Climate change is traditionally regarded as an environmental issue. But climate change also threatens human rights, with material implications for investors. Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, but it’s often seen as strictly an environmental cause. We believe that needs to change. That’s because climate change is also a...
European Union countries’ climate ministers meet on Monday to decide the bloc’s negotiating position for this year’s COP28 summit – but they are still split over some key issues, like how hard to push for a global deal to phase out fossil fuels. The EU is typically one of the most ambitious negotiators at the...
A Dubai-based company, Blue Carbon, inked a deal with Zimbabwe to create carbon credits from offsetting projects in the African country involving almost a fifth of its total landmass. The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth $1.5 billion to fund forest protection and rehabilitation projects. The carbon sequestered of the forests will...
The president of Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil company is set to host critical climate negotiations this autumn. he oil company run by the president of this year’s UN climate conference is set to increase the emissions from its oil and gas products by more than 40% by 2030, according to analysis by Global Witness. Abu...
Executives at Suffolk Construction, owned by John Fish, have used the Boston-based company’s private jet nearly 250 times since last year to fly from Hanscom Field to destinations such as Aruba and Aspen, Barcelona and Rome, Martha’s Vineyard and Napa Valley, according to a new report. Private jet flights have increasingly become a target of...
Boycott COP28: ‘Holding a climate conference in Dubai is absurd and dangerous’. The venue of the 28th edition COP (Conference of the Parties), set to begin on November 30 in Dubai, is a disastrous choice for the fight against climate disruption. We call on public authorities, NGOs, organizations, scientists and business leaders not to support...
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The construction industry is one of the biggest global polluters — accounting for a possible 40 percent of global carbon pollution — so finding solutions to make practices more sustainable is crucial in the fight to stop temperatures rising worldwide. Positive findings in a study published in the journal One Earth, summarized by EurekaAlert, have revealed that it is...
In a world facing environmental challenges unprecedented in human history, it’s no surprise that eco-anxiety – a pervasive worry about the current and future state of our planet – has become an increasingly prevalent mental health issue. As people witness the devastating impacts of climate change, deforestation and loss of biodiversity, it’s only natural to feel overwhelmed and disheartened. I happen to live in Phoenix,...
With governments worldwide pouring billions of dollars into the transition to a low-carbon future, banks are the linchpins for financing wind, solar and other clean energy projects. But their financing tools have drawbacks that can detract from sustainability goals. Investors have been pumping money into renewable energy funding. In the first six months of 2023,...
Climate Change Is Hurting River Water Quality, New Study Shows. Climate change and extreme weather are taking a significant toll on rivers around the world, according to a new scientific review that includes a University of Maryland geologist as a co-author. Based on nearly 1,000 case studies, the paper published today in Nature Reviews Earth &...