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Car giant plumps for carbon neutralityGermany’s major automotive supplier chooses to go for carbon neutrality as it joins the climate change fast lane. -
Companies trying to do good face stiff competition—from each otherTaking part in international contests that reward the best business ideas with prize money is a way for social enterprises to raise funding without giving away equity.
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UK is first country to declare state of climate emergencyFollowing weeks of protests in cities all around the country, the United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to declare a state of environment and climate emergency. -
Malaysia calls on Southeast Asia to back palm oil against EU's ‘unfair’ claimsStating that the EU labelling biofuel from palm oil as unsustainable is 'unfair and discriminative', a Malaysian minister has called Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members to defend the region's palm oil industry.
Opinion
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Why sustainable investing is the best job ever– A career in finance is rarely what we dream of when we are children. But forget being a rock star, a football pro or a contestant on Love Island. Here’s why working in sustainable investing is the best job. Ever. -
6 recent signs of hope for the ocean– World Resources Institute's Kristian Teleki discusses how governments and industries are coming up with new approaches for businesses to thrive while protecting the world's oceans. -
Is France's 'Yellow Vests' movement the start of a worldwide revolt against climate action?Carbon & Climate
Is France's 'Yellow Vests' movement the start of a worldwide revolt against climate action?
– One lesson from the country's Gilets Jaunes protests is that climate policy needs to be seen as relevant for working class populations if they are to support its implementation, writes Davide Natalini of the Global Sustainability Institute.
Videos
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Is the future of power transmission beaming electricity with diamonds?– Diamonds aren't just for engagement rings and cutting tools—they can bring light to dark places.
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This anti-palm oil ad for a British supermarket just got banned– The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'
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Denmark’s biggest energy company turns its back on fossil fuels– DONG Energy’s shift to 100 per cent renewable energy marks another important step in the global transition away from fossil fuels.
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UN chief urges European Parliament to approve process on Paris Agreement ratification
Policy & Finance
UN chief urges European Parliament to approve process on Paris Agreement ratification
– Together it stands, divided it falls. EU, through its environment ministers, had agreed to ratify the Paris Agreement through a process that would enable individual countries to send their instruments of ratification directly to the UN.
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