3BL Media

MAY 3, 2022

Inspired by a commitment to help preserve one of the world’s richest resources – the Amazon rainforest – Dow and key partners have joined together in a unique project that champions conservation, supports local communities and drives business results. With the support of our Dow Impact Fund , we recently launched Project Ybá.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2022

Natural gas extraction, storage and transportation are linked to local impacts on habitat, air and water resources as well as fugitive greenhouse gas emissions that escape throughout the supply chain, from the drilling site and on to the transportation, storage and distribution infrastructure. Words by 3p Editors. In the U.S.,

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Canada’s response to climate-related disasters follows a familiar pattern — local authorities and provincial and territorial resources become overwhelmed, prompting the federal government and the Canadian Armed Forces to intervene. Two years after devastating wildfires razed 90 per cent of Lytton, B.C., That’s problematic.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 14, 2023

The stakes of the matter are clearly spelled out in a 113-point document, dubbed the Belém Declaration for the Brazilian city in which it was signed by the countries that form the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO): Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The new foundation model can be used to track changes in land use, monitoring natural disasters and predicting crop yields. With environmental research, AI can analyze climate data and model scenarios to help address issues related to climate change and resource conservation.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Together with abiotic resources—the nonliving components of the natural world, such as land, water, air and minerals—biodiversity comprises natural capital, the world’s stock of natural assets. Changing land use (such as deforestation ) and sea use has been one of the largest threats to biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In some nations it is easier to get a concession for marine oil and gas extraction than for a seaweed farm. A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 31, 2022

But the beginning of life and sourcing of materials, including how they are grown, harvested or extracted, and if that material is renewable and responsibly sourced, can have a significant impact on the overall sustainability of your products and carbon footprint. By Jason Pelz | Vice President, Sustainability, U.S., SOURCE: Tetra Pak.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Recent research shows that across a product’s life cycle — from raw material extraction through manufacturing, distribution, use and disposal — the total embedded carbon emissions are 6.3 Our ancestors lived in direct connection with the land that physically and spiritually sustained them. times the product’s weight.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The report lands scarcely a week after Calgary hosted the World Petroleum Congress, the self-styled “ Olympics of oil and gas ”, where fossil industry delegates took the IEA and the Canadian government to task for stressing the opportunity and the urgency in the shift to carbon-free energy. trillion in 2023 to $4.5

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3BL Media

JUNE 16, 2022

Through collaboration, companies and organizations are finding ways to make a difference in people's lives and in the conservation of the environment. SOURCE: DOW. DESCRIPTION: By Ana Carolina Felix. I could mention thousands of people and projects. Biodiversity mapping to find fruits and seeds of commercial interest.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If there is one word that captures India’s dramatic push to turbocharge its renewable energy sector, it is this: ambition. Last year, RIL unveiled a $10-billion plan (all figures in U.S. dollars) over the next three years to set up four factories in Jamnagar, Gujarat, to make solar panels, electrolyzers, fuel cells and batteries. million households.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Nature underpins societal wellbeing by providing basic life support services and material goods such as soil, air, water, food, fuel, and fibre 1 , so the impacts of nature loss are wide-reaching and threaten the foundations of our global economies, livelihoods, and food systems 2,3.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

International energy company Occidental (Oxy), its carbon capture, utilization and sequestration platform subsidiary, 1PointFive, and agricultural production and resource management company King Ranch announced today a new lease agreement to support mass storage of CO2 from planned Direct Air Capture (DAC) projects.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We believe in meaningful engagement that respects the unique and constitutional rights of Indigenous Peoples, including treaty rights and their deep connection with land and water. This includes water used in our extraction and production processes, precipitation and surface runoff that comes into contact with our mines.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Additionally, the framework also lists a series of excluded projects, such as those involving the extraction of fossil fuels. India’s goals include reaching 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity and reducing carbon emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030. The post India Prepares to Issue Inaugural Green Bond appeared first on ESG Today.

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Gail Tverberg

OCTOBER 25, 2023

” An underlying problem is that governments can print money, but they cannot print the actual resources needed to produce finished goods and services. ” An underlying problem is that governments can print money, but they cannot print the actual resources needed to produce finished goods and services.

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ESG Today

APRIL 18, 2023

Carbon removal is emerging as a key tool in the fight to address climate change, although most technologies and solutions to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere remain at fairly early stages. According to the landmark IPCC climate change mitigation study released last year, scenarios that limit warming to 1.5°C

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Mining the seafloor to extract minerals like cobalt and nickel that are widely used for EV batteries could put deep ocean ecosystems at risk (image credit: Alexis Rosenfeld / Getty Images). Deep-sea mining is an emerging, extractive industry that could threaten the health of the ocean in as little as two years.

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3BL Media

JULY 11, 2023

Here’s how we can improve resource utilization, while increasing profits. Schneider Electric The demand for metals and minerals is increasing as they become vital to constructing renewable generation sources. The company also predicts that yearly global investments in renewable energy sources will rise to $500 billion in the same period.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Businesses and investors have a critical role to play in biodiversity and conservation efforts and need to invest in sustainable production and extraction methods. Nature is our life-support system, and yet humanity seems hell bent on destruction.”. Companies and investors have, therefore, been paying close attention.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 3, 2018

On 24 September, 2018, the Thematic Network on Good Governance of Extractive & Land Resources convened a meeting on Renewable Energy and the SDGs: Exploring Links with Extractives, Agriculture, and Land Use. An outcome report of the meeting is now available. Click here to view the full report.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Nauru is the sponsoring state for Nauru Ocean Resources Inc, (NORI), a subsidiary of DeepGreen, the company currently leading the charge to open up deep-sea mining. The ISA has been unable to meet since 2020. Invoking the 2 year trigger rule risks shattering the reputation of the ISA itself.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 9, 2023

Additionally, the framework also lists a series of excluded projects, such as those involving the extraction of fossil fuels. The issuance is planned in two 80 billion rupee ($970 million) tranches, including both 5- and 10-year maturities, with auction dates scheduled for January 25 and February 9.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Expanding food production without exerting more pressure on natural resources; where land and use of inputs are associated with environmental degradation and 1/3 of food produced is lost or wasted globally 8. As well, they contribute over 30% 13 of global GHG emissions, exacerbating the climate and nature crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 13, 2020

A report released on 12 March by Amazon Watch reveals the involvement of five American and British financial institutions in billions of dollars in debt and equity financing for crude oil extraction projects in the western Amazon. HSBC’s total contribution to Amazon crude oil extraction of over $1.2

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Critically, this agreement is non-binding and will not limit the search for, extraction and burning of fossil fuels, as McDonald highlights: “Countries such as Australia advocated stronger language on ending fossil fuels while maintaining a steady pipeline of new fossil fuel projects at home.” Another climate summit has come and gone.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 26, 2023

Additionally, the framework also lists a series of excluded projects, such as those involving the extraction of fossil fuels. The second 80 billion rupee round is scheduled for early February. According to media reports , most of the demand for the offering came from domestic buyers, while foreign demand was more limited.

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B the Change

APRIL 13, 2023

Designed to challenge disparities in funding and other business development resources that these entrepreneurs typically face, Level builds on the three pillars in B Lab U.S. & With Lessons from Level Program, B Corp Entrepreneur Deepens and Broadens Work for Impact “Our values, our ‘be’ statements — they show up as ‘do’ statements.

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Stanford Social Innovation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

And in doing so, they have relentlessly decolonized what land and food have meant for my people. India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Alongside its many obvious benefits, it has brought us the climate crisis, the biodiversity crisis and the affordable housing crisis. We have been told a thousand times that the free-market economy is the best and indeed the only type of economy that works, but surely, there must be a better way. Strengthen social-purpose governance  .

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Methane can leak from a number of points in the natural gas cycle, from extraction and processing to transportation and power generation facilities – and there are no reliable government systems in place to comprehensively track the leaks. billion in subsidies from British Columbia and $275 million in support from Ottawa.

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Sustainability Matters

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Short supply Current methods of lithium extraction are relatively slow and extremely resource heavy. Currently the most common way to extract lithium is through hard-rock mining in the form of underground clay; however, this often leaves high concentrations of lithium behind and is inefficient.

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Sustainable Development Network

JULY 15, 2014

The co-chairs of SDSN Thematic Group 10 on the Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources have recently submitted a letter to the Open Working Group (OWG) co-chairs, calling upon the inclusion of a target on natural resources in the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

Respect for Indigenous rights is inherent to the green energy transition, say Joan Carling of Indigenous Peoples Rights International and Business and Human Rights Resource Centre’s Michael Clements. Indigenous peoples have land tenure or management rights over some 25% of the earth’s land mass. More than fine words.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

Circular economy strategies essential as reuse of resources falls to 8.6%. Circle Economy’s CEO, Harald Friedl, said: “We risk global disaster if we continue to treat the world’s resources as if they are limitless. The report seemingly finds that total resources entering the global economy have increased by 8.4% are reused.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

Applying MiAlgae’s technology as a circular solution, the by-products will be used as feedstock to grow omega-3 rich microalgae as a nutritious animal feed ingredient – something which is currently produced by extracting oil from billions of wild caught fish. When we first spoke to MiAlgae, it was a breath of fresh air.

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