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Wildfires and Climate Change:

Compounding effects of climate change and WUI expansion quadruple the likelihood of ... - Nature
Nature
... wildfire risk, crucial for policy development. Introduction. The impact of anthropogenic climate change on wildfires (hereafter called fires) has ...

The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles
Climate.gov
Climate change and fires in California and the Southwest ... In the Fifth National Climate Assessment, experts concluded that fires in California and ...

How Ecosystems Recover After A Fire - Earth.Org
Earth.Org
However, the process is not simple, and it is further complicated by climate change. Studies of historical fires have shown the processes ecosystems ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Decarbonizing India's Steel Industry: How Transition Finance Can Help - CPI
Climate Policy Initiative
... based energy as feedstock. India's steel sector comprises two segments: the primary sector, which includes large integrated steel plants (ISPs) ...

The Decarbonization Bargain: How the Decarbonizable Sector Shapes Climate Politics -
Political Science Now
Decarbonizable industries, such as automakers or energy-intensive manufacturers, have long been part of fossil coalitions but can develop new sources ...
 
E-methanol – the game changer for decarbonizing shipping - The World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum
Worldwide, policy-makers and industry leaders are ramping up the decarbonization of “hard-to-abate” sectors such as shipping and the chemical industry ...

Methane Emissions:

Massive new source of leaking methane gas emissions discovered - Earth.com
Earth.com
Scientists have discovered that Arctic glaciers are leaking massive amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Researchers Developing New Tools in Fight Against Methane Emissions | Newsroom
University of California, Merced
According to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, methane accounts for about 11% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and is more than 28 times ...

Waterfalls enhance regional methane emissions by enabling dissolved methane to bypass ...
Nature
... methane emissions if microbial methane oxidation is significant in river waters. Rates of net atmospheric emission and net aerobic methane ...

Data Driven Decision Making:

How to Use Data-Driven Decision-Making in Crowdfunding Campaigns - fundsforNGOs
fundsforNGOs
In the rapidly evolving landscape of crowdfunding, data-driven decision-making has emerged as a cornerstone for success.

Otus Launches AI-Powered “Insights” to Streamline Data-Driven Decision-Making in K-12 Education
Morningstar
Otus Launches AI-Powered “Insights” to Streamline Data-Driven Decision-Making in K-12 Education. Provided by GlobeNewswire Feb 25, 2025 8:53am.

Global Reporting Initiative:

EON : Global Reporting Initiative (“GRI”) Index (SN 2024 Integrierter GB2024 en GRI Index)
MarketScreener
E.ON has based its sustainability reporting on the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") guidelines since 2005. E.ON SE has reported the information ...

ESG is here to stay! :: Environmental Finance
Environmental Finance
Use standardized reporting frameworks like the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) or ...
 
ESG at a Crossroads: Charting a Path Through Uncertainty in Law and Litigation
American Bar Association
... Initiative (GRI), the Carbon ... The evolution from voluntary to mandatory reporting in the United States aligns with global transparency trends.

Community Health Risks From Climate Change:

ANALYSIS: A warmer world may be a more violent world - Yale Daily News
Yale Daily News
“Climate change exacerbates mental health stressors, especially ... climate change exacerbates domestic violence risks at a community level.

Medical professionals adapt to health challenges posed by climate change - EHN
Environmental Health News
Join the Environmental Health News community. Stay on top of the latest ... The health impacts of climate change — ranging from respiratory issues ...

It takes a village Building community climate resilience
who.int
... climate change-related risks that both directly and indirectly impact population health. For example, the increasing frequency and intensity of ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

BP to slash renewables investment and ramp up gas and oil production. - BBC
BBC
The energy giant will announce its strategy later after rivals also rowed back on green energy plans.

Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.
The New York Times
With the Trump administration reversing support for low-carbon power, the business case for making wind, solar and electric vehicle parts gets ...

Renewable energy investing: who is paying for the green revolution? - Moneyweek
Moneyweek
Investors in renewables have not been rewarded, says Bruce Packard. Will they fund the government's plans?

CDP Sustainability:

Earning 'A-List' rating from CDP for our top environmental performance
Scan Global Logistics
Our efforts in sustainability and providing low-carbon logistics have been awarded the 'A List' rating, the highest possible ranking from the CDP ...

Sino Land Recognised in CDP's 2024 'A List' for Corporate Sustainability Leadership in ...
Yahoo Finance
Sino Land Recognised in CDP's 2024 'A List' for Corporate Sustainability Leadership in Climate Action ... CDP's annual environmental disclosure ...

PUMA's Sustainability Efforts for Climate, Water Security and Forests Receive 'Leadership ...
Morningstar
“Combined with our continued top score for our climate change policies, CDP has recognized our leadership position in these areas. With our Vision ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg Appointed to California Air Resources Board
County of San Luis Obispo
This appointment underscores her leadership in environmental ... CARB is the lead agency for climate change programs and air pollution control in ...

Oil and gas companies should be held financially responsible for California climate disasters
CalMatters
With federal leadership hostile to our recovery, California lawmakers are already taking steps to hold fossil fuel companies accountable. Recently, ...

Among the Trump Administration's first Pentagon cuts: Programs that respond to climate change
WUNC
Major General Matthew P. Beevers, the adjutant general of the California ... For these West Point cadets, military leadership includes finding solutions ...

Impact Investing:

AI and impact investing: a powerful partnership or risky bet?
Professional Wealth Management
Will more analytically informed climate investments accelerate climate change? Can AI tools create perfectly tailored impact portfolios? Can AI data ...

Green Bonds: Impact Investing Report | ETF Trends
ETF Trends
How much impact does an investor have when they invest in green bonds? In this report, we quantify the environmental impact.

The Week in impact investing: Tactical maneuvers - ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha
TGIF, Agents of Impact! A warm welcome to new enterprise subscribers at Macquarie, Brown Advisory, StepStone Group, Village Capital, ...

Energy Storage

Scientists accidentally discover powerful energy storage material: 'Exceptional performance ...
Yahoo
... energy storage. This new material could provide a solution to the global challenges of switching to renewable and sustainable energy, per an ...

The search for long-duration energy storage - C&EN
C&EN - American Chemical Society
But Jaramillo felt that weaning the electrical grid off fossil fuels would require a cheaper form of energy storage. Although lithium-ion batteries ...

Solar and battery storage will lead new generation in 2025: EIA | Utility Dive
Utility Dive
63 GW of utility-scale generation capacity will be brought online this year, and 81% of that capacity will be solar and battery storage, ...

Climate Change and Satellites:

How satellites revolutionised climate change science - The Conversation
The Conversation
Satellite looks down at planet earth. aappp / shutterstock. How satellites revolutionised climate change science. Published: February 19, 2025 1:04pm ...

20 years of satellite data reveal 'staggering' levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising
Space.com
Scientists emphasize that the amount of ice that will be lost in the coming years will depend on the extent to which human-driven climate change ...

How satellites revolutionised climate change science - Yahoo News UK
Yahoo News UK
From space, scientists can track everything from sea levels or greenhouse gases to infectious bacteria or water stored underground.

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Setting SBTi Targets is Good, but Far from Sufficient - Sustainalytics
Sustainalytics
... climate science through the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). ... performance in managing climate risks and transforming its business to ...

How are architects making net zero building the reality? | RIBAJ
RIBA Journal
It is the most thorough attempt to date to set science-based limits on upfront embodied carbon and operational energy, with minimum targets for on- ...
 
Azul stands out among the most sustainable companies in the world - Aeroflap
Aeroflap
Azul Linhas AĂ©reas, which is currently the only airline in the world to have its carbon reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Risk-informed energy transition | ODI: Think change
ODI
... winners and losers, and new energy infrastructure needs to be resilient to everything from cyber threats to future climate change. It is essential ...

Three years on: Winners and losers of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war - ThinkChina.sg
ThinkChina.sg
Both Ukraine and Russia are the war's biggest losers. At the onset of the war, the Russian military launched a blitzkrieg attack, invading Ukrainian ...

Trump's First Move: Dismantle Every Climate Agency Standing in His Way - MSN
MSN
... climate change by reducing global greenhouse ... Escape and unwind with Early 2025 Deals. Ad. Who were the biggest winners and losers of German federal ...

Microgrids:

Before the storm: how microgrids can future-proof our power supply - Science X
Science X
... microgrids: "They would enhance grid efficiency and help local supply mission-critical facilities". "When you want to buy an apartment, you are ...

During a Historic Hurricane Season, Microgrids Kept Communities Running - RMI
RMI
Solar-plus-battery-storage microgrids — which enable sites like churches, schools, universities, tribal council buildings, city halls, and more to ...

Community Health Risk Assessment:

Risk to the United States from the Sudan Virus Disease Outbreak in Uganda | CFA - CDC
CDC
Two of the 11 cases occurred in healthcare workers who treated a case. Despite these two instances of secondary transmission, there was no community ...

Comprehensive Assessment of the Impact of Mandatory Community-Based Health ...
ScienceDirect.com
... health-related risks. Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes, characterized by risk-pooling, community-level management, and the ...

Intermountain Health Releases Implementation Strategy for Southern Nevada's Community ...
Intermountain Health Newsroom
The strategy builds on findings from Intermountain's first Community Health Needs Assessment ... health and well-being for those most at risk

Socially Responsible Investing:

ESG Investing Market to Reach USD 130880 Billion by 2032 | SNS Insider
GlobeNewswire
The ESG Investing Market is growing rapidly, driven by rising demand for sustainability, regulatory support, and expanding green investment ...

Are ESG Investments Actually Profitable? - Benzinga
Benzinga
Impact Investing focuses on generating measurable social or environmental benefits alongside financial returns, often targeting specific projects like ...

Outcome Bonds: Seeing the Wood for the Trees on Greenwashing Risk - AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Outcome bonds, the third type of ESG-labeled bonds, are tied to specific projects and have well-defined goals. They typically appeal to investors who ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Trump's Energy 'Emergency' Sets Up Carbon Capture as a Solution - Bloomberg Law News
Bloomberg Law News
anticipates that annual investment in carbon capture, utilization, and storage could reach $175 billion by 2035. A recent report from ...

Sens. Moran, Coons Introduce Legislation to Provide Financing Options for New Energy Projects
Senator Jerry Moran
... carbon capture and sequestration, and renewable fuels. The MLP ... utilization, and storage (CCUS), energy storage, advanced nuclear, and ...

New Zealand to Allow Carbon Capture and Storage to Reduce Emissions - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
Legislation to put in place a Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage framework will be introduced in 2025, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts ...

Sustainability Investing: 

Trading insights: Incorporating sustainability into the investment process - J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
In this episode, Eloise Goulder, head of the Data Assets & Alpha Group at J.P. Morgan, chats with Andrew Howard, head of Sustainable Investing at ...

The Real ESG Pivot: What Investors Want Now | Sustainable Brands
Sustainable Brands
Investors aren't walking away from sustainability — they're walking away from bad data. Investors, regulators and corporate leaders are demanding ...

More than 75% of CFOs Expect to Increase or Maintain Sustainability Investment After Trump Election
ESG Today
Over three quarters of CFOs expect that their companies will maintain or increase sustainability-focused investments even after the recent U.S. ...

Geoengineering:

Engineering the future with geoengineering - The Michigan Daily
The Michigan Daily
Geoengineering is the practice of deliberately intervening Earth's climate system and involves certain techniques that could help mitigate or even ...

The Ethics of Geoengineering: Should We Manipulate Earth's Climate? - MSN
MSN
Understanding Geoengineering Geoengineering encompasses a range of techniques broadly categorized into two main approaches: Solar Radiation ...

Scientists seek approval for geoengineering project in Gulf of Maine - E&E News
E&E News
A controversial geoengineering project is seeking a permit from EPA to conduct research in the Gulf of Maine — including experiments some ...

Green Bond Funds:

Green Bonds: Impact Investing Report | ETF Trends
ETF Trends
Investing in “green” bonds carries the risk that, under certain market conditions, the Fund may underperform as compared to funds that invest in a ...

Canada Plans Third Green Bond After $11 Billion Investor Demand in Past Issuances
ESG News
Green bonds play a crucial role in funding initiatives that drive clean growth and create sustainable jobs. What's next: The upcoming bond will be the ...

Green, Social, Sustainability, and Sustainability-linked Bond (GSSSB) Market to ... - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire
By investor, the fund manager segment accounted for the largest share in 2023, contributing for more than one-third of the market revenue.

Low Carbon Funds:

How to Reach $300 Billion — and the Full $1.3 Trillion — Under the New Climate Finance Goal
World Resources Institute
This finance, alongside their domestic finance, is essential for developing countries to adopt low-carbon technologies, protect themselves from ...

Terra CO2 Raises $82 Million to Scale Low Carbon Cement Technology - ESG Today
ESG Today
Sustainable building materials startup Terra CO2 announced that it has raised $82 million in commitments in a Series B financing round, ...

Vema Hydrogen Raises $13M for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production - Fuel Cells Works
Fuel Cells Works
Vema Hydrogen, pioneering clean hydrogen production with its Stimulated Geologic Hydrogen technology, raised new funding to develop pilot wells in ...

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