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Investors Need to Know the Full Scope of Corporate Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

For example, researchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists have directly linked fossil fuel producers’ Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions to increases in ocean acidification , global temperature, sea level rise and North American wildfires. So how does the fossil fuel industry think it should measure emissions?

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Canada delivers on climate promise, takes significant step towards ending public fossil finance 

Enviromental Defense

Federal government releases new policy aimed at ending international public financing for fossil fuels, next step is ending domestic financing . This new policy will end a significant portion of EDC’s support for fossil fuels and redirect those funds to support the clean energy transition.

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Ocean Advocacy Insights from New York Climate Week

Ocean Conservancy

The focus was clear: climate action, transitioning to cleaner energy, advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and preparing for COP28 (the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference). Our team from Ocean Conservancy was right in the mix, meeting with governments and engaging in more than 30 events in just five days.

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Sustainable Development through Model Forests on the Island of Enchantment

Vermont Law

By focusing on sustainable development, model forests attempt to mediate the coexistence of humans and nature. Private interests argued that sustainability should focus on the economic benefits the project would bring to the Island, while minimizing the. Sustainable Development through Model Forests on the Island of Enchantment.

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August 12 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

WeConservePA Is Accepting Presentation Proposals For The April 2-4 PA Land Conservation Conference In State College South Mountain Partnership Holds Annual Power Of The Partnership Program Sept. 16 Webinar On Adaptive Silviculture For Climate Change: Exploring Options For Sustaining Eastern Forests Penn State Extension Hosts Sept.

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Sept. 19 Webinar: A Year Later: Have Leaders Addressed Health Concerns From Natural Gas Development Raised In University Of Pittsburgh Public Health Studies?

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro’s Record On Shale Gas And Health - A Look At The Grand Jury Recommendations One Year In -- Physicians For Social Responsibility - PA: Gov. Million Gallons Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumped On PA Public Roads Since DEP’s ‘Moratorium’ On Dumping Started 6 Years Ago [4.17.24] -- Gov. 27 Released 1.1

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What is Our Ocean’s Role in the Transition to Clean Energy?

Ocean Conservancy

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, fossil fuel production accounts for 35% of global greenhouse gas emissions. For the first time, Ocean Conservancy attended the annual International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly to help advance a just clean-energy transition.