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Geoengineering is gathering momentum - here’s why you should care - Greenbiz (May 24) |
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May 24 · Climate geoengineering proposals are bringing the story of sci-fi novels to the desks of world leaders.
Photo via Pexels/Andrew DeGarde
Have you ever seen the movie "Snowpiercer"? The one starring Hollywood’s second-greatest Chris (Chris Pine will ALWAYS be No. 1)? The general premise of the entire movie - and the graphic novel upon which it was based - is humanity’s attempt to reverse global warming by engineering the atmosphere. Only, they don’t do it correctly and instead the world becomes one great ice cube. Ah, another cautionary tale about our species’ tendency for self-destructive hubris.
The basis of the plot - the dire need to slow and reverse the ... | By Leah Garden Read more ...
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IEA: Global clean energy investment 'significantly' outpacing fossil fuel spending - Greenbiz (May 26) |
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May 26 · Investment in clean energy is gaining momentum but is still off the pace required to meet the 1.5 Celsius goal, according to a new IEA report.
The IEA highlighted solar as the 'shining example' of the scale and scope of the clean energy transition, with Investment in the technology projected to be about $380 billion. Image via Shutterstock/ABCDstock
Global investment in clean energy technologies - from renewables and electric vehicles (EVs) to nuclear power plants and heat pumps - is "significantly" outpacing spending on fossil fuels, with the energy crisis having accelerated momentum around the global green energy transition, according to the latest update from the ... | By Michael Holder Read more ...
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Less waste, more value for food - Greenbiz (May 25) |
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May 25 · Two models for reducing waste at scale in food and beverage supply chains.
A startup, True Essence, is figuring out how to keep flavor and reduce waste. Image courtesy of True Essence.
We all should channel our inner improv comic to invest in the power of "yes and" to solve the array of challenges in the food system. One of the more egregious challenges we face is the issue of food loss and waste.
In case you need a reminder:
OK, that last one uses some shabby statistical reasoning, showcasing why I stopped pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. The point remains that wasting the emissions and resources used to produce and transport food that ultimately ends up in ... | By Seth Olson Read more ...
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Responding to Cultural Tipping Points: Co-Creating a Brand Culture for Good - Sustainable Brands (May 24) |
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May 24 · Keynotes from day 2 of Brand-Led Culture Change shed light on collaborative behavior-change and stakeholder-engagement approaches that are changing the way brands are creating products, stories and strategies.
Solitaire Townsend
“Humanity does not change in a linear way; we change in an exponential way,” Futerra co-founder Solitaire Townsend told hundreds of eager changemakers on day 2 of Brand-Led Culture Change.
Townsend’s new book, The Solutionists: How Businesses Can Fix the Future, sets out what it takes to join a new generation of entrepreneurs, CEOs and leaders transforming business to create a more sustainable society. History has shown that culture change ... Read more ...
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Science-based targets for nature come for businesses - Greenbiz (May 24) |
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May 24 · LVMH, Nestle, and 15 other companies to test new science-based criteria for freshwater, land, and biodiversity.
The nonprofit has expanded guidance to help companies set targets for nature. Image by Jesse Klein/GreenBiz.
The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) today published the first formal framework meant to help companies set goals for preserving nature and biodiversity.
The new guidelines build on the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), started in 2015, to help companies set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with keeping global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. More than 2,000 companies have already set ... | By Jesse Klein Read more ...
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We’re Stuck on a Wildfire Treadmill - Sightline (May 24) |
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May 24 · More low-intensity fires could have prevented the megafires that turned 700,000 acres of forest into a “moonscape” and incinerated more than one billion board feet of timber. That is what the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation claim in their lawsuit against the US government. There is good evidence backing them up.
Even with more flexible policy and some redistribution in funding, federal and state wildfire response still does not follow science-based recommendations to allow wildfires to burn when conditions are low-risk and to use intentional controlled fires to restore forest health and climate resiliency.
Of course, there is no one-size-fits-all solution ... Read more ...
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