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Could rare earth minerals give coal country a second life?

Corporate Knights

The mineral, used for generating electricity (thermal) or making steel (metallurgical), remains one of the planet’s worst polluters; together, the burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal are driving climate change and killed an estimated 8.7 million people in 2018, according to Environmental Research. billion tonnes in 2019, the U.S.

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Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Taking Action on Climate

3BL Media

According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, the world is already 1.1°C C hotter than preindustrial levels, and unfortunately, the global climate crisis continues to grow increasingly dire 3. Keeping warming to 1.5°C

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A Framework for Business Action on Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation

Climate change is impacting everyone, but its ongoing effects threaten the lives and livelihoods of some people more than others. Acting on climate justice is important, because social inequities increase the severity of the risks and costs that vulnerable people face as a result of climate change.

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Copy of SDSN at the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)

Sustainable Development Network

network.eu ), initiated in 2002, is an informal network of public administrators from approximately 40 European countries dealing with sustainable development strategies in Europe. This side event will seek to share collective experiences made over years of peer learning activities and how these can be improved upon.