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Microplastics May Be Cooling—and Heating—Earth’s Climate

Wired

10/21/2021

Like the ash spewed from a supervolcano, microplastics have infested the atmosphere and encircled the globe. These are bits of plastic less than 5 millimeters long, and they come in two main varieties. Fragments spawn from disintegrating bags and bottles (babies drink millions of tiny particles a day in their formula), and microfibers tear loose from synthetic clothing in the wash and flush out to sea. Winds then scour land and ocean, carrying microplastics high into the atmosphere. The air is …

Giant retailers pledge to leave fossil-fueled ships behind

The Verge

10/21/2021

Major retailers, including Amazon and Ikea, are beginning to clean up their shipping pollution. A group of companiespledged yesterday that by 2040, they’ll only contract ships using zero-carbon fuels to move their goods. Both Ikea and Amazon were among the 15 companies responsible for the most maritime import pollution in 2019, according to one recent analysis. …

Batteries Made From Recycled Materials “Better Than New”

CleanTechnica

10/21/2021

There is a built-in consumer bias against using recycled materials. We want new, not used. We want a new starter for our car, not one pulled from a wreck at the junkyard. Manufacturers feel the same way, especially when it comes to making batteries from recycled materials.

Extreme heat in cities a growing problem as climate warms, study finds

NBC

10/21/2021

The risk of extreme heat is a rising threat to fast-growing cities around the world, according to a new study published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. As more people move to cities and the climate warms, extreme heat could harm and kill more people, reduce worker productivity and hurt economies, the study says. The urban poor are most at risk. …

No country will be spared’ from effects of climate change, Biden administration reports detail

CNN

10/21/2021

A series of new reports from the Biden administration will issue a stark warning on Thursday: The effects of climate change will be wide-reaching and will pose problems for every government.”No country will be spared from the challenges directly related to climate change,” a senior administration official told reporters in a call previewing the reports. …

ESG Rises to the Top of Investor Concerns

Commercial Property Executive

10/21/2021

When commercial real estate investment managers discuss potential investments, they use a number of critical acronyms. They talk about NOI (net operating income), for example, and about ROI (return on investment), of course. And, increasingly, they emphasize ESG (environmental, social and governance).

UK unveils its Net Zero Strategy with pledges for guilt-free flying, electric cars and more trees

CNN

10/21/2021

The UK government on Tuesday unveiled its roadmap to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, putting new funds behind electric vehicles, sustainable aviation fuel and forests as carbon sinks, while boosting the role of nuclear in its energy transition.The Net Zero Strategy comes less than two weeks before the UK government hosts the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to commit dozens more leaders to make net zero pledges and a global co…

These technologies could bring America to net zero emissions by 2050

Axios

10/21/2021

The newest section of a project from Third Way, the Bipartisan Policy Project and Clean Air Task Force examines how energy breakthroughs could accelerate America’s transition to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Why it matters: The report chapter, provided first to Axios, is part of a broader effort known as the Decarb America Research Initiative, which explores the best ways to move the U.S. toward a net zero carbon emissions future by 2050. …

Bill Gates says climate tech will produce 8 to 10 Teslas, a Google, an Amazon and a Microsoft

CNBC

10/21/2021

Bill Gates, the fourth-wealthiest person in the world, doesn’t need to make money by investing in climate change. But for those who are looking to strike it rich, Gates sees plenty of opportunities. In an interview that aired Wednesday as part of the virtual SOSV Climate Tech Summit, Gates said future returns in climate investing will be comparable to what the biggest tech companies have produced. …

This ‘climate transformation platform’ lets companies invest in bolder, alternative offsets

FastCompany

10/20/2021

The carbon offsets that companies buy to help make up for their emissions aren’t always credible. A new index of projects gives corporations an alternative to support climate action with a group of projects carefully selected to have as much impact as possible. …

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Microplastics May Be Cooling—and Heating—Earth’s Climate

Giant retailers pledge to leave fossil-fueled ships behind

Batteries Made From Recycled Materials “Better Than New”

Extreme heat in cities a growing problem as climate warms, study finds

No country will be spared’ from effects of climate change, Biden administration reports detail

ESG Rises to the Top of Investor Concerns

UK unveils its Net Zero Strategy with pledges for guilt-free flying, electric cars and more trees

These technologies could bring America to net zero emissions by 2050

Bill Gates says climate tech will produce 8 to 10 Teslas, a Google, an Amazon and a Microsoft

This ‘climate transformation platform’ lets companies invest in bolder, alternative offsets

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Microplastics May Be Cooling—and Heating—Earth’s Climate

Giant retailers pledge to leave fossil-fueled ships behind

Batteries Made From Recycled Materials “Better Than New”

Extreme heat in cities a growing problem as climate warms, study finds

No country will be spared’ from effects of climate change, Biden administration reports detail

ESG Rises to the Top of Investor Concerns

UK unveils its Net Zero Strategy with pledges for guilt-free flying, electric cars and more trees

These technologies could bring America to net zero emissions by 2050

Bill Gates says climate tech will produce 8 to 10 Teslas, a Google, an Amazon and a Microsoft

This ‘climate transformation platform’ lets companies invest in bolder, alternative offsets

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