global warming – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:01:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 ‘Temperature Ratings’ Estimate Effectiveness of Companies’ Climate Change Plans /temperature-ratings-estimate-effectiveness-of-companies-climate-change-plans/ /temperature-ratings-estimate-effectiveness-of-companies-climate-change-plans/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:00:08 +0000 /?p=17154 New measurement for a company’s expected global warming impact may help investors.  CDP ‘temperature ratings’ tool lets investors weigh a company’s impact on the climate.  ‘Temperature ratings’ are the latest addition to the dizzying number of ways to measure a company’s ESG commitment.  The latest investors’ tool for measuring the impact of a company’s global […]

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]]> /temperature-ratings-estimate-effectiveness-of-companies-climate-change-plans/feed/ 0 COP26 Delay Gives Banks Time to Align With Climate Agenda, Advocates Hope /cop26-delay-gives-banks-time-to-align-with-climate-agenda-advocates-hope/ /cop26-delay-gives-banks-time-to-align-with-climate-agenda-advocates-hope/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2020 10:00:35 +0000 /?p=16245 Some environmental advocates say the postponement of the COP26 meeting due to the pandemic may give financial institutions time to come up with a plan to tackle global warming. Banks have provided $2.7 trillion in financing for fossil fuel ventures since the adoption of the Paris climate accord and advocates say the industry needs to […]

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]]> /cop26-delay-gives-banks-time-to-align-with-climate-agenda-advocates-hope/feed/ 0 India Makes Clean Energy Strides, With Renewables Set to Generate Wider Share of Power /india-makes-clean-energy-strides-with-renewables-set-to-generate-wider-share-of-power/ /india-makes-clean-energy-strides-with-renewables-set-to-generate-wider-share-of-power/#respond Sat, 08 Feb 2020 02:23:17 +0000 /?p=14833 India is proving to be a hotspot for renewable energy. Renewables will soon be responsible for more than a fifth of India’s electricity generation, Power Minister R. K. Singh said this week. Behind the trend are steps the country has taken to encourage investing in renewables, such as allowing foreign investors to own 100% of […]

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]]> /india-makes-clean-energy-strides-with-renewables-set-to-generate-wider-share-of-power/feed/ 0 Green New Deal Gets Green Energy Roadmap From Stanford Researchers /green-new-deal-gets-green-energy-roadmap-from-stanford-researchers/ /green-new-deal-gets-green-energy-roadmap-from-stanford-researchers/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2020 19:07:35 +0000 /?p=14479 The Green New Deal, the Democrats’ proposal to address climate change as well as economic inequality, may get a boost from a new Stanford University study that offers a roadmap on how to achieve the energy portion of the plan. The U.S. will have to add 2,000 gigawatts of solar capacity, 2,300 gigawatts of wind […]

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]]> /green-new-deal-gets-green-energy-roadmap-from-stanford-researchers/feed/ 0 Climate Inaction Means Children Born Today Will Face Severe Health Risks, New Report Warns /climate-inaction-means-children-born-today-will-face-severe-health-risks-new-report-warns/ /climate-inaction-means-children-born-today-will-face-severe-health-risks-new-report-warns/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 21:14:51 +0000 /?p=13770 There’s no question that global warming is already affecting global health. As natural disasters displace millions of people, higher average temperatures encourage the spread of disease.  About 7 million people die annually from pollution exposure, says the World Health Organization.  But for a child born in 2019, the effects could be even more severe if […]

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]]> /climate-inaction-means-children-born-today-will-face-severe-health-risks-new-report-warns/feed/ 0 Time to “Prove It”; Impact Investors in Amsterdam Challenged to Speak with their Portfolios /time-to-prove-it-impact-investors-in-amsterdam-challenged-to-speak-with-their-portfolios/ /time-to-prove-it-impact-investors-in-amsterdam-challenged-to-speak-with-their-portfolios/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:03:00 +0000 /?p=12703 Key Takeaway: Panelists at the Global Impact Investing Network Investor Forum in Amsterdam challenge investors to change portfolios to reflect urgent global needs Impact investing has taken on a sense of urgency that didn’t exist a few years ago. Youth-led climate strikes, boycotts and divestments from companies that aren’t seen as sustainable have created global […]

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]]> /time-to-prove-it-impact-investors-in-amsterdam-challenged-to-speak-with-their-portfolios/feed/ 0 Aussie Investors “Shifting Capital” as Global Warming Becomes National Health Crisis /aussie-investors-shifting-capital-as-global-warming-becomes-national-health-crisis/ /aussie-investors-shifting-capital-as-global-warming-becomes-national-health-crisis/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:53:57 +0000 /?p=12285 Global warming is doing more in Australia than sparking a health crisis. It’s changing the way some investors think about where to place their money.   Labeled an “irreversible” health crisis by the Australian Medical Association this month, climate change is boosting infectious diseases and raising depression, anxiety and suicide risks, doctors say.   Kylie Charlton, a […]

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]]> /aussie-investors-shifting-capital-as-global-warming-becomes-national-health-crisis/feed/ 0 Australian Doctors Call Climate Change “Irreversible” Health Crisis /australian-doctors-call-climate-change-irreversible-health-crisis/ /australian-doctors-call-climate-change-irreversible-health-crisis/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:12:23 +0000 /?p=11866 Climate change has become an “irreversible” health crisis in Australia with dire consequences for the Asia-Pacific nation, including an increase in potentially lethal mosquito-borne tropical diseases like malaria and dengue fever, Australian doctors say. The bleak assessment by the Australian Medical Association brings it into line with overseas counterparts, including the British Medical Association and […]

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]]> /australian-doctors-call-climate-change-irreversible-health-crisis/feed/ 0 U.S. Top Spender on Clean Energy Efforts, While Only Norway, Finland Meet Spending Recommendations, Survey Finds /u-s-top-spender-on-clean-energy-efforts-while-only-norway-finland-meet-spending-recommendations-survey-finds/ /u-s-top-spender-on-clean-energy-efforts-while-only-norway-finland-meet-spending-recommendations-survey-finds/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:14:21 +0000 /?p=11717 The U.S. is the world’s biggest spender on clean energy efforts, yet only Norway and Finland are living up to a pledge to double public investments needed for a transition to cleaner energy, a survey found.  The U.S. spent $6.8 billion last year on clean energy research, development and demonstration, according to the Information Technology […]

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