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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

In the climate world, aviation is referred to as a hard-to-abate sector, alongside other heavy industries — shipping, aluminum, cement and concrete, among others — that aren’t easy to decarbonize through redesign or electrification. body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline.

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New Climate Policy Bills in California Herald Sweeping Changes for Businesses

3BL Media

The state's environmental leadership also extends to climate change mitigation policy. In 2011, enforcement began of the state's low-carbon fuel standard , the world's first. Acute and chronic physical climate risks facing California range from heatwaves to persistent drought, and a seemingly never-ending fire season.

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United Airlines Launches $100 Million Sustainable Aviation Fuel Venture Fund

ESG Today

Sustainable aviation fuel is seen as one of the key tools to help decarbonize the aviation industry, which currently accounts for 2-3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. United Airlines has committed to fully reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 without relying on carbon offsets. This fund is unique.

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Unaffordable Prices and Inaccessible Data Reducing Green Consumerism, Survey Finds

Sphera

Price and information are cited as biggest barriers to sustainable behavior change among consumers. Just 10% completely trust brand promises on climate change and only 10% find it very easy to get reliable sustainability data. The survey finds climate change skepticism is almost equally rife across the U.S.,

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

The Fine Print on Carbon Credits The definitions in the federal document take a fairly expansive view of “inefficient” subsidies that “encourage wasteful consumption, reduce our energy security, impede investment in clean energy sources, and undermine efforts to deal with the threat of climate change,” as the G20 defined the term in 2009.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

A court forced Shell to reduce emissions, an activist investor forced ExxonMobil to replace three board members better suited to fight climate change, and Chevron shareholders voted against their board to achieve faster-cut carbon emissions. 2 – Carbon Offset Markets price Hike. Carbon Offsets Market growth.

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What Net-Zero companies are and How to start the journey

Carlos Sanchez

According to scientists achieving net-zero before 2050 is critical to keeping us safe from the catastrophic consequences of climate change. The number of net-zero emissions commitments has doubled this year, as many prioritize climate action in their recovery from Covid-19 ( Data-Driven EnviroLab report). ETS in Europe).