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Wildfires and Climate Change:
Nature
Here, we examine the role of antecedent and concurrent climate variability in enabling extreme regional fire years across global forests. These ...
How climate change fuels wildfires in Europe - Reuters
Reuters
Wildfires have scorched hotspots in several Mediterranean countries this month, with blazes forcing thousands of people into lockdown in Catalonia ...
Europe hit by storms and wildfires after heatwave - is climate change also to blame?
Euronews
... climate change makes wildfires more common, and wildfires' emissions contribute to climate change.” Balkans pummelled by storms after extreme heat.
Sector Based Decarbonization:
Study Shows How AI Can Cut Over 5 Billion Tons of Carbon Emissions in 3 Key Sectors
CarbonCredits.com
AI Carbon Reductions in Other Sectors. AI is also critical in industries like cement and steel, where emissions are hard to abate. Machine learning ...
(How to) avoid the inflationary labeling of emissions as “hard to abate” - ScienceDirect.com
ScienceDirect.com
... decarbonization solution for these sectors is carbon capture utilization and storage or CDR. ... based definition to distinguish GHG emissions ...
Google, Meta, and Others Invest $41M in Carbon Removal Credits
CarbonCredits.com
It also highlights a shift in the industry. Now, companies want to invest in permanent carbon removal alongside nature-based offsets. It also sets ...
Methane Emissions:
Gaslighting: why methane remains a blind spot in emissions disclosures - Net Zero Investor
Net Zero Investor
Nonetheless, many oil and gas producers portray natural gas (including LNG) as a “low carbon” solution. While technically correct, the methane that ...
More LNG production means more methane emissions, here is how to mitigate that
Stand.earth
... methane emissions. Tackling methane emissions is the cheapest and easiest way to reduce climate pollution from the oil and gas sector. The report, ...
Scaling Urban Methane Emissions: Utility of Single-Site Measurements in Five Urban Domains
PubMed
... for improving emission estimates in diverse urban settings. Keywords: emissions; greenhouse gas; in situ observations; methane; northeast; urban.
Data Driven Decision Making:
ScienceDirect.com
... data, tools, and processes, including both computational and management steps, to facilitate data-driven decision-making. While these definitions ...
StackAdapt Launches AI-Powered Assistant Ivy™ for Faster Data-Driven Decisions
ExchangeWire.com
... decision-making and optimise outcomes. Marketers can refine targeting strategies, surface insights with natural language prompts, and receive AI- ...
How AI can make us better decision-makers, with Cassie Kozyrkov - The Verge
The Verge
Because what used to happen with decision-making for, again, the big, thorny data-driven decisions, was a decision-maker might come up with something ...
Global Reporting Initiative:
Retail Council of Canada
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released updated standards for climate change (GRI 102) and energy (GRI 103), boosting transparency on ...
GRI Releases Proposed Sustainability Reporting Standard for Textile and Apparel Sectors
ESG Today
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today the release of the Textiles and Apparel Sector Standard exposure draft, aimed at enabling ...
Understanding ESG Metrics: A Guide to Environmental, Social, and Governance Indicators
Nasdaq
GRI (Global Reporting Initiative): Covers a wide range of ESG factors with global applicability. GRI encourages transparency and stakeholder ...
Community Health Risks From Climate Change:
Report warns of rising health risks in Leeds from increasing temperatures due to climate change
Leeds City Council News
A new report has warned rising temperatures due to climate change pose serious health risks to the city's population.
Sen. Markey and Rep. Barragán Introduce Resolution to Confront Rising Public Health ...
Edward Markey
Such programs and the expert civil servants who help protect our communities from environmental health threats like climate change must be immediately ...
Knowledge about the health impact of climate change and associated factors among women ...
Nature
Furthermore, projections indicate that by 2045, CC may lower Ethiopia's GDP by up to 10%, primarily due to effects on agricultural productivity ...
Renewable Energy Investments:
Reuters
... energy investments are expected to be announced. "This collaboration with Brookfield is a significant step forward, ensuring clean energy supply ...
Renewable Energy Market Review 2025 - WTW
WTW
There's clear innovation and investment in renewable technologies · Trade tensions, tariffs and tax challenges are creating volatility, with changes ...
The Best Renewable Energy Stock to Invest $200 in Right Now - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Here's why this renewable energy stock could be a strong long-term bet even if you're starting with a small investment. The post The Best ...
CDP Sustainability:
Nasdaq
Why Climate and Environmental Disclosure Matters · The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) makes climate disclosures mandatory for ...
LyondellBasell improves CDP climate score to A in 2024, strengthening ESG leadership
LyondellBasell
CDP is the world's leading environmental disclosure platform, used by ... sustainability agenda,” said Andrea Brown, chief sustainability officer at LYB ...
LyondellBasell Achieves A Climate Change Score in CDP's 2024 Assessment, Highlighting ...
Quiver Quantitative
LyondellBasell improved its CDP climate score to A, highlighting its commitment to sustainability and responsible environmental stewardship.
California's Leadership in Climate Change:
Activists claim California Dems, Newsom 'have backed down' on climate change
New York Post
“California was the vocal climate leader during the first Trump administration,” deputy policy director for the Coalition for Clean Air Chris Chavez ...
California's wind and solar projects face new federal hurdles - CalMatters
CalMatters
“For years now, too many California leaders ... Alejandro Lazo writes about the impacts of climate change and air pollution and California's policies to ...
National, state environmental groups urge California Senate to halt anti-solar AB 942
Environmental Working Group
... California Edison executive, as “the antithesis of good leadership. ... climate change programs. These actions would also jeopardize the state's ...
Impact Investing:
ImpactAlpha
Impact investing seeks to generate both financial returns and positive social or environmental outcomes. However, a fundamental challenge ...
New Private Markets
There is no suggestion they plan to steer clear of US investments. This leaves a very mixed picture for impact fundraisers. But they can take heart in ...
New Private Markets
The results are positive: private equity impact investments have outperformed the wider buyout and growth markets over the last decade. In this ...
Energy Storage
PR Newswire
PRNewswire/ -- As the transition to the renewable power systems accelerates, energy storage has become a core enabler in balancing renewable ...
VIEWPOINT: How Thermal Energy Storage Can Maximize the Promise and Instill Safety in ...
Detroit Free Press
Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG) (the “Company” or “Brenmiller”) – a publicly traded thermal energy storage (TES) company-is one of the few players ...
Energy-Storage.News
State-owned energy company Stanwell has confirmed the arrival of Tesla Megapack 2XL units at its 300MW/1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) ...
Climate Change and Satellites:
As NASA's budget shrinks, Europe doubles down on Earth science: 'Climate change is the ... - Space
Space
With a constellation of satellites continuously monitoring the planet, Copernicus has become the backbone of Europe's environmental data ...
US satellites: How cuts and a missing satellite threaten climate science - Table.Briefings
Table.Briefings
... climate change is progressing and accelerating," warn scientists from the Union of Concerned Scientists. The planned cuts at NOAA are particularly ...
Satellites reveal tropical wetland flooding did not cause methane surge - Phys.org
Phys.org
... changing climate, but a study led by the University of Michigan shows that this was ...
Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:
Technology Magazine
LG is now within touching distance of its 2030 climate goals ... The company has also had its decarbonisation targets validated by the Science-Based ...
Sustainability Magazine
Carbon Direct, a global leader in science-based carbon management, has ... performance and stay aligned with sustainability goals while ensuring ...
Foundever
Foundever® achieves SBTi validation for net-zero targets, showcasing our dedication to science-based climate action and sustainability.
Climate Change Winners and Losers:
USA Today
Climate change is opening up a new front in the ongoing cold war ... Why it could depend on your income The winners (and losers) in Trump's ...
Global Investigative Journalism Network
Winners and Losers from Trump's Big Budget Bill ... After hours of debate, the US House of Representatives passed the cornerstone of President Trump's ...
Yahoo Finance
Explainer-Auto winners and losers of proposed EU-US export mechanism. Oops, something went wrong. News · Today's news · US · Politics · World · Tech.
Microgrids:
Renewable Energy World
Alex Fohey, senior microgrid controls engineer at OATI, shows DTECH Midwest tour attendees GridMind, which controls the Microgrid Technology ...
Microgrid Knowledge
It's not just microgrid operators who earn income; companies that manage thermostats, electric vehicles (EV), solar, storage and appliances also ...
Utility Dive
“Oregon has passed the most ambitious microgrid legislation in the nation,” Dylan Kruse, president of nonprofit Sustainable Northwest, said in a ...
Community Health Risk Assessment:
Probabilistic Human Health Risk Assessment of PM2.5 Exposure in Communities ... - Frontiers
Frontiers
Epidemiological studies have found that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) poses potential human health risks, including respiratory, ...
Evidence Based Strategies for Preventing Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Dove Medical Press
... risk screening and assessment among community-dwelling older adults. ... assessment by older adults and rapid evaluation by healthcare providers.
From Awareness to Action: Tackling Chronic Disease with Health Equity in Mind
Illinois Department of Public Health - Illinois.gov
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System · Vital Statistics ... David Ansell, Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President for Community ...
Socially Responsible Investing:
Barron's
Many institutional investors still use environmental, social, and governance factors in their strategies. They're just being quieter about it.
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:
Carbon Capture and Storage to Grow 4x by 2030: It Is a Turning Point for Climate Action?
CarbonCredits.com
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is set to quadruple by 2030. Can it help close the emissions gap and meet global climate goals?
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage: A comprehensive review of CCUS-EOR
EurekAlert!
A recent study published in Engineering offers a comprehensive review of the synergistic impact of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) ...
The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Carbon capture and storage | McKinsey
McKinsey
This unavoidable CO2 generation makes these industries prime candidates for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), 5The term carbon capture ...
Sustainability Investing:
Fast Company
As the federal government pulls back funding for sustainability, most large American companies are continuing to invest in climate and other ...
Geoengineering:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Geoengineering refers to activities intended to cool the Earth or remove greenhouse gases from the air and has health and environmental impacts.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
“Americans have legitimate questions about contrails and geoengineering, and they deserve straight answers,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. "We're ...
The Hill
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) has ordered all airports in the state to report any geoengineering and “weather modification” ...
Green Bond Funds:
Zurich and Amundi launch the Zurich Global Green Bond Fund
Zurich Insurance
The Fund is tailored for Zurich's Life insurance customers seeking exposure to the global green bond market. Green bonds are bond instruments whose ...
Corporations Are Playing a Bigger Role in ESG Bonds - ETF Trends
ETF Trends
... funds like the Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB). ... The Business Research Company, for example, is forecasting the green bond market size to ...
ESMA Guidelines on fund names to boost transparency of green bond market
Environmental Finance
Additional disclosures by green bond issuers will often be needed under the regulations, writes Kristell Herbault.
Low Carbon Funds:
Chevron's Low-Carbon Buildout Deserves a Closer Look Now - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
CVX is ramping up renewable fuels, carbon capture, and hydrogen in a quiet shift toward a low-carbon future.
The role of multilateral climate funds in the energy sector – Analysis - IEA
IEA
Multilateral climate funds financing for clean energy projects by instrument and fund, 2015-2024 ... low-emissions sources of power generation. The ...
Snack Brand Mars Launches $250M Sustainability Fund to Reduce Ag Input Emissions
Global AgInvesting
Across these themes, Mars will target “technologies that reduce the emissions associated with agricultural inputs in our products” as well as lower ...
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