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Going electric will save Canadians money on energy costs

Corporate Knights

The impacts of the climate crisis already cost Canadians an average of $720 per year for things like repairs after flooding or wildfires – and that price tag is expected to double or triple by 2050. As their market share increases, economies of scale and experience will further drive down their costs.

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Support Small Businesses This Holiday Season — The Importance of Shopping Local

3BL Media

The importance of supporting small businesses extends far beyond convenience; it's about understanding the integral role they play in shaping our community and contributing to the local economy. Supporting local businesses can also greatly benefit your local economy. This can lead to new potential customers discovering them.

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How the climate crisis will crash the economy

GreenBiz

How the climate crisis will crash the economy. Over time, if significant action is not taken to check rising global average temperatures, climate change impacts could impair the productive capacity of the economy and undermine its ability to generate employment, income and opportunity. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5

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New York to Charge Emitters $1 Billion per Year, Reinvest in Emissions Reduction

ESG Today

Under the new program, large-scale greenhouse gas emitters and distributors of heating and transportation fuels will be required to purchase allowances for the emissions associated with their activities, based on an economy-wide emissions cap. The dirtier the fuel – the bigger the price tag.

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Want to make EVs more accessible? Share them

Corporate Knights

She was trying to fix a glitch that kept members of Miocar, the car-share program she helps lead, from unlocking the cars before the service’s formal launch. Huerta says Miocar is a play on “the Spanglish of the San Joaquin Valley” that tags the Spanish word for “mine” to the word “car.”)

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EU Debates Putting a Price Tag on Ecosystems 

Chris Hall

Kernohan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Private Markets at Manulife, told ESG Investor that with sufficient data, the value of natural capital could also become an indicator for the health of an economy akin to GDP. The post EU Debates Putting a Price Tag on Ecosystems appeared first on ESG Investor.

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The World Heritage Project is in Danger of Becoming Redundant, UNESCO Should Act

Sense and Sustainability

At first, cultural objects were shared only in name, with a large amount of ‘exchange’ taking place through forced contracts, or theft during colonization. As places of such importance, they should be shared, enjoyed, and celebrated by all of humanity. If culture is communitarian, then why does the term ‘world heritage’ exist?

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