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Del Birmingham

The need-to-know business guide to the COP24 Katowice deal | GreenBiz - 1 views

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    They may seem obtuse and complex to outsiders, but the decisions taken at this United Nations climate summit hold ramifications for almost every business on Earth. Here are seven reasons why COP24 matters for your business.
Del Birmingham

The private sector's 5 big climate risk and adaptation blind spots | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    In the largest study of its kind, we pored over more than 1,600 companies' disclosures to CDP on physical climate change impacts, the financial implications of these impacts and what companies were doing to manage them. The disclosures we considered included many of the world's largest corporations, covering 69 percent of global market capitalization. The findings were fascinating, unsettling and inspiring.
Del Birmingham

Corporations' Hunger for Clean Power Has Never Been Bigger - Bloomberg - 0 views

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    Companies and government agencies last year signed contracts to buy 13.4 gigawatts of clean power, comparable to Nevada's total generating capacity.
Del Birmingham

Conservation groups press world leaders to protect 30% of the planet - 1 views

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    Thirteen nature conservation organizations are urging world leaders to back a plan to protect 30 percent of the world's surface and oceans by 2030.
Del Birmingham

Indonesia to get first payment from Norway under $1b REDD+ scheme - 1 views

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    Indonesia and Norway have agreed on a first payment from a $1 billion deal under which Indonesia preserves its rainforests to curb carbon dioxide emissions.
Adriana Trujillo

Amazon Pledges 50% 'Net Zero Carbon' Deliveries by 2030 - Environmental Leader - 1 views

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    Amazon Pledges 50% 'Net Zero Carbon' Deliveries by 2030
Del Birmingham

Hotel chain raises the bar on ocean conservation and coastal health | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    One hotel chain is working to be a part of the solution: Iberostar Group, which owns more than 120 hotels in 18 countries. Through its Wave of Change movement, Iberostar Group is taking action to deliver measurable improvements by reducing plastic consumption, improving coastal health and promoting responsible seafood consumption.
Del Birmingham

Climate change will affect how many boys are born worldwide, scientists say - CNN - 0 views

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    Global warming will have a variety of effects on our planet, yet it may also directly impact our human biology, research suggests. Specifically, climate change could alter the proportion of male and female newborns, with more boys born in places where temperatures rise and fewer boys born in places with other environmental changes, such as drought or wildfire caused by global warming.
Del Birmingham

China busts major ivory trafficking gang following EIA investigation - 0 views

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    Chinese authorities have nabbed all three identified members of a major ivory trafficking syndicate first exposed by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) in 2017.
Del Birmingham

Nestlé verifies three-quarters of its supply chain as deforestation-free | 20... - 0 views

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    More than three-quarters (77 percent) of Nestlé's agricultural commodities are verified as deforestation-free, the company announced Tuesday.
Del Birmingham

Scientists have declared a biodiversity crisis - here's what that means for business | ... - 0 views

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    The hollowing out of the natural world is being driven primarily by human activity, according to the scientists, with a growing global population leading to rising demand for food, goods and natural resources - leaving less land and sea as the preserve of the natural world. The paper also warns that this collapse in global biodiversity will in turn have "grave impacts" on human populations.
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