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Knight Bites: The true cost of meat

Corporate Knights

Risks Increased climate-related natural disasters could lower the profits of the 40 largest livestock companies by almost US$24 billion in 2030 from 2020 levels. Sources: UNEP, FAO, FAIRR, AIER, Business for Nature, Our World in Data, As You Sow, WHO, Sierra Club, ASPCA. billion in Canada.

UNEP 154
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Knight Bites: The true cost of meat

Corporate Knights

Risks Increased climate-related natural disasters could lower the profits of the 40 largest livestock companies by almost US$24 billion in 2030 from 2020 levels. Sources: UNEP, FAO, FAIRR, AIER, Business for Nature, Our World in Data, As You Sow, WHO, Sierra Club, ASPCA. billion in Canada. Read more about the true cost of meat here.

UNEP 130
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Updated climate commitments ahead of COP26 summit fall far short, but net zero pledges provide hope, says UNEP report

Envirotec Magazine

C this century, according to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On. It is a now problem,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP. “To per cent in 2020. per cent off predicted annual greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, compared to the previous round of commitments.

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3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation

GreenBiz

Wed, 06/17/2020 - 00:30. Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) produced for the Global Commission on Adaptation. According to the Commission’s Adapt Now report — which builds on UNEP-WCMC’s research — three crucial steps are needed to make this happen: 1. Jonathan Cook.

UNEP 503
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Time for a fair phase out of fossil fuels

Corporate Knights

C above pre-industrial levels, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Retiring coal power plants early will, in 2025, cost an estimated US$164 billion, according to research from American non-profit RMI – a small price to pay when climate disaster damages topped US$210 billion worldwide in 2020 alone.

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The ESG Interview: From Ground Level to Board Level

Chris Hall

Jessica Smith, Nature Lead at the UNEP FI, says it’s time for biodiversity to take its place alongside climate in investor priorities. UNEP FI is going to play a big role in in the year ahead in the piloting programmes to work out what this will look like.”. Innovative finance.

UNEP 98
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Accounting for all the pluses and minuses in food systems

GreenBiz

When the mangoes went on sale in Germany in 2020, with this message communicated through the promotional materials, consumers were enthusiastic about the effort and more than 100 tonnes of organic living wage-branded mangoes were sold through only a few points of sale.