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Even as the world suffers a plastics glut, petrochemical companies are prolonging the 'plasticene era.'
by Meg Wilcox
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The new European Union deforestation regulations are a hot topic for food companies, but key facts remain poorly understood.
by Theresa Lieb
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The growing market for rubber is a major and overlooked cause of deforestation, and the transition to electric vehicles could accelerate rubber use.
by Fred Pearce
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Limiting land conversion is a notoriously difficult challenge that requires alignment between companies, governments, farmers and other stakeholders.
by Theresa Lieb
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Azerbaijan’s conflict with Armenia provides a case study of how oil and gas-fueled aggression can impede the energy transition. Here’s what corporations can do about that.
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New research into Verra’s REDD+ methodology found cherry-picking and overcrediting.
by Jesse Klein
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The energy transition is slowing down growth of oil demand, but has yet to reduce overall levels of consumption of the fossil fuel, the IEA warns.
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Hearts, minds and markets are convincing some investors to divest oil and gas holdings.
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A CDP report shows few companies are engaging their entire supply chains on strategies to reduce or eliminate tree cutting, with North American companies at most risk.
by Jesse Klein
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Avoided deforestation credits represent a reality that doesn’t exist. Removing them from net-zero strategies, while still funding them under a different scheme, can avoid this problem.
by Jesse Klein
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A recent landmark law agreed upon by EU member states is set to ban imports of goods linked to deforestation.
by Tom Howarth
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Want to cultivate the next Greta Thunberg? These titles explore the impact of climate change for young listeners and readers.
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Three ways that a bioeconomy model could become a reality in Brazil, including regeneration, local communities and more.
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What it will take to move from the meat industry’s “wild international bribery schemes” to regional community-based economies.
by Theresa Lieb
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Sponsored: We all depend on healthy forests — and so does our economy. Here are key lessons from a company aiming to counteract deforestation for their products.
by James McCall
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A progress report on promises around national emission-reductions targets, adaptation finance, methane emissions, deforestation and phasing out coal.
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The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) asked food, agriculture and land-use companies to commit to ending deforestation by 2025.
by Amber Rolt
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There is continued confusion over guidance on the role protecting forests should play on a company’s road to net zero.
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Evidence suggests disclosure is rarely as helpful as advocates claim in addressing policy challenges, and the middleman economy is no exception.
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By 2050, electrification across all sectors of the U.S. economy could increase electricity consumption by as much as 38 percent.
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Paul Anastas and Urvashi Bhatnagar's new book provides a simple and straightforward method for identifying where a company currently is on their sustainability journey and a method to track progress.
by Jon Smieja
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Because we've all experienced that depressing moment when we realize we have no books left to read on our bedside table.
by Leah Garden
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By including profit as part of the definition of sustainability, perhaps we are overlooking the fact that profit inherently oppresses, excludes, and marginalizes people and communities.
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We need substantial global policy and market solutions to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C, but that only happens with individual action.
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Companies have been promising on deforestation for years but the results are still discouraging. How will businesses really step up?