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The top 10 GreenBiz articles of 2022

GreenBiz

See if you missed any of our most-read articles this year

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What the passage of Article 6 means for carbon markets

GreenBiz

The guidelines create rules for the international transfers of carbon credits, a move intended to create more trust in the growing carbon market

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Article 6 creates two kinds of carbon credits — what that means for business

GreenBiz

Hugh Salway explains what Article 6 means for the voluntary carbon market and how standards such as Verra and The Gold Standard will continue to evolve

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Bharat test article

Environmental Finance

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What role does the voluntary carbon market have in an Article 6 world?

Environmental Finance

India has shown how national carbon trading can work in tandem with voluntary markets, argues Finn O'Muircheartaigh

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Announcing NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2022

James Militzer

NextBillion’s “ Most Influential Article of the Year ” contest ended yesterday, and after tallying the votes, we’re excited to announce the three winners, as selected by our readers: First Place.

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The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2022

Stanford Social Innovation

This year’s top article, “ The Relational Work of Systems Change ,” explores how readers can prioritize relationships in collective impact efforts. SSIR published the seminal article on collective impact more than a decade ago.) By SSIR Editors.

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Federated Hermes Launches Article 9 Investment Grade Credit Fund Targeting Carbon, Water & Waste Leaders

ESG Today

The new fund, which conforms with Article 9 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), launches with sustainability-focused investment manager CCLA as a cornerstone investor.

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SFDR Article 8 Funds Not Taxonomy-Aligned

Chris Hall

Equity funds labelled as Article 8 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) are no more aligned with the environmental taxonomy than non-ESG funds, according to Clarity AI. . of an Article 8 fund’s underlying revenue is taxonomy-aligned, compared to a 3.1%

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COP27: Japan launches Article 6 partnership

Environmental Finance

A partnership to implement an international carbon trading framework under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement has been launched by Japan at COP27

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Will Article 6 trading be a flop?

Environmental Finance

What impact will corresponding adjustments have on compliance trading, asks Pedro Moura Costa

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Announcing NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2021

James Militzer

As an open forum for emerging markets business , NextBillion publishes around 150 original, guest-written articles each year, covering enterprises, innovations, challenges and opportunities across multiple sectors and geographies.

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Sustainability-focused Article 9 funds 'underreporting' exposure to fossil fuels

Environmental Finance

Investors have been warned of underreporting by sustainability-focused funds of their exposures to polluting companies, after analysis of EU 'Article 9' funds suggested that only 10% accurately disclose such information

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Twitter may affect how journal articles are consumed by public

Environmental News Bits

Twitter could potentially affect how journal articles are viewed, read and shared among academic professionals, an expert said at Retina 2022. Read the full story at Healio. According to Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, co-director of retina research at Wills Eye Hospital, there are nearly 400 million users on Twitter, with about half of them active daily.… … Read more → Communicating science Scientific publishing Social media

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What the passage of Article 6 means for carbon markets

Environmental News Bits

Getting an agreement on the rules for international trading of carbon credits, a set of negotiations known as Article 6, came down to the wire last month at COP26. Read the full story at GreenBiz. But during the last weekend of the conference, the 200 countries finally agreed upon guidelines that will create an international… Read more → Climate change Corporate sustainability

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Announcing NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2022: Vote for Your Favorite!

James Militzer

NextBillion has been running our “ Most Influential Article of the Year ” contest since 2012, selecting the 12 most-read articles we’ve published each year and inviting readers to vote for their favorites. You can also vote at the bottom of any individual article in the contest.

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Announcing Our New Series: NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles

James Militzer

NextBillion runs our customary “ Most Influential Articles ” contest at the end of each year, in which we select 12 of our most-read articles from the previous year, and invite readers to vote for the pieces that impacted them the most.

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This Week’s Fund News: Robeco Introduces Article 9 Biodiversity Strategy

Chris Hall

Labelled as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the thematic investment strategy will invest in companies that benefit from the transition to a nature-positive world.

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25% of Article 9 funds 'risk losing status'

Environmental Finance

More than a quarter of EU funds claiming to be 'Article 9' compliant under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) risk losing this status, according to a report from FE fundinfo

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Need One More Article

The Sustainability Institute

To balance out the grid… The post Need One More Article appeared first on The Sustainability Institute. Announcements

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Article 8 Transition Having Muted Impact on Bond Funds

Chris Hall

Many European bond funds have focused on maintaining consistent risk/return profiles when adapting to Article 8 status under the Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), according to a new analysis from Morningstar, rather than targeting investment in bonds with strong green credentials.

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The “Sci-Hub effect” can almost double the citations of research articles, study suggests

Environmental News Bits

Scientific articles that get downloaded from the scholarly piracy website Sci-Hub tend to receive more citations, according to a new study published in Scientometrics. The number of times an article was downloaded from Sci-Hub also turned out to be a robust predictor of future citations. Read the full story at PsyPost.

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The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2021

Stanford Social Innovation

The most popular articles published by SSIR online in 2021 focused on some of the most difficult problems facing the social innovation sector today. Other popular articles questioned the values and assumptions of major movements like cash transfers, corporate sustainability, and ESG investing.

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Investors to 'look beyond' Article 8 or 9 designation to judge sustainability, says Morningstar

Environmental Finance

As the usefulness of EU classifications of what is 'sustainable' is questioned and funds continue to be downgraded, Morningstar said investors will increasingly 'look beyond' these labels and instead study underlying holdings more closely

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Pocket’s state-by-state guide to the most popular articles in 2021

Mozilla CSR

We do just that in Pocket’s Best of 2021 — the most-saved, -read and -shared articles by Pocket readers, spanning culture, science, tech and more. . As we analyzed the winning articles, we wondered what we might learn if we looked at the data state by state.

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The top 20 most read articles in 2022 - and the three big themes they reveal

Environmental Finance

A list of the top 20 most read news stories and features on Environmental Finance in 2022 reveal three key themes that dominated the news agenda during the year

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Timing of Oil Shock Hits Exactly as Predicted in Article of Last Year

Energy Central

In my article of last October posted at EnergyCentral.COM [link] I wrote: ""In the short term, I am concerned that the coming wave of volatility will correspond to a sharp ramp-up and crash in oil price – perhaps similar to that which occurred in 2008. A major spike in price volatility surged through the oil markets last week.

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ESMA Told to Watch and Wait on ‘Greenbleaching’

Chris Hall

Advisory group outlines its recommendations on addressing SFDR Article 9 downgrades and greenwashing regulatory uncertainty.

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Fisheries face global threat

Green Career News

News ArticlesClimate change is threatening global fisheries.

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Mussels lift Swan quality

Green Career News

News ArticlesMussels are helping clean up WA's Swan River.

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Fireworks fear measured

Green Career News

News ArticlesExperts say the temporary entertainment of fireworks has long-lasting effects on animals.

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Menindee fishkill explained

Green Career News

News ArticlesMillions of dead fish have blanketed a river near Menindee in NSW.

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Locals look at brightest burst

Green Career News

News ArticlesAustralian astronomers have observed a gamma ray burst brighter than any seen before.

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Moon glass probed

Green Career News

News ArticlesScientists may have found a new source of water on the Moon.

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UN hears flood/drought claims

Green Career News

News ArticlesThe UN has discussed extensive water disasters linked to the climate crisis.

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Storage needs detailed

Green Career News

News ArticlesAdequate storage is the next big hurdle in Australia's renewable energy transition.

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Coal works could hurt water

Green Career News

News ArticlesEnvironmentalists say a coal mine in NSW is threatening Sydney’s drinking water.

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Asteroid shows seeds of life

Green Career News

News ArticlesMolecules crucial for the formation of life on Earth have been found on the asteroid Ryugu.

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Battery bids fly in

Green Career News

News ArticlesProposals are flooding in for SA’s big battery plans.

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EPA probes Pluto

Green Career News

News ArticlesWA’s environmental watchdog sees some issues with a major gas plant.

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FFI claims breakthrough

Green Career News

News ArticlesFortescue Future Industries (FFI) has achieved a “breakthrough” by successfully processing ‘green’ iron ore.

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SFDR Level 2 Uncertainty Unnerves Managers

Chris Hall

Asset managers are exercising greater caution by downgrading their Article 9 funds in lieu of clear guidance. . Let’s say you have an Article 9 fund which must invest (almost) all of its assets in sustainable investments.

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English bias hurts Earth

Green Career News

News ArticlesExperts say going beyond English is critical for conservation.

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