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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. Sustainable investments should grow as divestment from carbon-intensive industries intensifies. Faster private- and public-sector innovation to get emissions down should follow.

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From China’s stand to Walmart’s wish list: A Climate Week news cheat sheet

GreenBiz

As is their wont, many companies used the occasion to proclaim updated commitments — the buzzword du la semaine was "net-zero" with Walmart declaring a zero-emissions target by 2040 along with a big clean fleet promise and a pledge to "protect, manage or restore" at least 50 million acres of land and 1 million square miles of ocean by 2030.