climate change. Publicly available resources, such as the Toxic Prisons Mapping Project under development by academicians and community ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

The Best High-Yield Energy Stock to Invest $200 in Right Now | The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
Brookfield Renewable has a lofty yield of up to 6.8%. The business is focused on a growing niche within the broader energy sector.
 
Rockefeller Foundation Invests US$15.9 Million to Expand Electricity Access at Mission 300 ...
PR Newswire
... invest US$10 million into "Zafiri," the World Bank Group's new distributed renewable energy (DRE) investment company. With funding from The ...

CDP Sustainability:

CDP: Should Executive Pay be Tied to Climate Goals? | Sustainability Magazine
Sustainability Magazine
In 2022, nearly 19,000 organisations disclosed environmental information through it. The CDP Corporate Health Check assesses companies worth 67% of ...
 
CDP's top tips for moving from sustainability disclosure overload to tangible action - edie
edie
2025 is poised to be a 'landmark' year for corporate sustainability reporting, driven by increasing regulatory demands and heightened investor ...
 
How some industries grow their business while cutting emissions - GreenBiz.com
GreenBiz.com
... sustainability disclosure organization CDP reveals. The transport ... sustainable brands for success, said Nicolette Bartlett, CDP's chief impact ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

How Climate Change Is Complicating California Democrats' Affordability Agenda | KQED
KQED
Rising housing, energy and insurance costs could force Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to spend more money helping Californians live on a ...

There's no silver bullet for reducing carbon emissions in California - Capitol Weekly
Capitol Weekly
OPINION – California is right to be proud of its decades of environmental leadership. The state's commitment to carbon management is unequalled in ...

California's Wildfires and the Battle Between Populists and Progressives
Australian Institute of International Affairs
The California wildfires have become a flashpoint for ideological conflict, with critics leveraging the crisis to challenge progressive policies ...

Impact Investing:

How I found my way to impact investing and why I hope more women will join me
Equities.com
Calvert Impact is unique in a number of ways – we're a nonprofit investment firm, we invest around the globe and across multiple sectors, we have a ...

The Impact of Impact Investing
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
The Impact of Impact Investing. Posted by Jonathan Berk (Stanford) and Jules H. van Binsbergen (University of Pennsylvania), on. Monday, January 27 ...

The Little Book of Impact Investing by Priya Parrish, excerpt
Stanford Social Innovation Review
This book is for the “impact curious,” or anyone who wants more than just financial returns from their investments. It is for anyone interested in ...

Energy Storage

The Business Narrative: Sustainable Energy Storage Systems | Greenville Business Magazine
Greenville Business Magazine
Based in Switzerland, PHENOGY is a global leader in sustainable energy systems with a focus on future-proof and resilient technology battery storage ...

US solar group seeks major energy storage expansion - Reuters
Reuters
... electricity from data centers. Energy storage, primarily large lithium-ion batteries, can help zero-emitting resources like wind and solar serve ...

GSF completes energisation of 200MW/400MWh California BESS - Energy-Storage.News
Energy-Storage.News
UK-headquartered battery storage investor-developer GSF has completed energisation of the 200MW/400MWh Big Rock (BESS project in California.

Climate Change and Satellites:

How satellites and AI can help check the pulse of our warming planet - Swissinfo
Swissinfo
“AI can process a lot of information about what the specific GHG emissions are, where they come from and their impact on climate change. AI can help ...

Farming Meets Climate Change: Role of Satellites - Morning Ag Clips
Morning Ag Clips
Farming Meets Climate Change: Role of Satellites. Applying satellite data. PUBLISHED ON January 28, 2025. Photo from Unsplash in Collaboration with ...

Climate Change Adaptation Report - GOV.UK
GOV.UK
Rising carbon dioxide concentrations are altering the density of the upper atmosphere, where a large portion of satellites operate, leading to change ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

SBTi: More than 10,000 Businesses Committed to Climate Goals | Sustainability Magazine
Sustainability Magazine
The SBTi has reached a milestone number of companies committed to reaching sustainability goals through its climate standards for businesses.
 
New Relic sets science-based targets for net-zero by 2030 - IT Brief Asia
IT Brief Asia
New Relic has secured approval for its science-based targets to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030, joining over 7000 firms in the climate ...

Research on the impact of the digital economy on carbon emissions based on the dual ... - Nature
Nature
... carbon” targets representing a significant ... carbon emissions based on the dual perspectives of carbon emission reduction and carbon efficiency.

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Trump Executive Orders 2025: Energy Stock Winners and Losers | Investing | U.S. News
US News Money
The moves were aimed at reversing the nation's energy policy from what was envisioned by former President Joe Biden and will create winners and losers ...

What Trump's flurry of executive orders means for science - Nature
Nature
What Trump 2.0 means for science: the likely winners and losers. Public-health researchers say that leaving the WHO will cripple the country's ...
 
This week's biggest Winners & Losers - City & State New York
City & State New York
This week's biggest Winners & Losers · Who's up and who's down this week? · Brian Benjamin - · Julie Won - · Bruce Blakeman - · Thomas Fabrizi - · Doreen ...

Microgrids:

Ready For AI-Driven Microgrids? - T&D World
T&D World
A few decades later we have 55 gigawatts of small-scale solar BTM that are ready for aggregators to power up an array of AI-driven microgrid systems.

Potential Applications for AI-Driven Microgrids | T&D World
T&D World
An AI-driven microgrid management system sorts through all of this real-time data and predicts energy demands, recognize system vulnerabilities, and ...

How Microgrids Can Boost Community Resilience | Planetizen News
Planetizen
Localized power grids, sometimes sourced from renewable sources, can make energy systems more resilient and reliable.

Community Health Risk Assessment:

Challenges of community participation in health emergency and disaster risk management ...
Frontiers
Methods: In this study, a qualitative content analysis as research methodology was employed. Purposeful sampling was conducted from June 2023 to May ...

Exercise can reduce your cancer risk and help prevent its return | Michigan Medicine
Michigan Medicine
Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) · Community Outreach and ... medical costs and had a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Improving Data Collection and Analysis to Better Identify and Address Health Inequities ...
Healthcare IT Today
... health interventions, data exchange with community needs assessments and ... during a health risk assessment in patient portals, healthcare ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

Socially Responsible Spending Down, Though 3-Year Trend Is Up - Forbes
Forbes
Anne Field covers impact entrepreneurship and impact investing. ... socially responsible investing. But there have been changes. From 2020 ...

The Impact of Impact Investing
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
The Impact of Impact Investing. Posted by Jonathan Berk (Stanford) and Jules H. van Binsbergen (University of Pennsylvania), on. Monday, January 27, ...

What is our approach to responsible investing? | Davy
Davy
Responsible investment considers ESG factors when making investment decisions and looks to influence companies or assets for good outcomes for all ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies | Nature Research Intelligence
Nature
We use essential cookies to make sure the site can function. We also use optional cookies for advertising, personalisation of content, usage analysis, ...

Public Acceptance of Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies - Nature
Nature
A comprehensive review of literature on the feasibility of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) deployment identified a range of challenges, ...

California Energy Commission Looking For Opinions On Carbon Management Hubs
Carbon Herald
The CEC hopes to gather opinions from different market players, including direct air capture and carbon capture, utilization, and storage companies; ...

Sustainability Investing: 

For Asset Managers, Sustainable Investing Becomes a 2-Speed World | Morningstar
Morningstar
(ESG investing is frequently, but not always, interchangeable with sustainable investing because it's used by investors aware of climate and other ...
 
Sustainability Outlook 2025: ESG as BAU - Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Sustainability is now a core part of most businesses despite the debate it continues to attract.

Six Ways to Link Sustainability and Value Creation | BCG
Boston Consulting Group
To create lasting value, companies need to focus on those sustainability investments that either accelerate the growth of free cash flows or extend ...

Geoengineering:

Geoengineering and Climate Change Mitigation | Nature Research Intelligence
Nature
One of the key areas of research in geoengineering is solar radiation modification (SRM), which includes techniques like stratospheric aerosol ...

Chemtrail believers sway GOP lawmakers to support geoengineering ban - Arizona Mirror
Arizona Mirror
Fink's bill would ban geoengineering in Arizona. In simple terms, geoengineering is the practice of intentionally attempting to modify the atmosphere.

Make Sunsets: Geoengineering - Marginal REVOLUTION
Marginal REVOLUTION
We should obviously be doing solar geoengineering. We are on track to radically reduce emissions in the coming years but thermal damage will lag our ...

Green Bond Funds:

The good, the bad, the opportunities: green bonds in 2025 | AXA IM UK
AXA IM UK
TIn 2024, the green bond market outperformed the conventional bond ... While others might start to emerge such as green-enabling bonds (funding ...

Never Mind the Politics.. Green Bonds to Hit US$1tn in 2025 | Sustainability Magazine
Sustainability Magazine
The funds will be used for green projects that will have a beneficial effect on the environment; The issuer of a green bond must transparently notify ...

Sustainable Bonds in 2025 Could be A $1 Trillion Market, Moody Says - CarbonCredits.com
CarbonCredits.com
Sustainability bonds, which fund a mix of green and social projects, could remain stable at $175 billion. This segment has shown steady growth over ...

Low Carbon Funds:

BlackRock launches brown to green material fund to back low-carbon transition | ESG Dive
ESG Dive
The materials sector-focused fund will be the first the firm launches under the United Kingdom's “Sustainability Improvers” label. Published Jan.

Trump rescinds federal program to boost low-carbon building materials - Canary Media
Canary Media
Experts say the move will stymie U.S. efforts to innovate in manufacturing and curb industrial emissions. But state Buy Clean initiatives will ...

Is iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) a Strong ETF Right Now?
Yahoo Finance
What Are Smart Beta ETFs? Products that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment ...

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