2020

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In the next round of stimulus aid, corporate America needs to stand up for climate science

GreenBiz

economy for years to come, it’s time for corporate America to stand up and be clear about the economy it wants and needs to prosper. . That means getting serious about advocating for a recovery plan that helps us build back better from the current pandemic, while tackling another global systemic threat: climate change. .

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How the climate crisis will crash the economy

GreenBiz

How the climate crisis will crash the economy. And we’re only at 1°C of increased global temperature rise. And what we’re seeing now are merely the opening acts of what could be a long-running global financial drama. Joel Makower. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 02:11. The chickens are coming home to roost.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Throws Oil and Coal Industries in a Tailspin

Edouard Stenger

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought our global economy to a standstill, with fears of the worst recession since 1929. Economies around the world are reeling from the cascading shocks wrought upon them since the beginning of March. Hopefully, 2021 will bring more exciting stories and analysis…).

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This is why investors want financial regulators to tackle climate risk

GreenBiz

Many readers will be familiar with Lewis’s book "The Big Short," which documented how excesses in global credit markets spawned a worldwide financial crisis. Others, such as a global pandemic, previously might have seemed too far-fetched to be worthy of serious consideration. In particular, the U.S.

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Mitigating social impact in a low-carbon Singapore

Eco-Business

The global fight against climate change is gradually gaining momentum, with countries like Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, and the EU reaffirming commitment to the Paris Agreement, and more than 80 mayors in the US confirming that they will continue with agreed guidelines.