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How unchecked consumerism helps drive climate change

Corporate Knights

As extreme weather events in Canada and around the world are linked to human-made climate change , there is one story that continues to be left out: the connection between climate change and the products we purchase. Today, unchecked consumerism is helping drive a changing climate that is very much affecting all people.

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How to advance equity in energy solutions in the COVID-19 era

GreenBiz

As a New York City resident, director of an energy consulting organization, an advocate of energy equity and a third-generation resident of public housing, I have a unique view of the structural barriers we must break down to solve the global climate crisis. Witnessing a family member or a friend die so suddenly is new to most of us.

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How a new wave of lawsuits is targeting airline "greenwashing"

Corporate Knights

It’s not hard to see why the aviation industry has provoked the ire of climate activists. Flying is responsible for a staggering 5% or so of human-induced global warming and its climate impact is still growing at a rate far greater than almost any other sector. Why greenwashing?

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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

GreenBiz

There is so much going on, and I have so many things to do. So, it just feels like a great moment to reflect. Tell me why that feels like such an important part of who you became. It felt so natural when I was a child there to be part of this amazing place and to wage peace. So we created a protocol about that.

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How racism manifests in clean energy

GreenBiz

I understand why these moments of police violence, the senseless destruction of black bodies caught on tape, would spark a fire that rages across this country. I also know that the tinder has been building for generations and is about so much more than this one horrific moment. Every sector plays a part. "A It’s expensive to be poor.

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A Framework for Companies That Want to Avoid Greenwashing

B the Change

That means avoiding “greenwashing,” or false communications about environmental action. But sometimes it’s hard to know where the line is — and whether you’re crossing it. We define greenwashing and explain why it hurts your company. Government action on climate thus becomes more difficult. Greenwashing is a big problem.

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How racism manifests itself in clean energy

GreenBiz

I understand why these moments of police violence, the senseless destruction of black bodies caught on tape, would spark a fire that rages across this country. I also know that the tinder has been building for generations and is about so much more than this one horrific moment. Every sector plays a part. "A It’s expensive to be poor.

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