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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.

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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.

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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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RAOEurope23 - the excitement mounts!

Where bright minds gather, conversations start and relationships cemented.

Few remaining EARLY BIRD tickets https://raoglobal.org/europe-2023-tickets

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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