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G7 countries have agreed to phase out coal power during the first half of the 2030s. The Environment, Energy and Climate G7 meeting concluded on Tuesday at the Palace of Venaria in Turin. The focus of the summit was green transformation and addressing climate change, pollution, the energy crisis and biodiversity loss. In a statement issued at the end of the two-day conference, the G7 countries said they have jointly agreed to "phase out existing unabated coal power generation in our energy systems during the first half of 2030s or in a timeline consistent with keeping a limit of 1.5C temperatu...
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“Can we call it a catastrophe? Yes, we can.” In this episode of ‘Ocean Calls’, Ukrainian marine biologist Mikhail Son is referring to the destruction of the Kakhovska dam on the Dnieper River in the early hours of June 6th last year. The explosion released a vast amount of freshwater, sweeping along nearly everything in its path to the sea and leading to devastating pollution. Listen to the episode: “Various terrestrial animals and plants, fish, and invertebrates ended up in the seawater and perished,” explains Son, who is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Marine Biology at the National ...
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Switzerland’s attempt to explore the possibility of dimming the sun has been dismissed by a United Nations summit this week. Solar geoengineering will go no further after a debate at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Kenya failed to reach a consensus on the issue last night. Switzerland had suggested creating a UN expert group to study the “risks and opportunities” of solar radiation modification (SRM), a controversial set of technologies aimed at cooling the Earth. But the European country withdrew its draft resolution in the face of strong opposition from other nations. European Commissi...
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Unlike the slogan used to devastating effect in the 1978 Tory ad campaign against their rivals, Labour is now working. Its leader has, in fact, been working very hard — at systematically laying waste to Labour’s most inspiring plans including a national care service, scrapping the House of Lords, a wealth tax, and, most recently, its promise of £28 billion (€32.7bn) a year in green investment. With a colossal lack of vision, Sir Keir Starmer blamed what has rightly been dubbed his “mother of all U-turns” on environmental investment on a shortage of cash, and claimed the so-called “radical” pol...
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The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) synthesis report shows once again that the world is not on track to meet the Paris Agreement goals. Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more *Commentary by Nicolette Bartlett, Executive Director, CDP* The Penultimate Round Of Updated NDCsThe 26 COP meeting in November has long been heralded as the COP that will move governments from discussion and negotiation to implementation and action. However, it is clear from the release of the penultimate round of updated NDCs, that national commitments currently fall short of the action needed to reac...
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What’s IN and What’s OUT in the Workplace? Eight Trends Leaders Can’t Afford to Miss Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Thriving in business means adapting to the many disruptions and influences that shape our modern work environment. Workplace trends expert Rick Grimaldi shares what’s IN and what’s OUT in 2021. Hoboken, NJ (May 2021)—The way we work is changing fast. Technology is disrupting every sector, while shifting social, political, and environmental factors are shaping a new landscape of work for leaders and employees. Workplace trends expert Rick Grimaldi says staying up...
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Environmental issues to fuel surge in shareholder activism, say US investors Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more 91% of U.S. institutional investors say shareholder activism will grow over next three yearsInstitutional investors see environmental issues as the area they can most influence66% think their own organization is responsible for promoting change in investee companies87% think asset managers bear responsibility for bringing about change in investee companiesEnvironmental Issues To Increase Importance Of Shareholder Activism(London, December 2020) Nine in 10 U.S. instituti...
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