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Why Slow Money?

3BL Media

Since the slow money movement’s first low interest loan to a local organic farm in 2010, more than $80 million has flowed to over 800 small farms and local food businesses, via volunteer-led groups in a few dozen communities. Some Thoughts on Fiduciary Responsibility, Mutually Assured Destruction and Small, Diversified Organic Farms.

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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Eleven years ago, in 2010, at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s COP15, developed countries committed to a goal of mobilizing $100 billion per year by 2020, to address the needs of developing countries. Now, we are looking forward to COP26 in Glasgow and the stakes are high.

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Carbon pricing currently too low for a just transition to net-zero, says climate advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

” The document from the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG)[1] sets out seven recommendations that it believes global leaders at COP26 must consider to make carbon pricing more effective. It is estimated that today’s policy ambitions and targets would likely lead to global warming of around 2.7C

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European Commission launches proposals to reach 55% emissions reduction by 2030

Sustainable Development Network

Moreover, the package comes at a crucial time with a few months to go before the world heads into a new round of climate diplomacy at COP26 in Glasgow. One of the key points of debate at COP26 will revolve around the role of carbon removal by natural sinks in the calculation of ‘net’ carbon emissions. in 2010 to 9.3%

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Corporations promise to go deforestation-free – again

Corporate Knights

Back in 2010, more than 400 companies promised that all their soy, palm oil, beef, and pulp and paper would be “zero net deforestation” by 2020. Transitioning to be “forest positive businesses” (with market value of more than US$2 trillion) would involve a more collaborative approach to their shared supply chains moving forward. .

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Immediate action on organic waste needed to meet Paris targets, says biogas group

Envirotec Magazine

Ahead of COP26, these countries should integrate AD and biogas into their NDCs if we are to successfully address the climate emergency. 2)To be on track to limit global warming to below 2C by the end of the century, the IPCC say a 45% cut in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions against 2010 levels is required by 2030.

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From Net Zero to Net Positive

Sustainable Round Table

They are also preparing for the impact of the 26 th Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Working Group 1’s contribution to the Sixth Assessment Physical Science Basis report has been described as “Code Red” for humanity, and with less than 60 days until COP26, there has never been a better moment for bold leadership.