Global warming

Agriculture’s Resilience Has Been Tested by COVID, Making Fighting Climate Change Even More Vital Than Ever, Says Syngenta Group

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, Science, Research, Articles, Nature, Physical geography, Climate change, AstraZeneca, ChemChina, Intensive farming, Novartis, Syngenta, Global warming, Biodiversity

The Syngenta Group today launched its new Good Growth Plan, placing the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss at the core of agricultures recovery from the economic and social effects of the Covid-19 restrictions.

Key Points: 
  • The Syngenta Group today launched its new Good Growth Plan, placing the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss at the core of agricultures recovery from the economic and social effects of the Covid-19 restrictions.
  • The new Good Growth Plan includes bold new commitments to reduce agricultures carbon footprint and to help farmers deal with the extreme weather patterns caused by climate change.
  • Like a pandemic, climate change is an inevitable threat that we must address before it is too late.
  • Syngenta Group assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changed assumptions or other factors.

An EU Carbon Border Tax Could Be the Next Disruptive Force in Global Trade

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Carbon finance, Climate change policy, Ecotax, Environmental policy, Global warming, Climate change, Environmental law, Low-carbon economy, Carbon tax, Carbon price, Tax, Carbon fee and dividend

The study, which is described in an article titled " How an EU Carbon Border Tax Could Jolt World Trade ," found that an EU carbon tax on imports could rewrite the terms of competitive advantage in one of the world's biggest markets.

Key Points: 
  • The study, which is described in an article titled " How an EU Carbon Border Tax Could Jolt World Trade ," found that an EU carbon tax on imports could rewrite the terms of competitive advantage in one of the world's biggest markets.
  • But the article contends that some sort of carbon-pricing mechanism is likely to be imposed on importsand companies should prepare.
  • The BCG study assessed the impact of a potential carbon border tax on a wide variety of industrial sectors in different countries.
  • Despite the uncertainties surrounding the price mechanisms and the timing of the policy, CEOs should start preparing now for some form of an EU carbon tax on imports.

Progress towards net zero and implications for the Covid recovery examined

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Articles, Climate change policy, Nature, Physical geography, Committee on Climate Change, Climate change adaptation, Global warming

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examines the progress towards net zeroand implications for the Covid recovery, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 2020 Progress Reportand the Climate Assembly UK Interim Report.

Key Points: 
  • The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examines the progress towards net zeroand implications for the Covid recovery, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 2020 Progress Reportand the Climate Assembly UK Interim Report.
  • The session explores the Climate Assembly process and the CAs interim results (published 23 June), on lifestyle changes and economic recovery.
  • The Committeehears about the process for the Assembly, including how Assembly members arrived at these results.
  • They stress that the UKs post-COVID economic recovery package should be used as an opportunity to accelerate investment on climate adaptation and cutting emissions to net zero.

Tucson Electric Power Plans Dramatic Clean Energy Expansion, 80 Percent Carbon Emissions Reduction

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Friday, June 26, 2020
Public policy, Government, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Environment, Coal, State, Local, Alternative energy, Energy, Climate change policy, Climate change, Global warming, Articles, Carbon dioxide, Carbon neutrality, Renewable energy, Renewable energy commercialization, Emissions trading

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) plans to provide more than 70 percent of its power from wind and solar resources as part of a cleaner energy portfolio that will reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2035.

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  • Tucson Electric Power (TEP) plans to provide more than 70 percent of its power from wind and solar resources as part of a cleaner energy portfolio that will reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2035.
  • It calls for a dramatic expansion of wind and solar power resources, supported by efficient natural gas fired generators and energy storage systems.
  • Eliminating the use of surface water for power generation and a 70 percent reduction in groundwater use.
  • TEPs plan would reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent compared to levels in 2005, a widely used benchmark year in carbon reduction goals.

Aviation emissions: EU confirms its participation in the CORSIA voluntary phase from 2021 and chooses more ambitious option to calculate its offsetting requirements

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Friday, June 26, 2020
Carbon finance, Greenhouse gas emissions, Emissions trading, Aviation and the environment, Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, Renewable energy, Carbon offset, Global warming, Climate change, Human activities, Carbon Retirement

The EU will take part in the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) from the start of its voluntary phase on 1 January 2021.

Key Points: 
  • The EU will take part in the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) from the start of its voluntary phase on 1 January 2021.
  • Todays decision also lays down the EU position on the method to be used for calculating aeroplane operators offsetting requirements during theCORSIA pilot phase 20212023.
  • According to the EU position, the calculations should be based on the emissions during each of those years(2021, 2022 and2023).
  • This option is likely to lead to higher offsetting requirements and therefore be better for the environment than the other option available, which is to base the calculations on the 2020 emissions.

As COVID-19 fractures food systems, global experts issue roadmap to avert post-pandemic food shocks caused by climate change - New CCAFS report

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Articles, Climate change, Physical geography, Contents, CGIAR, Rockefeller Foundation, World Bank, Food security, Global warming

The report, "Actions to Transform Food Systems Under Climate Change," was developed under the guidance of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

Key Points: 
  • The report, "Actions to Transform Food Systems Under Climate Change," was developed under the guidance of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
  • It comes close on the heels of a new assessment from the United Nations warning the pandemic could precipitate a "global food emergency."
  • "That's all the different elementsfrom food production to processing to marketing and consumption, and all the steps along the way."
  • The report lays out a clear, 11-part planand points to a wide number of readily available innovationsthat can make food systems far more resilient to both climate and non-climate shocks.

The Climate Reality Project Canada Awarded Aprio's Good Governance for All Award 2020

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Global warming

The winner of the Good Governance for All Award earns Aprio software free for three years.

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  • The winner of the Good Governance for All Award earns Aprio software free for three years.
  • "For many not-for-profit organizations, including ours, sophisticated board portal software is out of reach," added Ben Trister, board member of Climate Reality Canada.
  • Through their climate reality leader program and community climate hubs, Climate Reality Canada empowers their volunteers to engage with their communities and promote personal, local, domestic, and international initiatives to solve the world's climate crisis.
  • "Climate Reality Canada is an inspiring example of a not-for-profit with a big impact on taking action against climate change.

$1tn Climate Finance Gap taken on by Institutional Investors, Businesses and Citizens

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Articles, Climate change policy, Physical geography, Nature, Climate change mitigation, Global warming

They can both lift returns and abate climate change by moving to alternatives with lower CO2 footprints," says Phillipe Defosss, co-founder of the Climate Endowment.

Key Points: 
  • They can both lift returns and abate climate change by moving to alternatives with lower CO2 footprints," says Phillipe Defosss, co-founder of the Climate Endowment.
  • We are working to support politicians in establishing free-market framework requirements for climate protection, and to activate German businesses to find solutions for climate protection.
  • Through the Climate Endowment Group we aim to offer institutional investors the ability to invest across all asset classes with positive impact on climate abatement.
  • The "Climate Endowment Hydropower Fund" will be the first product of the Climate Endowment Group.

$1tn Climate Finance Gap taken on by Institutional Investors, Businesses and Citizens

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Articles, Climate change policy, Physical geography, Nature, Climate change mitigation, Global warming

They can both lift returns and abate climate change by moving to alternatives with lower CO2 footprints," says Phillipe Defosss, co-founder of the Climate Endowment.

Key Points: 
  • They can both lift returns and abate climate change by moving to alternatives with lower CO2 footprints," says Phillipe Defosss, co-founder of the Climate Endowment.
  • We are working to support politicians in establishing free-market framework requirements for climate protection, and to activate German businesses to find solutions for climate protection.
  • Through the Climate Endowment Group we aim to offer institutional investors the ability to invest across all asset classes with positive impact on climate abatement.
  • The "Climate Endowment Hydropower Fund" will be the first product of the Climate Endowment Group.

Report Identifies The Top Five Air Pollution Actions To Improve Health And Benefit Climate

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
General Health, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Other Natural Resources, Coal, Alternative energy, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Energy, Automotive, Natural Resources, Environment, Health, Articles, Contents, Nature, Climate forcing agents, Climate change, Environmental toxicology, Pollution, Air pollution, Richard Fuller, Coal, Global warming, Greenhouse gas emissions by Turkey

"There has been an assumption that adverse conditions impacting climate change and air pollution are the same thing.

Key Points: 
  • "There has been an assumption that adverse conditions impacting climate change and air pollution are the same thing.
  • This is not necessarily true," says Richard Fuller, Board Chair of the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) and a co-author of the report.
  • "We wanted to see where the overlaps are, where investments can be directed that will improve health and also impact climate change."
  • The report, Air Pollution Interventions: Seeking the Intersection Between Climate and Health , finds that "the single most effective action to achieve co-benefits that improve health and impact climate change is to phase out the use of coal (and other fossil fuels, such as lignite and tar products) for power production."