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30/08/2024

🌊 Thanks to our addiction to easy-to-use and dispose of single-use plastic, the world’s seas are a mess. If we are to save them — and the marine life in them — we need a strategy to remove the plastic plaguing the seas and figure out ways to keep these essential waters clean.

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Microbes could hold the key to a cleaner and healthier environment. Scientists around the world are discovering tiny living organisms that can biodegrade plastic pollution in the oceans.

28/08/2024

BNEF's Power Transition Trends report gathers data from more than 140 markets to track energy trends globally. China is far and away ahead of the pack in renewable energy deployment, consistent with its fast-paced record on wind and solar development over the past 10 years.

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Zero-carbon sources now account for more than 40 percent of global energy generation capacity, according to a BNEF analysis released this week. Green hydrogen could be the missing piece to total dominance for the renewable energy sector.

27/08/2024

“We're experiencing climate change right now. We've got wildfires, we've got flooding, and we need to take care of California and its residents,” Catherine Atkin, director and co-founder of the climate data initiative Carbon Accountable, told TriplePundit. “The only way to do that is to address the broader greenhouse gas emissions environment, and this data will support California protecting its citizens.”

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The California State Legislature has until the end of the month to decide whether to delay a pair of climate disclosure bills that require companies to report greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks: SB 253 and 261. Experts and businesses say the delay is unnecessary.

27/08/2024

🥑 Fair Trade certification helps to foster sustainable development in growing regions and ensure economic stability for farmers. For Carlos Genel, an economist and second-generation avocado grower in Michoacán, Mexico, becoming a Fair Trade organization was a win for his community.

Avocados From Mexico

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Fair Trade certification helps to foster sustainable development in growing regions and ensure economic stability for farmers. For Carlos Genel, an economist and second-generation avocado grower in Michoacán, Mexico, becoming a Fair Trade organization was a win for his community.

26/08/2024

🦠 Microbes could hold the key to a cleaner and healthier environment. Scientists around the world are discovering tiny living organisms that can biodegrade plastic pollution in the oceans.

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Microbes could hold the key to a cleaner and healthier environment. Scientists around the world are discovering tiny living organisms that can biodegrade plastic pollution in the oceans.

26/08/2024

🌎 From Grist.org: New research proposes a new, more expansive way to look at companies’ contribution to global net-zero.

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22/08/2024

Sustainability professionals use AI to help with tasks like improving energy efficiency and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. Still, others are concerned it will harm their company's sustainability more than good. There's a lot to consider, but with the right precautions, AI could be a benefit.

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Sustainability professionals are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help with tasks like improving energy efficiency and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, but others are concerned it will do more harm than good for their company's sustainability. There's a lot to consider, but w...

21/08/2024

📈 It's been two years since the Inflation Reduction Act, which experts call the largest climate investment in United States history, was signed into law. New research points to the positive impact of the legislation, while public resources can benefit more individuals and small businesses.

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It's been two years since the Inflation Reduction Act, which experts call the largest climate investment in United States history, was signed into law. New research points to the positive impact of the legislation, while public resources can help more individuals and small businesses benefit.

20/08/2024

The World Bank just marked its 80th anniversary. That’s as good a time as any to chart a new course on accountability by implementing expert and community recommendations to improve the way it handles reports of environmental and human rights harms.

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The World Bank just marked its 80th anniversary. That’s as good a time as any to chart a new course on accountability by implementing expert and community recommendations to improve the way it handles reports of environmental and human rights harms.

19/08/2024

💡 Businesses are increasingly setting biodiversity-related targets, but measuring an organization's impact is difficult. To increase transparency and encourage action, researchers developed Biodiversity Impact Credits that consider businesses' negative and positive effects on species' long-term survival.

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Businesses are increasingly setting biodiversity-related targets, but it's difficult to measure an organization's impact. To increase transparency and encourage action, researchers developed Biodiversity Impact Credits that take into account businesses negative and positive effects on species long-t...

16/08/2024

🍍 The Ital diet is an essential principle within the Rastafari religion. With a focus on local, organic foods, it offers insight into creating a sustainable food system focused on the health of people and the planet.

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The Ital diet is an essential principle within the Rastafari religion. With a focus on local, organic foods, it offers insight into creating a sustainable food system focused on the health of people and the planet.

15/08/2024

FutureStitch 's second chance hiring program includes skills training and support that helps justice-impacted individuals thrive, not just survive, after their release from prison. As a result, the program has a 0% recidivism rate and a 90% retention rate.

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FutureStitch's second chance hiring program includes skills training and support that helps justice-impacted individuals thrive, not just survive, after their release from prison. As a result, the program has a 0% recidivism rate and 90% retention rate.

14/08/2024

🗽 New York City will soon be home to one of the nation's largest offshore wind projects — which is set to contribute to clean energy, economic development, and well-paying jobs for residents and communities.

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New York City will soon be home to one of the nation's largest offshore wind projects — which is set to contribute not only clean energy, but also economic development and well-paying jobs for residents and communities.

14/08/2024

🫡 Even after serving in the United States Marine Corps for 20 years, Nick Hamm still answers the call of duty. The call he answers today is not to take arms, but instead to help fellow veterans readjust to civilian life after experiencing combat.

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Even after serving in the United States Marine Corps for 20 years, Nick Hamm still answers the call of duty. The call he answers today is not to take arms, but instead to help fellow veterans readjust to civilian life after experiencing combat.

14/08/2024

🔎 Heat trapped in the ground, known as geothermal energy, is an important clean energy resource, but its use in the United States is limited to naturally occurring hotspots. Innovators are working to expand their reach with the help of technology used in the oil and gas industry.

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Heat trapped in the ground, known as geothermal energy, is an important clean energy resource, but its use in the United States is limited to naturally-occurring hotspots. Innovators are working to expand its reach with the help of technology used in the oil and gas industry.

12/08/2024

🪵 Driving down a gravel mountain road, hauls a truckload of wood salvaged largely from forest fires. He brings a mixture of felled trees like cedar, oak, and fir to an industrial park in Oakridge, Oregon, a small city just above the snow line.

“It’s a sketchy job, but someone has to do it,” Buchmeier said. “I’m doing anywhere between three to four trips a day to get this wood to the lot.”

His business, Brock’s Wood Lot, is the first in an emerging regional forest resource hub that could revolutionize how leftover debris from wildfires and logging are processed in this once-booming timber town.
The lot is one of 171 projects funded partly by a U.S. Department of Agriculture wood innovation grant program that creates new markets in rural communities while trying to manage wildfire risks.

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A local business that processes wildfire and logging debris in Oakridge, Oregon, is the first step in a plan to revitalize the once-booming timber town's economy while improving air quality.

09/08/2024

👓 People in low-income communities increased their earnings by up to 33 percent after receiving reading glasses, according to a new study. It found that the glasses improve livelihoods and quality of life while reducing poverty.

The research, called THRIVE (Tradespeople and Hand-workers Rural Initiative for a Vision-enhanced Economy), was conducted by the social enterprise VisionSpring, the Bangladesh-based international development organization BRAC, and Queen’s University Belfast.

“We have always understood that with glasses, it’s not about the glasses, it’s about everything that comes afterward,” VisionSpring CEO Ella Gudwin told TriplePundit. “It’s about earning, learning, safety, and well-being... We can intuit that our functioning, productivity, and income are impacted if we don’t have eyeglasses. And the same is true for people who are in low-income settings.”

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Participants in a new VisionSpring study experienced an increased sense of independence, returned to work and boosted their incomes after receiving reading glasses. "It’s not about the glasses, it’s about everything that comes afterwards," the organization's CEO, Ella Gudwin, told us.

08/08/2024

🤖 Artificial intelligence could go a long way toward supporting trees and vegetation in cities. Trees have long been associated with sustainability and mitigating climate change.

But as the climate has shifted into crisis mode, trees are integral to adaptation.

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Trees play an important role in cities' ability to adapt to extreme weather and other impacts of climate change. Now, they're using digital twins paired with artificial intelligence to create digital maps of trees, plan green infrastructure projects and monitor tree health.

08/08/2024

In the , electric power is produced in many ways, from coal to hydropower to wind and solar, with each type largely differentiated by region.

Because of these significant variations, the impact with new renewable energy projects could have on carbon emissions and air pollution varies greatly depending on the location.

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The emission reductions from renewable energy projects vary based on the location and what other energy source they replace. Experts argue development should be based on environmental and social impacts, not megawatt hours, to effectively address climate change and ensure equity.

08/08/2024

🥇 It seems the whole world is talking about the and , from athletes performing superhuman feats to Snoop Dogg's wealth of comic relief on the sidelines.

Many of those spectators noticed something new when they stopped by a snack stand for their favorite beverage, as the Paris Olympics are the first to serve drinks in , in partnership with the France-based company Re-uz.

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The Paris Olympics are the largest sports event ever to replace single-use beverage cups with refillable alternatives, and advocates hope it will send a clear message to event organizers and beverage brands that reuse is possible on a large scale.

07/08/2024

🔬 The carbon capture field has come under fire, with critics charging that it enables fossil energy stakeholders to continue extracting coal, oil, and natural gas from underground. However, not all carbon capture systems are alike.

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Carbon capture is often criticized as a way to enable continued extraction of fossil fuels. While simply capturing carbon and storing it underground fails to proactively replace fossil energy with renewables, carbon capture systems can stimulate renewable energy development through innovations like....

06/08/2024

⚡️ New, longer-duration energy storage options are important in decarbonizing the grid. Sodium-sulfur batteries are already on the market.

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New, longer-duration energy storage options are an important part of decarbonizing the grid. Sodium-sulfur batteries are an option already on the market.

05/08/2024

👩‍💻 An artificial intelligence tool developed by Amazon picks the perfect package to safely deliver a product while creating the least amount of waste. Over the last four years, it's helped avoid 80,000 metric tons of single-use plastic packaging.

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An artificial intelligence tool developed by Amazon picks the perfect package to safely deliver a product while creating the least amount of waste. It's helped avoid 80,000 metric tons of single-use plastic packaging in the last four years.

03/08/2024

About 90 percent of 200 of the world’s largest public companies are maintaining or accelerating their net zero commitments, according to a PwC survey. A few challenges are slowing progress toward these goals, but the right plan can surmise obstacles.

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About 90 percent of 200 of the world’s largest public companies are maintaining or accelerating their net zero commitments, according to a PwC survey. A few challenges are slowing progress toward these goals, but the obstacles are surmountable with the right plan in place.

02/08/2024

Nonprofits work to make the world more equitable. Yet, despite a wealth of women working in the sector, only 22% are run by women. Pulling from over 20 years of experience in executive searches and transitions, DHR Global's Sara Garlick Lundberg shares how organizations can address the implicit biases preventing progress.

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Nonprofits work to make the world more equitable. Yet, despite a wealth of women working in the sector, only 22% are run by women. Pulling from over 20 years of experience in executive searches and transitions, DHR Global's Sara Garlick Lundberg shares how organizations can address the implicit bias...

01/08/2024

CHECK THIS OUT 👉 This story is part of From the Frontline, a guest-contributed column where we hear directly from climate justice advocates and those who are impacted by climate change. If you're interested in contributing your perspective to this column, please get in touch with us here: https://contact.triplepundit.com/

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Commodity prices are soaring as climate change hits key growing regions, but headlines on the subject often miss a crucial factor: Today’s price spikes stem from the longstanding exploitation of farmers, which stripped resilience out of these supply chains years ago, argues the executive director ...

01/08/2024

🌎 Some U.S. legislators moved to restrict companies from measuring and managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk, but research shows these policies are unpopular with voters and harm financial returns.

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Some U.S. legislators moved to restrict companies from measuring and managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk, but research shows these policies are unpopular with voters and harming financial returns.

01/08/2024

📄 Research shows that recent high-profile moves away from diversity, equity, and inclusion programs don't align with public opinion, putting companies at risk of losing customers and employees.

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Research shows that recent high-profile moves away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs don't align with public opinion on the matter, putting companies at risk of losing customers and employees.

31/07/2024

💡 The Zero Landfill Initiative, also known as Don’t Feed the Landfills, aims to reduce the amount of waste entering U.S. national parks and reuse, recycle, and compost what is brought in.

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The Zero Landfill Initiative, also known as Don’t Feed the Landfills, aims to reduce the amount of waste entering U.S. national parks and reuse, recycle and compost what is brought in.

31/07/2024

📣: How do you face failure? The word “failure” often provokes uncomfortable feelings. It’s a tempting topic to avoid as information overload and news avoidance linger around all-time highs worldwide. But talking about failure, and what can be learned from it, might be just what audiences are looking for right now.

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Stories about failure might be just what news-fatigued audiences need right now — if they're written with useful insights in mind.