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Litigation Surge Reflects Evolving Climate Duties

Chris Hall

Noting that the number of court cases being brought against companies on climate-related grounds has recently topped 2,000, the report says some plaintiffs are seeking to recover the costs of climate change itself, or the expense caused by having to adapt to it. Resort to the courts. Vital role of non-execs.

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Jeffrey Sachs Awarded 2022 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development for Leading Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science

Sustainable Development Network

An example of his pioneering innovative transdisciplinary approach to these issues can be found in his engagement with the Millennium Project, which he chaired on behalf of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 2002 to 2006. With regard to combating anthropogenic climate change, Prof. To promote the SDGs, in 2012, Prof.

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Policy Paramount in Driving DACCS Development

Chris Hall

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, DACCS has the potential to remove up to 339 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (GtCO2) and scale up to 1.74 The IPR DACCS 2050 forecast is roughly consistent with the growth trajectory of solar power between 2002 and 2022 from 2030 onwards. GtCO2 a year by 2050.

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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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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

Despite suffering severe impacts from climate change, Australia remains married to coal, but alternative energy opportunities are emerging. Many of the communities dealing with this recent flooding have already had to deal with a range of cascading climate events in recent years.

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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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Both Hands on the Wheel

Chris Hall

In the face of the imperative for the world to move far more rapidly to combat climate change and social instability, the existence of both initiatives might actually be creating a combined effect, which together will help companies transform to the sustainable business models that are essential to humanity. C are positive signs.