Climate policy outlook: 2019 global aviation-related emissions were unreported.
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MAY 6, 2024
This week’s most important climate policy stories.
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GreenBiz names 2019 VERGE Vanguard award winners
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
GreenBiz Group today named the 2019 VERGE Vanguard, honoring 20 dreamers, pioneers, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, business leaders, policymakers and investors on the cutting edge of sustainability and technology.
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The 2019 VERGE Vanguard
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
A diverse group of 20 visionaries, investors and entrepreneurs who are inspiring an equitable, inclusive clean economy.
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Closing the loop on 2019
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Bringing you the five biggest stories of the circular economy from this past year, and some predictions for the next.
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2019 was the year that…
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 30, 2019
It was a very good year, except when it wasn't.
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2019, the year analog water solutions died
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Analog is not quite gone, but digital solutions are nearly mainstream.
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Here are the winners and losers on climate policy in 2019
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
State lawmakers this year made it easier to get renewables in some parts of the country, but others gutted clean energy expansion.
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The green skills gap is widening
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
million more people were employed in clean energy in 2022 than in 2019, according to the IEA. But that's not enough.
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After a rough 2019, farmers and congress discuss agriculture's role as a climate solution
GreenBiz
JANUARY 8, 2020
The Midwest floods revealed another benefit of sustainable agriculture: fields that had been farmed with conservation practices recovered faster.
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Climate Week 2019: Time for bold commitments — and action
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
It's a heightened emergency. Time for heightened ambition, writes BSR's president.
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Export Development Canada to issue first green bond since 2019
Environmental Finance
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
After not issuing a green bond since 2019, Export Development Canada has revealed to Environmental Finance that it will issue a green bond soon, and is considering its first-ever 'orange' bond.
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Agriculture and Pollinating Insects, No Longer a Choice but a Need: EU Agriculture’s Dependence on Pollinators in the 2007–2019 Period
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 27, 2022
. “Agriculture and Pollinating Insects, No Longer a Choice but a Need: EU Agriculture’s Dependence on Pollinators in the 2007–2019 Period.” ” Sustainability 14(6), 3644.
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The 2019 sustainability year in review, in haiku
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 25, 2019
A baker's dozen of developments.
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Climate Week 2019: Huge commitments, big money and collaboration
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Now it's time to put in the work.
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Best of 2019 Video Vault: 5 videos that kept us thinking in 2019
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Equity and plastic and leadership — oh my!
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Study says traffic congestion increasing in London, above 2019 levels outside city centre
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
A new analysis released on 15 September by Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDF Europe), based on data from the Waze for Cities Programme, appears to show that traffic congestion is currently increasing in London and it is now worse than 2019 levels outside the city centre. The analysis examines data from May 2020 onwards.
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Episode 201: Lessons from COP25, listeners share 2019 revelations
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Plus, how to have productive conversations about climate during your holiday gatherings.
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Industry Leaders Convene in Dublin for the First The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit Since 2019
3BL Media
JUNE 22, 2022
DESCRIPTION: DUBLIN, June 22, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The first in-person The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit since 2019 opened on the morning of 21st June at the Convention Centre Dublin. Highlights from the opening day of the 2022 Global Summit. SOURCE: The Consumer Goods Forum.
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How 2019 laid the groundwork for change in the chemical industry
GreenBiz
JANUARY 15, 2020
There's a movement to regulate toxics such as Chlorpyrifos and PFAS.
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FDA issues FY 2019 Pesticide Report, reports that pesticide levels remain low in foods
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for FY 2019. Read the full story at Food Safety Magazine. FDA tested for 812 pesticides and industrial chemicals across 4,692 total samples. … Read more →
Over 60GW of wind energy capacity installed in 2019, the second-biggest year in history
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 30, 2020
According to the report, 2019 was the second biggest year for wind power historically, with installations of 60.4 The main driver of this growth was market-based mechanisms, with auctioned wind capacity in 2019 surpassing 40 GW worldwide, accounting for two-thirds of total new capacity and doubling auctioned capacity compared to 2018.
Climate Week 2019: Head, heart and higher ambition
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 1, 2019
The optimists seem to be winning out over the cynics.
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U.S. solar market soars in Q1 2019
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 17, 2019
With the strong first quarter, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables forecasts 25% growth in 2019 compared to 2018, and it expects more than 13 GWdc of installations this year. In the first three months of the year, the U.S. installed 2.7
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Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 28, 2020
tonnes of waste per person in 2019. Statistics on household waste collection across local authorities in Scotland in 2019 were published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) on 27 October. tonnes of waste per person in 2019, with 0.20 Scottish households generated the equivalent of 0.44 tonnes recycled, 0.14
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2019 emerging real estate trends
MSCI
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
For real estate investors, 2019 may be a year of adjusting to rapid changes arising from a variety of sources, including environmental, social and governance-related (ESG) risks; geopolitical uncertainty; and disruptive technology.
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Nominees announced for Aquatech Innovation Award 2019
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Category winners as well as the Overall Winner of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2019 will be revealed at the opening ceremony of the Amsterdam International Water Week and the Aquatech Amsterdam, taking place on November 4. The nominees for the 2019 Aquatech Innovation Award are: Category: Innovation – not yet to market.
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From the SEE Impact Report: Reducing Energy Consumption
3BL Media
JANUARY 24, 2024
Our goal is to achieve energy-intensity reductions of 17% by 2025 and 28% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. To normalize foreign exchange rates, net trade sales are adjusted to 2019 foreign exchange rates, except for one currency that has been designated as highly inflationary under U.S. liters/USD 2019: 0.34 SEE achieved a 22.4%
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Study Finds Female Representation in Leadership Positions Is Correlated to a Company’s Higher Financial Performance
3BL Media
MAY 2, 2024
between 2019 to 2022, and S&P Global 1200 companies [1] increased by 6.6% To enhance investor understanding of climate-related business risks and opportunities, the amount of environmental data disclosed by Fortune 500 companies rose by 22.24% between 2019 and 2022. percentage points over 2019. over the same period.
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SDSN 2019 achievements take us into the Decade of Action!
Sustainable Development Network
DECEMBER 31, 2019
SDSN Network & Regional Center Activities 2019 was a busy year as we surpassed 1,200 members organized in 33 National and Regional Networks. The 2019 Networks in Action report showcases how our networks work with partners to advance the SDGs in their countries. Wishing you a very happy 2020 from all of us at SDSN!
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SDSN USA Launches “2019 U.S. Cities Sustainable Development Report”
Sustainable Development Network
JULY 8, 2019
New York, 8 July 2019 – Today, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s United States Network (SDSN USA) launched the 2019 US Cities Sustainable Development Report , SDSN’s third city-level report ranking 105 US cities on progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 (SDGs). meaning it is 69.7%
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Renewables industry marks slowest quarter since 2019 with installations down 55%
Utiliity Dive
JULY 27, 2022
Policy inaction is responsible for stagnating renewable energy development, the American Clean Power Association says in a new report detailing a drop in new project development and 32 GW in delays.
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Media Wrap Up of the 2019 Europe Sustainable Development Report
Sustainable Development Network
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
On 19 November, 2019, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) published the 2019 Europe Sustainable Development Report. For any media queries on the 2019 Europe Sustainable Development Report, please reach out to media@unsdsn.org.
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China adds 5.2 GW of photovoltaic capacity in Q1 2019
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 3, 2019
GW in the same period of 2018, due to the new policy on the construction of PV facilities for 2019 having been issued later in the year than similar policies issued in earlier years. In the first quarter of this year, China added 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity, according to the National Energy Administration.
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APRIL 30, 2019
Jakarta, 27-28 April, 2019. Based on the 2019 World Happiness Report , Indonesia is ranked 92 out of a total of 156 countries. The festival is inspired by the SDG Pyramid to Happiness , an initiative led by the UID which frames the 17 SDGs according to the three pathways to happiness rooted in Balinese belief, Tri Hita Karana.
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Training and Capacity Building Activities of Climate Adaptation Science Centers for the Benefit of Tribal and Indigenous Communities, 2010–2019
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 31, 2023
The centers have partnered with numerous Tribal and Indigenous communities on projects or activities to better understand the communities’ specific knowledge of and exposure to impacts of climate change, to increase or assist … Continue reading Training and Capacity Building Activities of Climate Adaptation Science Centers for the Benefit of (..)
Colorado is demonstrating how states can accelerate conversions to employee ownership (video)
Impact Alpha
APRIL 17, 2024
When Jared Polis became Colorado’s governor in 2019, he created an employee ownership office to incentivize and provide support for retiring owners to. The post Colorado is demonstrating how states can accelerate conversions to employee ownership (video) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Big data reveals true climate impact of worldwide air travel
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
APRIL 30, 2024
A new study that looked at nearly 40 million flights in 2019 calculated the greenhouse gas emissions from air travel for essentially every country on the planet. At 911 million tons, the total emissions from aviation are 50 per cent higher than the 604 million tons reported to the United Nations for that year.
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Launch of 2019 Report of the FABLE Consortium
Sustainable Development Network
JULY 25, 2019
Laxenburg and Paris, 25 July 2019 – Today, the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium , a collaborative initiative operating as part of the Food and Land-Use Coalition (FOLU), launched the report Pathways to Sustainable Land-Use and Food Systems.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners - Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners completes acquisition of New York onshore wind development portfolio
Global Renewable News
APRIL 15, 2024
Established in 2019, Liberty Renewables.
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EPA underestimates methane emissions from landfills, urban areas
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MAY 1, 2024
The researchers combined 2019 satellite observations with an atmospheric transport model to generate a high-resolution map of methane emissions, which was then compared to EPA estimates from the same year. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from landfills, urban areas and U.S.
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Call for Inputs to the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report
Sustainable Development Network
OCTOBER 30, 2017
The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) 2019 is being prepared by an independent group of experts , to “provide a strong evidence-based instrument to support policymakers in promoting poverty eradication and sustainable development.”
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Long duration energy storage has attracted more than $58B in global commitments since 2019: Wood Mackenzie
Utiliity Dive
DECEMBER 12, 2022
If all commitments for projects advanced, 57 GW of LDES would be installed, or the equivalent of three times the global energy-storage capacity deployed this year.
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Shutdown of Participant Media challenges other investors to drive impact through film
Impact Alpha
APRIL 17, 2024
When Ana DuVernay made her 2019 series, “When They See Us,” about the five Black teens convicted of a rape they didn’t commit, The post Shutdown of Participant Media challenges other investors to drive impact through film appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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