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Shell's carbon offset dilemma
Shell Plc has walked back its once-ambitious plans to develop millions of carbon offsets projects around the world.
Mining; a route to bridge building?
The minister said that an agreement awarded to a Chinese company for gold extraction in Takhar would bring the Taliban government a 65% share of the earnings over five years.
EU invests €6.2 billion in sustainable, safe and efficient transport infrastructure
On the day when the UK Gov ordered 104 schools to be closed because of danger of falling - and failing - concrete, it’s in striking contrast to the investment the EU is spending on transport infrastructure, another struggle for residents dodging potholes or waiting for trains in the UK.
How Africa can play a leading role in fighting climate change
As the European Investment Bank’s Climate Survey reveals that climate change is already impacting the lives of a majority of Africans, the bank’s vice president looks at ways in which the continent can play a key role in developing green energy.
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Can the courtroom solve the climate crisis?
In the face of escalating climate change threats, a new solution against global warming has emerged - the courtroom.
Astanor, SMEs, Actors, Boys & Soil
In the complex landscape of sustainability, measuring impact is no easy feat. With myriad metrics spanning social, environmental, and economic topics, accounting for the total value of a company’s effect on the world might seem impossible says Giles Gibbons in today’s Friday 5
NetZero and what investors should be doing
Chris Stark is the CEO of the UK climate change committee. The focus is in part on what the investor should do but covers overall thinking on the state of climate policy and Net Zero.
Equatic’s Transformative Technology Allows Seawater to Capture & Store Carbon
Equatic.tech and EcoEngineers released a new white paper that outlines a revolutionary process of using seawater electrolysis to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2), while producing clean hydrogen.
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A story about people, climate or mining?
Miners and explorers are scaling back or modifying operations in the Northwest Territories as severe wildfires prompted the government to declare a territory-wide state of emergency on Tuesday.
New guidance on Sustainable Investments provides fund managers with more flexibility
There are three core steps to determining if an investment can be considered as an SI, which were reiterated in the Q&A document published by the ESAs:
The UK’s Most Active Impact Investing Funds
Jamie Broderick shares: Private company data platform Beauhurst puts the spotlight on the UK's most active impact investing funds (using their definition). Some interesting nuggets.
Harnessing the Power of AI for Climate Change Solutions
An Indonesian crowdsourcing app is tapping into the competitive spirit of its users by creating Pokemon Go-type games to help map land across the sprawling archipelago and protect forests and Indigenous people.
Gen Z are cancelling retirement
The future is the pension industry’s business. And yet, to a new generation, the idea of retirement seems stuck in the past. So Gen Z are simply cancelling retirement.
Beyond Net Zero
By adopting sustainable practices in our daily lives, demanding change from policymakers, and actively participating in environmental initiatives, we become agents of transformation.
Forget the work, it's time to wake up
“There is an insidious force building – particularly recently – which we think needs to be challenged, and challenged strongly.“ says Giles Gibbons
Pressure in Emerging Markets
Many of the core challenges in Emerging Markets like low liquidity, still remain. You have to be willing to look company by company.
How to Make Generative AI Greener
Models with more parameters and training data generally consume more energy and generate more carbon.
China’s gold market in June: wholesale demand stable and gold reserves up
Despite June weakness, the LBMA Gold Price AM in USD and the Shanghai Gold Benchmark PM (SHAUPM) in RMB ended the first half of 2023 higher by 5% and 9% respectively – the depreciation of RMB against the dollar over the period contributed to the significant difference. Post by Ray Jia
Eight Amazonian Countries with the Power to Save the Planet
The Amazon rainforest encompasses eight very different countries. Addressing these differences and particularities is essential to prevent deforestation and curb global warming