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‘Temperature Ratings’ Estimate Effectiveness of Companies’ Climate Change Plans

Bruce Rule — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:00:08 +0000

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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One Planet With 195 Ways to Go Green

Meg Massey — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Any meaningful environmental impact risks being diluted if European countries are the only ones embracing the idea of a green recovery. The EU and the U.K. account for about 10% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change, like the coronavirus, does not care about national borders. This article is part of the daily Karma […]

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Automakers Lagging on Plans to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Michelle Lodge — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Major automakers are behind schedule in meeting goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Norway provides incentives to its citizens so they can buy an electric vehicle for less than an internal combustion engine vehicle. Within the decade, EVs will cost the same as internal combustion engine vehicles, thanks to progress on batteries. None of the […]

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Regenerative Farming May Not Effectively Fight Climate Change

Bruce Rule — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Regenerative farming’s impact on climate change is limited, the World Resources Institute says. Investors have bet at least $47.5 billion on regenerative agriculture, research institute said last year. The agriculture sector generates about one-fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions, so practices that can help the industry reduce its carbon footprint have become a focus of […]

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Miner Threats: Industry Not Addressing Global Warming, While Flooding, Drought Risks Rise, McKinsey Says

Mark Shenk — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 01:39:09 +0000

The world’s mining industry is doing little to curb greenhouse gases and combat global warming, raising the possibility of a backlash from governments and society, McKinsey says. At the same time, physical challenges to the industry, exacerbated by climate change, threaten mining operations around the world, the consultant said. McKinsey’s new report warns that the […]

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Timber’s Time? Wood Gets Fresh Look From Builders As Steel and Concrete’s Environmental Cost Grows

Bruce Rule — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 03:30:30 +0000

Wood may be poised for a new role as a building material, thanks to technologies that permit raising higher structures using the natural substance and the soaring environmental costs of using steel and concrete. The manufacturing and use of concrete, the most widely utilized material on Earth, and steel is projected to cause as much […]

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Shrimp Farming’s Environmental Harm May Do Collateral Damage to Investors with $63 Billion Exposure

James Peter Rubin — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 17:29:09 +0000

Shrimp farming investors have their heads in the sand, focused on growth while ignoring risks from climate change and coastal damage to the billions of dollars they have invested. So says a new report by Planet Tracker, which found investors have $63 billion exposed to shrimp farming, which it calls the most valuable traded farmed […]

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JetBlue Vows To Become First U.S. Airline to Offset All Carbon Emissions

Mark Shenk — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:31:40 +0000

JetBlue Airways Corp. plans to offset all carbon emissions from domestic flights starting in July, seeking to become the first major U.S. “carbon-neutral” airline as climate activists increase pressure on the aviation sector. The airline is expanding on previously announced carbon offsets during specific times of the year, JetBlue said in a statement today. Since […]

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How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint in the New Year

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 20:18:21 +0000

Key Takeaway: Several startups that launched in the last year are using technology to make it simpler than ever for individuals and businesses to track and reduce their carbon footprints. Their success is riding on whether the ease of the tools will be enough to motivate action. If your new year’s resolution is to reduce […]

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Jet Engine Makers Cast an Eye on Nuclear Power for Help Making Cleaner Fuel

Ron Day — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:11:53 +0000

Jet engines, increasingly criticized for contributing to greenhouse gases, may turn to an unexpected technology to help them cut emissions: nuclear power. Not to actually power the engines, though. According to Rolls-Royce Holdings CEO Warren East, speaking at the Aviation Club in London this week, small nuclear reactors may help the industry produce cleaner fuel. […]

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