The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated existing inequity, injustice and vulnerability across the world. To date, many individuals, communities and organizations continue to navigate this health crisis while trying to manage its unmeasurable socio-economic consequences. Read more in weforum…
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The Next Generation of Climate Innovation By Kanika Chandaria, Marco Duso, Michel Frédeau, Jesper Nielsen, Dennis Pamlin, and Cornelius Pieper
28 September 2021Views: 719In September 2020, the president of China committed the country to achieving carbon neutrality by 2060—an enormous challenge for the world’s biggest annual carbon emitter—but a recent BCG analysis found that China has economically attractive and socially viable pathways to…
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How we can curb climate change by spending 2% more on everything by Jens Burchardt
26 April 2021Views: 443Would you pay two percent more for the carbon-neutral version of the products you buy and use every day? In this innovative talk, climate pathfinder Jens Burchardt walks us through the costs and considerations of producing planet-friendly products — from…
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In a time of so much uncertainty and challenge, focusing on social impact might seem secondary for businesses. But in fact, looking beyond short-term shareholder value to societal goals is essential Read more in BCG Sustainability Is Our North Star…
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Climate change: six positive news stories from 2019 By Heather Alberro,Dénes Csala,Hannah Cloke,Marc Hudson,Mark Maslin,Richard Hodgkins
11 January 2020Views: 720The climate breakdown continues , but climate researchers have not given up hope. We asked a few Conversation authors to highlight some more positive stories from 2019. Read more in The Conversation Climate change: six positive news stories from 2019…
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How San Francisco turned its waste problem into a climate solution By Debbie Raphael
28 September 2019Views: 682In the U.S., Americans produce close to five pounds of waste per person per day. When that waste is disposed in landfills or incinerators, serious greenhouse gases are emitted. Read more in Fast Company How San Francisco turned its waste…
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‘Climate apartheid’: Report says the rich could buy out of climate change disaster By Stephen Johnson
2 August 2019Views: 708Global warming could create a “climate apartheid,” where rich people pay to escape the worst effects of climate change while poor people are left to suffer, according to a new United Nations report. Read more in Big think ‘Climate apartheid’:…
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Billions of new trees could help stop climate change: Here’s how we get them By Adele Peters
14 July 2019Views: 730A UN climate report last year suggested that the world needs another billion hectares of carbon-sucking forests to have a chance of hitting the critical goal of staying under 1.5 degrees Celsius of global temperature rise\ Read more in Fast…
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Washington, D.C., will run on 100% renewable electricity by 2032 By Adele Peters
22 January 2019Views: 848The law calls for 100% renewable electricity by 2032. It’s the most ambitious renewable portfolio standard in the country. The law also calls for D.C. to increase its use of solar power, with a total of 10% of electricity coming…
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Without the U.K., the balance of forces inside the EU would shift towards lower climate ambition, driven by Poland’s increased importance Read more in grist How Brexit Affects Climate By Clayton Aldern was last modified: June 22nd, 2016 by futu…