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Tim Mohin: COP28 Opens with Optimism

Another COP – Conference of the Parties – is upon us.  As the 28th COP gets underway,  climate negotiators from nearly 200 nations are arriving for two weeks of negotiations on what more needs to be done to stave off catastrophic warming.  Having been to a few of these meetings, they seem to get larger […]

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Gulfstream Completes World’s First Trans-Atlantic Flight Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Data Collected During This Mission Will Advance Industry Toward Net-Zero Goals Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the successful completion of the world’s first trans-Atlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Accomplished on November 19, the flight took place on a Gulfstream G600 aircraft, which departed the company’s headquarters in Savannah and landed 6 hours, 56 minutes later at […]

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Tim Mohin: US and China Climate Agreement Ahead of COP 28

With COP 28 less than two weeks away, an agreement between the US and China builds momentum for a constructive conference. The agreement is to “recall, reaffirm, and commit” to joint efforts in fighting climate change and meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.  Climate envoys John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua met in Sunnylands, California, before the summit to revive a […]

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94% of Investors Doubt Sustainability Reporting, Seek Stronger Standards: PWC

Three-quarters of investors say sustainability is important to their investment decisions, while more than half (57%) back greater clarity and consistency in sustainability reporting 61% say faster adoption of AI is “very” or “extremely” important Macroeconomic and inflationary concerns fall from 2022 highs, as concern about climate change rises from 22% to 32%, putting climate […]

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Hot yoga potent antidepressant in study

In a randomized controlled clinical trial of adults with moderate-to-severe depression, those who participated in heated yoga sessions experienced significantly greater reductions in depressive symptoms compared with a control group. The results of the trial, which was led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital, and was published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, indicate that heated […]

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bp’s Peacock Solar Project set to avoid 256,000 metric tons of GHG Emissions each year

The 187-megawatt dc Peacock Solar project will help power a Gulf Coast Growth Ventures petrochemical complex The project is expected to come online in the second half of 2024 At full capacity, Peacock’s renewable power could avoid more than 256,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year – equivalent to around 55,000 fuel-burning cars* […]

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Allianz says ClimateTech is the missing piece in the Net Zero puzzle

ClimateTech industry to generate EUR 600 billion in annual turnover by 2030 Report finds Europe at risk of falling behind U.S. and China Public investment isn’t enough—significant private investment necessary, as well as common EU platform and PPPs A report released by Allianz Economic Research, Allianz X, UnternehmerTUM, and UVC Partners highlights the central importance of […]

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Maersk, CMA CGM partner to Accelerate the Decarbonization of the Shipping Industry

Both CMA CGM and Maersk have set ambitious Net Zero target and invest extensively in the energy transition in shipping. The two leading shipping companies will work together to develop the use of alternative greener fuels for container vessel propulsion. Maersk and CMA CGM affirm their readiness to collaboratively engage with regulatory stakeholders to secure […]

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Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) and IDB Partner to Support Green Bond Markets in Latin America

The Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have partnered to support the development of green bond markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The partnership will provide technical assistance to green bond issuers in LAC, help to develop green bond frameworks, and promote the use of green bonds for […]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $30 Million to Build Up Domestic Supply Chain

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda will Create More Jobs, Strengthen National Security, Revitalize Energy Communities, and Build a Clean Energy Economy In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $30 million to help lower the costs of the onshore production of rare […]

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