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Time to Face our Challenges Head-on

Chris Hall

Way back in 2011, I worked on a report for the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) looking at the design of investment grade policy. The economics support sustainability One of the reasons for optimism in 2025 is because many of the actions we want to encourage are already supported by the economics.

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Deploying nuclear will lead to higher emissions: report

Sustainability Matters

A new report by the Climate Change Authority has stated thatdelaying a clean energy future in favour of nuclear power will lead to higher emissions and increased costs for households. The Climate Change Authority has done the hard numbers. Australian families deserve better. Image credit: iStock.com/narvikk

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His decades of advocacy saved you money while fighting climate change. Here’s his advice for this moment

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. From 2011 to 2023, U.S. electricity consumption was close to flat, despite substantial economic growth. Heres his advice for this moment

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Water stored in dams has caused a shift in Earth’s magnetic poles

Envirotec Magazine

A new study in Geophysical Research Letters finds the construction of nearly 7,000 dams from 1835 to 2011 shifted the poles about a meter (3 feet) in total and caused a 21-millimeter (0.83-inch) They analyzed how the water impoundment from 6,862 dams shifted Earth’s poles from 1835 to 2011. inch) drop in global sea levels.

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Placing African institutions at the forefront of the global sustainability agenda

Environmental Finance

In response to the risks posed by climate change and the need for socioeconomic growth in Nigeria and across Africa, we have developed our ESG strategy to mitigate those risks while leveraging opportunities within that space; prioritising climate resilience, social impact, strong governance and transparency."

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Oceanic Wind Energy Inc. - Oceanic Wind Energy Inc. and Coast Tsimshian Enterprises Ltd. Secure IUP for Offshore Wind Development in Hecate Strait

Global Renewable News

Since its founding in 2011, Coast Tsimshian Enterprises has a track record of partnering with First Class organizations to promote the development and implementation of opportunities for Lax Kw'alaams and Metlakatla First Nations. Oceanic Wind Energy Inc. and Coast Tsimshian Enterprises Ltd.

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Pierre Poilievre is loud on carbon pricing but silent on climate policy

Corporate Knights

The Hub, a right-leaning media platform, is partnering with market-friendly advocacy group Clean Prosperity on a series of papers that advocate for conservative leadership on climate change. Climate change is already having costly impacts, and Canada needs to seize on the low-carbon economic growth. Indeed, U.S.