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02/03/2023

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06/24/2021

The business case to promote is strong. But in the U.S., becoming a policy champion is filled with roadblocks.

World Resources Institute identifies 7 barriers U.S. companies must navigate to be strong & effective climate policy advocates: http://ow.ly/xqQf50FfTGV

The business case for practicing corporate climate advocacy is strong, so why are we still seeing misalignment between companies’ sustainability and political engagement strategies? Here are seven barriers WRI has identified, and the key actions CEOs can take today.

06/24/2021

New Science Based Targets report identifies key levers that governments, investors and businesses can use to unlock climate action to achieve the goals.

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06/21/2021

New Nature Food study finds that converting land from maize to soy and implementing a set of more sustainable farming practices would cut both greenhouse gas and fertilizer use by 2035.

Switching to more sustainable production of soy and maize could boost food security in the world’s most-populous country and simultaneously alleviate some of the environmental impacts of agriculture, new research shows.

06/18/2021

French fashion house CHANEL is backing a new fund that aims to raise $100 million by 2025 to invest in projects to promote sustainable agriculture, protect forests and support small-scale farmers in developing countries.

French fashion house Chanel is backing a new climate adaptation fund that aims to raise $100 million by 2025 to invest in projects to promote sustainable agriculture, protect forests and support small-scale farmers in developing countries.

06/17/2021

There's no silver bullet for . But the Royal DSM claim a fine, white powder can suppress microorganisms in the guts of cattle that produce , a gas that traps roughly 80X more heat than carbon over a two-decade period.

There is no silver bullet for climate change. But a Dutch conglomerate thinks there just might be a powder.

06/16/2021

The International Maritime Organization - IMO seeks to reduce from international merchant shipping in relation to transport performance, i.e. to achieve a 40% improvement in carbon intensity by the year 2030. Finland in particular is committed to this goal.

The Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is due to meet between 10 and 17 June 2021. The aim of this remote meeting is to decide on a short-term measure to cut the greenhouse gas emissions of international shipping. Finland supports effective globa...

06/15/2021

G7 leaders agreed on Sunday to raise contributions to meet an overdue spending pledge of $100 billion a year by rich countries to help poorer countries cut and cope with , but only two nations offered firm promises of more cash.

G7 leaders agreed on Sunday to raise their contributions to meet an overdue spending pledge of $100 billion a year by rich countries to help poorer countries cut carbon emissions and cope with global warming, but only two nations offered firm promises of more cash.

06/14/2021

: Last week, Tyson Foods (the largest meat producer in the U.S.), announced that it will strive to achieve greenhouse gas emissions across its global operations and supply chain by 2050.

Agriculture, including livestock and manure emissions, is the largest source of methane emissions in the U.S.

06/11/2021

adopted measures to decrease the carbon intensity of its transportation sector more than a decade ago, part of a wider scheme to cut greenhouse gas in the state.

Vehicles in California running on renewable natural gas removed more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they emitted for the first time last year as the carbon intensity of the fuel continues to drop, according to new data from California's Air Resources Board (CARB) analyzed by an industry tra...

06/10/2021

Greenhouse gas are on the rise again after a break imposed by a combination of , slowing economic output and severe lockdown restrictions.

After a dry spell in carbon emissions during Covid-19, they are up again, now towering dangerously above pre-pandemic levels in some countries. Data and experts show how the world faired since the pandemic and what the changes mean. Seeing the previous hiatus as progress might be misleading.

06/09/2021

The biggest emitters among oil and gas producers, especially of , are smaller companies. However large producers are still responsible for significant amounts of emissions, new research released Wednesday shows.

The biggest emitters among oil and gas producers, especially of potent methane, are smaller, often privately-held companies whose pollution relative to the...