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Brett Rohring

Are 90 Companies Responsible For Nearly Two-Thirds Of Global Warming? - 0 views

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climate energy

shared by Brett Rohring on 21 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • A new study from the Colorado-based Climate Accountability Institute suggests that 90 companies are responsible for almost two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions since the start of the Industrial Revolution.
  • The top 90 emitters include 50 investor-owned energy companies like BP, ExxonMobil and Shell, along with 31 state-owned companies and some nation-states themselves. 83 of the 90 are coal, oil and gas producers and the remaining seven are cement manufacturers.
  • Based on studies published during the past several years, the IPCC found that in order to have at least a 66 percent chance of limiting global warming to, or below, 3.6°F above pre-industrial levels, no more than 1 trillion tonnes of carbon can be released into the atmosphere from the beginning of the industrial era through the end of this century.
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  • The IPCC report estimates that we’ve already used 531 billion tonnes of that budget as of 2011 by burning fossil fuels for energy as well as by clearing forests for farming and myriad other uses. That means we’re on the wrong side of the carbon budget, with 469 billion tonnes left.
  • "It increases the accountability for fossil fuel burning," climate scientist Michael Mann told the Guardian. "You can't burn fossil fuels without the rest of the world knowing about it."
Brett Rohring

Unilever, Wilmar International ink palm oil supply chain deal | GreenBiz.com - 1 views

www.greenbiz.com/...ink-palm-oil-supply-chain-deal

palm oil supply chain food

shared by Brett Rohring on 11 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • Wilmar International yesterday signed a deal with consumer goods giant Unilever, which has promised that 100 percent of the palm oil used in its supply chain would by fully traceable by the end of 2014.
  • Wilmar controls 45 percent of the world's palm oil market
  • The company has already taken steps to preserve high conservation value forests and peatland on its own concessions, although campaigners have been quick to point out that deal covers just a sliver of the palm oil it trades.
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  • A report by Greenpeace earlier this year accused Wilmar of trading with companies that deforest areas illegally
Adriana Trujillo

What a win-win on unburnable carbon looks like | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

www.greenbiz.com/...win-win-unburnable-carbon

carbon environmental news report climate change

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 30 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 30 Apr 14
     
    The International Energy Agency estimates that to stay within 2 degrees Celsius of atmospheric warming, the global economy will have to avert emitting the carbon from roughly 80 percent of world's proven reserves of fossil fuels. This is called unburnable carbon.
Adriana Trujillo

Climate Change Study Finds U.S. Is Already Widely Affected - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...climate-change-report.html

climate change environmental news ADD

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 06 May 14 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 06 May 14
     
    Climate change is already hitting America hard, according to a new study, leading to water shortages in dry regions, heavy rains in wet regions, more frequent and severe heat waves, worse wildfires, and forests die-offs. "Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present," the National Climate Assessment warns
Adriana Trujillo

Major palm oil companies accused of breaking ethical promises | Environment | theguardian.com - 0 views

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palm oil ethical companies forest Africa Asia

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 07 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 07 Nov 13
     
    Large palm oil companies that have promised to act ethically have been accused of land grabbing, ignoring human rights and exploiting labour in their African and Asian plantations.
Adriana Trujillo

New Disney Facility in Santa Clarita Faces Hurdles - The Hollywood Reporter - 0 views

www.hollywoodreporter.com/...-facility-santa-clarita-616692

disney golden oak facility hurdles

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 28 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • removal of 158 oak trees
  • Planning and the Environment
  • We’re considering our options.”
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  • The Ranch, which will take up 58 acres of Golden Oak Ranch
  • an 890-acre piece of land owned by Disney that already hosts about 300 days of production each year.
  • six soundstage buildings
  • 2,854 people and contribute $533 million in annual economic activity throughout Los Angeles County.
  • Full build-out, though, could take years, even after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the project during a vote Tuesday. Still ahead are meetings with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • SCOPE and other environmental groups have been addressed
  • plant 1,600 new oak trees in the area, and argues that 637 acres of Golden Oak Ranch will remain a natural backdrop area. Disney also touted several “green design features” for reducing energy consumption, traffic and storm-water runoff.
  • Plambeck, though, isn't satisfied,
  • "to a voluntary project condition that places a conservation easement over the remaining undeveloped portions of the Golden Oak Ranch as a condition precedent to any permit issuance."
  • not develop 637 acres,
  • but if that's the case, why won't they put it into a conservation easement to assure everybody of their intentions?"
  • The Sierra Club, for example, has taken a neutral position on the
  • SCOPE
  • Santa Clarita Organization
  • Adriana Trujillo on 28 Aug 13
     
    A local environmental group slams the plan for the just-approved 58-acre facility, which will eventually employ 2,800 people but faces months of hearings before breaking ground
Del Birmingham

9 sobering facts about California's groundwater problem | Reveal - 0 views

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environmental news water Reveal Center for Investigative Reporting facts California drought groundwater

shared by Del Birmingham on 06 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • Del Birmingham on 06 Jul 15
     
    For nearly a century, Californians have drained an incredible amount of water from the ground to grow crops and water landscaping. It is not sustainable. The water has not returned. The result is a sinking state. Here are some startling facts about California's groundwater depletion:
Adriana Trujillo

Can the EPA catalyze corporate action on natural capital? | GreenBiz - 0 views

www.greenbiz.com/...ork-spur-more-corporate-action

environmental news ADD natural capital reporting

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 10 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 10 Dec 14
     
    The U.S. EPA Final Ecosystem Goods and Services Classification System, released in 2013, removes many bottlenecks that kept ecosystem services from becoming an integral part of corporate decision-making.
Adriana Trujillo

Predictions for Five CSR Trends in 2015 - 1 views

www.csrwire.com/...ns-for-five-csr-trends-in-2015

trends 2015 issue reporting materiality

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 07 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 07 Jan 15
     
    As we close out 2014, here are Silicon Valley Community Foundation's predictions for what's ahead for CSR in the coming year:
Adriana Trujillo

12 Industry Leaders Unveil Methodology for Assessing Social Impacts of Products | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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industry leaders environmental news Social impacts ADD reporting

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 12 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 12 Sep 14
     
    A group of companies united in the Roundtable for Product Social Metrics today announces the publication of the Handbook for Product Social Impact Assessment, a practical tool for assessing a product's social impacts throughout its life cycle. The handbook is the result of a unique collaborative effort of market leaders including AkzoNobel, BASF, L'Oréal, Marks & Spencer and Philips.
Del Birmingham

Amazon gold rush destroying huge swaths of rainforest - 0 views

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environmental news gold mining deforestation degradation Global Forest Reporting Network

shared by Del Birmingham on 15 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Del Birmingham on 15 Jan 15
     
    While the usual culprits such as farming, ranching and logging are well known, gold mining is fast extending its destructive reach into some of the world's most untouched landscapes, according to research published this week in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
Adriana Trujillo

The real social cost of carbon: $220 per ton, report finds | GreenBiz - 0 views

www.greenbiz.com/...cost-carbon-could-be-increased

carbon environmental news add

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 16 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 16 Jan 15
     
    The researchers contend in the paper published in the journal Nature that the social cost of carbon on the global economy is actually about $220 for each ton of carbon dioxide emitted, a far cry from the $37 calculated by the U.S. government.
Adriana Trujillo

KKR & Co. L.P. - Milestone Year for KKR's Green Portfolio Program, Delivering Nearly $1.2 Billion in Financial Impact Since 2008 With Record Number of Companies Reporting - 0 views

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ROI ADD other company news

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 27 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 27 Oct 14
     
    Private equity firm KKR announced that Del Monte, Dollar General, Sealy, and the 24 other companies in its Green Portfolio Program have collectively avoided more than 2.3 million metric tons of GHG emissions from 2008 to 2013, generating $1.2 billion in new savings and revenues. Companies in the Green Portfolio Program agree to assess, measure, and optimize their environmental performance in ways that improve their businesses.
Adriana Trujillo

Sustainable Rice Platform Launches Global Rice Cultivation Standard | Natural Resources Policy & Practice | IISD Reporting Services - 0 views

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sustainable rice food agriculture farming Add NGO

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 10 Nov 15 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 10 Nov 15
     
    The Sustainable Rice Platform launched the first global standard for reducing the environmental impacts of rice cultivation. The standard has 46 requirements that address biodiversity, labor rights, worker health, and more.
Del Birmingham

In less than 90 days, South Africa's Cape Town to become first city with no water - 1 views

www.dnaindia.com/...rst-city-with-no-water-2576737

DNA water International south africa CapeTown drought crisis

shared by Del Birmingham on 22 Jan 18 - No Cached
  • Del Birmingham on 22 Jan 18
     
    South Africa's drought-stricken Cape Town told residents on Wednesday they would need to cut their daily water consumption by almost half from next month as authorities scramble to prevent the city running out of water as soon as in April.
Del Birmingham

TV Meteorologists Unite For Climate Change On The Summer Solstice - 1 views

www.forbes.com/...-change-on-the-summer-solstice

business Forbes climate change meteorologists unite reporting American Meteorological Society George Mason University

shared by Del Birmingham on 20 Jun 18 - No Cached
  • Del Birmingham on 20 Jun 18
     
    Surprisingly, there are a small percentage of TV meteorologists that express skepticism on climate change. On the June 21, 2018 Summer Solstice, over 100 meteorologists will wear an item of clothing like the tie below. This pattern could not be more simple... red for warmer temperatures than normal, blue for cooler than normal from 1850 to 2017.
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