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In India, the cost of generating electricity through solar is now lower than coal, thanks in good part to government policies. The country is expected to add 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022 and 450GW by 2030. Read more: https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/69676
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"Just one of the 21 cities that have hosted the Winter Olympics in the past 50 years will have a climate suitable for winter sports by the end of the century..." according to CNN and a recent study. The current winter Olympics in Beijing is using artificial snow. Can't address the problem by contributing to it, and it is not just snow but embodied carbon in new structures, deforestation / de-vegetation, travel.... CNN article: https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/04/weather/artificial-snow-beijing-olympics-climate/index.html Study link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13683500.2021.2023480?journal=&src= #climateaction #climatechange #sustainability #winterolympics2022
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A startup that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air has raised $80 million from investors, including Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Verdox has a different approach that it claims to be more efficient and therefore cheaper. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology spinoff has developed a special type of plastic that can selectively pull out CO₂ from a mix of gas — in air or exhaust — when charged with electricity. Once trapped, a change in voltage releases the CO₂. The startup said its material could cut the total energy used in direct air capture by 70% or more. The startup will have to rely on low-carbon electricity to power the process. An early version of the material, developed at MIT, worked well at capturing CO₂ but it also ended up capturing oxygen. Air is composed of 21% oxygen and only 0.04% CO₂. But in the past year, Verdox has landed on a material that Baynes said is 5,000 times more attractive to CO₂ than oxygen. “That’s the most significant accomplishment in the last two years,” said Baynes. He declined to share any other details about the material. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/bill-gates-invests-in-carbon-capture-startup-after-tech-breakthrough/
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We need more investors to support life savings projects such as this ones
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Interesting technology but why release carbon dioxide into the environment at all. Catch the carbon dioxide in the chimney.
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A shorted membrane electrochemical cell powered by hydrogen to remove CO2 from the air feed of hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells University of Delaware (UD) engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen. Fuel cells work by converting fuel chemical energy directly into electricity. They can be used in transportation for things like hybrid or zero-emission vehicles. Hydroxide exchange membrane (HEM) fuel cells have a shortcoming that has kept them off the road—they are extremely sensitive to carbon dioxide in the air. Essentially, the carbon dioxide makes it hard for a HEM fuel cell to breathe. This defect quickly reduces the fuel cell's performance and efficiency by up to 20%, rendering the fuel cell no better than a gasoline engine. Yan's research group has been searching for a workaround for this carbon dioxide conundrum for over 15 years. A few years back, the researchers realized this disadvantage might actually be a solution—for carbon dioxide removal. "Once we dug into the mechanism, we realized the fuel cells were capturing just about every bit of carbon dioxide that came into them, and they were really good at separating it to the other side," said Brian Setzler, assistant professor for research in chemical and biomolecular engineering and paper co-author. While this isn't good for the fuel cell, the team knew if they could leverage this built-in "self-purging" process in a separate device upstream from the fuel cell stack, they could turn it into a carbon dioxide separator. "It turns out our approach is very effective. We can capture 99% of the carbon dioxide out of the air in one pass if we have the right design and right configuration," said Yan. They found a way to embed the power source for the electrochemical technology inside the separation membrane. The approach involved internally short-circuiting the device. "It's risky, but we managed to control this short-circuited fuel cell by hydrogen. And by using this internal electrically shorted membrane, we were able to get rid of the bulky components, such as bipolar plates, current collectors or any electrical wires typically found in a fuel cell stack," said Lin Shi, a doctoral candidate in the Yan group and the paper's lead author. Now, the research team had an electrochemical device that looked like a normal filtration membrane made for separating out gases, but with the capability to continuously pick up minute amounts of carbon dioxide from the air like a more complicated electrochemical system. In effect, embedding the device's wires inside the membrane created a short-cut that made it easier for the carbon dioxide particles to travel from one side to the other. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00969-5
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Dear Astor Perkins Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to University of Delaware and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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If I understand this correctly - its fantastic! In what stage is it for real, effective use? Does it seem to be effective in a large scale? How does it compare with the solutions being built in Scotland?
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Portugal's only coal-fired power plant has now been closed. It's nine years ahead of the timetable that dictated that Portugal would stop using fossil fuels for electricity production by 2030. 60-70 percent of the country's electricity comes from renewable sources. https://www.warpnews.org/energy/portugal-stops-all-coal-power/
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It was great news for Portugal and I hope it will inspire more countries in Europe to follow!
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Consumers increasingly say they want environmentally sustainable products. This puts pressure to create a sustainable fossil-free supply chain and on the entire steel making process, from mining to retailing. Imagine that of two nearly identical products on a store shelf, one was produced in an environmentally friendly way. Hopefully, the choice would be to buy the environmentally friendly version. But would it still be the preferred option it if it was more expensive? The demand for sustainable products is increasing rapidly around the world. One survey in Europe found that 85 percent of retailers are reporting higher sales of sustainable products, while 92 percent expect sales of sustainable products to increase over the next five years. (1) “There is greater concern about the environment in wealthier countries,” says Fredrik N G Andersson, Associate Professor, Department of Economics at Lund University. “Much of this demand is influenced by social media and NGOs. A small group can have a large impact.” One recent study found that 65 percent of people wants to buy purpose-driven green brands, but currently only a minority are willing to pay more for them. (2) But change is happening, particularly driven by specific demographics. Younger people are more likely to have their consumption driven by sustainable values, and they are willing to pay for it. Another survey found that seven out of ten purpose-driven shoppers will pay a hefty premium of up to 35 percent for sustainable products. (3) The impact of the whole supply chain “One thing we should clarify is what we mean by ‘green’, ‘sustainable’ or ‘environmentally friendly’,” Andersson points out. “There are many different ways production can impact the environment. Many consumers are thinking of climate change, so they equate ‘green’ as not having greenhouse gas emissions.” This can become even more complicated when “environmental accounting” is used to analyze the entire supply and production chain of a product. “Emissions can vary drastically throughout the supply chain,” Andersson explains. “A lot of emissions result from producing basic materials like steel, chemicals or paper, because they are energy-intensive sectors. Transporting raw materials and products also causes a lot of emissions, and even how the product is managed or recycled at the end of its useful life can make an impact. Other parts of the supply chain might only produce a tiny amount of emissions.” Demand for improvement from producers and consumers Increasingly there is pressure on the supply chain to be more environmentally friendly; pressure that is being exerted at both ends of the chain. “Primary production companies like SSAB can have a huge impact on the climate, and they know it. You see them and similar firms working to improve their sustainability,” Andersson says. “At the other end, retailers are pushing for more environmentally friendly products and processes, because they feel pressure from the consumer.” Large companies increasingly require proof that steps towards sustainability are being taken by everyone in their supply chains. This is now becoming a standard part of corporate sustainability reports and business decisions. Consumers are also paying closer attention. The most value-driven shoppers are willing to pay 37 percent more for full transparency and traceability. (3) The vast majority of consumers are understandably wary of corporate greenwashing and prefer to see independent verification of claims. You get what you pay for SSAB believes that this strong demand for more sustainable products will continue and has taken significant action to invest in fossil-free steelmaking. Instead of using coking coal in the process, the steel will be made with fossil-free electricity and hydrogen. This steelmaking will result in practically no carbon footprint. Additionally, SSAB is working with partners and customers to create a fossil-free value chain from the mine to the end product. While fossil-free steel will be more expensive compared to steel created by traditional methods, purpose-driven consumers are willing to pay more for products and services aligned with their values. Just as some people will pay more for a particular brand name, others will pay more for a brand that shares their beliefs. For SSAB, brand loyalty is built on customers knowing they can rely on products that deliver quality at the operational level, but also at an economic and business level. Now, and in the future, products will also need to deliver sustainability value. As the market leader in fossil-free steel, SSAB offers value-driven customers an environmental reason to continue using their steel. “Decarbonization is possible, but it requires new thinking,” says Andersson. “It requires a new society, but societies change all the time.” Johan Anderson, SSAB Read more: (1) The European Union market for sustainable products (2) The Elusive Green Consumer (3) Study: Consumers pay more for brands in sync with their beliefs
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What a great article! Thanks for sharing!
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Very good post. And it stresses the need for systemic change, so that it becomes profitable for ALL companies to do the right thing, and costly to do the bad.
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Thanks for your article about this subject! Very good.
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Great way to use information and skillsets to empower grassroots efforts (no pun intended)
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Awesome video guys! Very impressive. Looking forward to hearing your updates 🌳
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Hi Connor, thanks! We will be sharing updates on this platform - so stay tuned 🌱
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According to local groups, international research firms and National Geographic, ReconAfrica’s unsustainable search for oil and gas in the Okavango Delta watershed is a political and environmental scandal. Our team’s new research into the financial dealings of the company shows that it is most likely also based on a financial scam perpetrated by ReconAfrica on small retail shareholders who have been hoodwinked into buying its worthless stock. On the 18th of August, the Women's Leadership Centre (WLC) based in Windhoek, Namibia, hosted a 100-minute deep-dive of ReconAfrica’s oil drilling activities which threaten the Okavango Delta. A panel of civil society activists and international experts slated the company’s false announcements, their poor environmental compliance and the possible theft of local property for their drilling sites. Watch the full presentation here. I am the founder of NOAH Advisors and NOAH Conference. We have been working for a quarter of a century with the world’s leading entrepreneurs and digital investors, driving capital towards startups. Since 2019, I have focused my efforts on supporting businesses that provide a sustainable future for the planet. You can find more information on NOAH in this presentation. I am an investment banker who became an activist because I cannot accept that our most precious natural assets are unprotected in a world rendered powerless by fake news, short-term corporate interests and complex global interdependencies. Our team has been following ReconAfrica’s stock promotion campaign for the last six months and my WeDontHaveTime and LinkedIn posts about the company’s dubious activities have been read by over 30,000 people globally. ReconAfrica, through paid-for online publications like Oilprice.com, says they are sitting on the biggest onshore oil discovery of the decade. But our research following the money and investors’ capital shows that the company is simply a prefabricated online marketing campaign using digital advertising methods to make this fake news appear a reality. If the company’s purpose is not to pump oil but to pump stock, as the research firm Viceroy alleges, then they have been fabulously successful. This tiny oil company with few assets, no oil in place and zero earnings has grown to nearly a billion-dollar company in the last year alone. Despite announcing in April that they had found “a working petroleum system” in the supposed “newly discovered” Kavango Basin, the company has shown no independent analysis to back up these claims. The announcement did however coincide with a massive and potentially illegal online marketing campaign that pumped the stock price from 2 to 10 US Dollars in just six weeks. Since that June high, the company’s shine has dulled with little follow-up as experts slated the company’s inability to back up their claims with any shred of verifiable evidence. Today the stock price is down to just below 5 US dollars, which we feel is still ridiculously inflated, considering that absolutely zero proof of this supposed massive discovery has been provided by ReconAfrica. ReconAfrica’s ongoing drilling program is being conducted in the world’s largest protected international wildlife reserve, the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (“KAZA”), covering five nations, -an area bigger than France. This massive park protects the world’s largest remaining herd of endangered elephants as well as dozens of other endangered species, like the Slaty Egret and Temmincks ground pangolin, which has been nearly poached to extinction. The interlinked Kavango River, Okavango Delta and the Omatako ephemeral underground river which flows past ReconAfrica’s drill sites support almost a million people with sustainable livelihoods. The company’s drilling operations are already potentially damaging local water supplies in violation of Namibia’s environmental laws. For example, ReconAfrica dumped its produced drilling water into unlined pits, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and National Geographic. Not all local people living within the license area have given their free, prior and informed consent to having these damaging and polluting operations take place in their communities. KAZA is funded by Germany’s KfW Development Bank, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), The World Bank and other organisations. It appears that none of these institutions have stepped in to question the dubious drilling operations on the land they claim to protect. NOAH decided to align with civil society groups in the region in order to use our financial expertise to investigate and expose this scheme for what we believe it is: a fraud perpetrated on the peoples of Namibia by a foreign company in league with possible criminal elements. ReconAfrica’s financial filings show that their share price was pushed up by a $2-3 million annual marketing budget paying cash and shares for content supporting the wishful thinking of the ReconAfrica management team, in alleged violation of US Securities laws – according to a whistleblower complaint filed with US authorities and outlined in a recent National Geographic story and supported by numerous reports by the financial research firm Viceroy. There is not a single piece of independent research confirming anything that ReconAfrica claims, from their alleged “working petroleum basin” to any kind of large “source rock” that petroleum could flow from. On top of this the company has not allowed independent analysis of its well logs. Importantly, the target depth was not reached in either well. Petroleum exploration geologists like Matt Totten Jr. noted this issue in the WLC presentation, as this activity would be crucial in proving any kind of real discovery of oil and gas. A very interesting fact is that there are over 40 other exploration licenses in Namibia. These other oil and gas exploration companies like Eco Oil & Gas Ltd., Chariot Limited, Letho Resources, Monitor Exploration Ltd and the local company Hydrocarb are valued at a fraction of what ReconAfrica is valued at. Their combined valuations are far below 10% of the current valuation of Reconafrica. So why did ReconAfrica’s share price rise to such incomprehensible levels when there is still no third party validation of their incredible oil claims? Our research shows that the company has been paying for sophisticated 3rd party online advertising which is published as factual reporting and not openly contested, so retail investors assume that this fabricated story of undiscovered oil riches must be true. We need our financial market regulators to do their job and step in to protect these retail investors. From our talks with long-term friends at Deutsche Boerse, we learned that the Canadian regulator is apparently not equipped to comprehend the internet advertising activities of Reconafrica. Given our background, we felt compelled to help them. As internet financial investment experts, our research shows that digital marketing companies like NXT, Invesbrain and baystreet.ca are being paid to put ReconAfrica’s lies out on the internet in a systematic and strategic manner. Apparently, when a 3rd party is putting out false claims, the company believes it is investor relations, but in fact the company may be breaking the law. These manipulative practices remind me of techniques used by Cambridge Analytica who used something similar to pump up online support for Trump in 2016. Our work shows that the company paid millions of dollars to acquire an estimated 5,000 retail investors through paid research from their dealer/broker Haywood Securities, oilprice.com and over 30 other ‘helpers’ across the internet. Our analysis of YouTube alone shows numerous stock promoters pumping ReconAfrica stock, like San Diego Torrey Hills Capital, TPG Investing, Zac Hartley, Brandon10x and many more. NXT openly states that they help companies with investor relations but despite BankTrack publishing a scathing indictment of ReconAfrica’s potentially illegal investor relations activities, regulators have been mostly silent. We believe that German financial regulator BAFIN should look a lot more closely into companies listed on their exchanges like ReconAfrica to protect the retail investor. Finally there is some evidence that they are starting to do so. By analyzing the many retail investor message boards, as well as through financial groups like Seeking Alpha, our team has uncovered that ReconAfrica is – not surprisingly – 99.97% owned by retail investors and insiders. It is important to note that in my 24 years as an investment banker, I have never seen a company valued at $1 billion with a shareholding based on such a high number of retail investors. It is obvious to our team that the online messaging boards discussing ReconAfrica are managed by the company itself. The most active users on Reddit, Stocktwits, Yahoo Finance!, Discord and others have been set up in the last 9 months and mostly discuss only ReconAfrica stock. These accounts were clearly opened and maintained for the sole reason of pumping the stock. On regular stock chat lines there are always some dissenting voices, mentioning concerns or having open discussions. On ReconAfrica’s discussion boards all critics are removed from the platforms by very aggressive moderators. I was removed from the Discord board after questioning why some of ReconAfrica’s board members sold their shares ahead of the alleged “big oil announcement”, in late July 2021. The announcement was a flop, prompting many investors to sell their shares. We have identified numerous issues with these promotional online chats which appear to have been purpose-built to hype the stock and silence dissent, including no announcement of the intent to run these boards by the company and most importantly for regulators, no public disclosure of money paid to certain people who run the boards and continually post promotional material on behalf of ReconAfrica. I am not an oil expert by far, but when I researched the history of oil drilling in Namibia, I found evidence of similar unsuccessful oil speculations back to 1927. Since then there have been over 50 efforts of many global oil businesses to find oil in Namibia. All of them were unsuccessful. What have they missed that ReconAfrica has supposedly found? Members of the ReconAfrica team, like director Jay Park, have been slated by the UN Security council for bribing officials in other African countries for what appeared to be lucrative oil contracts but left retail investors holding the bag. We are living through a pivotal moment, when humanity is being asked to create a new financial paradigm in order to survive a world heating up from the overuse of fossil fuels. Namibia has vast amounts of wind and sunshine, two of the most powerful clean energies of the future. As financial advisors we cannot stand by and watch a company endanger the sustainable livelihoods of millions, while driving us further towards the brink of societal collapse. It is clear we need stronger institutions and regulations, but in the meantime we stand in solidarity with groups like the WLC to draw a line in the African sand, because we simply don’t have time to waste by continuing to follow the human race’s unsustainable demand for fossil fuels and that industry’s massive contribution to climate change. How can you help this cause? Join our call for action! If you plan to visit the Okavango Delta or would like to stay up to date with the newest developments in this story, please click here to find out about the Okavango Defence Coalition. We are actively working on economic alternatives for the region. Please visit our website where you can discover more details about how you can help as we publish them. We have to stand firm, together, in order to take care of nature and the people fighting tirelessly for the survival of our planet, so please do consider supporting organizations like the Women’s Leadership Centre. Written by MARCO RODZYNEK, We Don’t Have Time Board Member and lead investor, NOAH Conference founder, and financial advisor to over 300 internet start-ups in the last 24 years.
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Thanks for the article but I don't trust that
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From what I've seen from ReconAfrica, including their response to warnings on this platform, the never back up anything they say or do with credible sources. So this makes a lot of sense to me, that they really don't have anything to back it up with. How can we make this practice stop and make it unprofitable for others to do?
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Thank you so much for your well-researched and well-written article Marco! This is clearly an investment scam. That makes the environmental damage that it creates even worse. Oil is a very dirty business.
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REGISTRATION TO the Climate Reality Leadership Corps Virtual Global Training IS NOW LIVE! Join the Climate Reality community of changemakers leading the fight for just climate solutions worldwide by attending the training (October 16-24, 2021). I have done this training, and I can really recommend it! Apply now before seats are running out! Apply: https://climaterealityproject.org/training
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Dear Ingmar Rentzhog Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Climate Reality, Europe and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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With 10 days until World Earth Day, Join TEDxGlasgow & We Don't Have Time and pledge to GREEN YOUR MONEY. See the 5 simple steps to pledge below. DID YOU KNOW? Your decision on where to keep, save and invest your money is more powerful than you might think. Deciding where to save and invest can reduce your carbon pollution while giving your money a chance to get better returns and send a clear signal to the markets. Whether it’s for savings, a current account, pension or fund, the financial institutions who hold onto your money are investing it on your behalf. And in many cases, financial institutions still invest heavily in carbon-polluting industries - meaning that your money might be indirectly supporting them. HOW TO PLEDGE 1. Follow the link below to the TEDxGlasgow Count Us In page: https://www.count-us-in.org/businesses/tedx/campaigns/tedxglasgow/ 2. Select the “Green Your Money” pledge 3. Select “take this step” then “I'm in, let's go!” 4. Follow through the questions, and select “count me in” 5. If you haven't already created a count, you may then be prompted to create an account. In a months time, you will receive a check in email to see how you are doing with your pledge. After two months, you will be asked whether you have completed this pledge. https://youtu.be/9zELaMnmRsQ
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Must-see: "The moving moment GretaThunberg and Sir David Attenborough met in person for the first time." Streaming tonight at 9pm / BBC iPlayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Cw2ASwSnU
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Electric cars don't need to be expensive! In Germany, Dacia Spring costs the buyer only 10,740 euros (20,490 euros before subsidies). Dacia has equipped the Spring with a 43bhp electric motor with 125Nm of torque. It’s paired with a 26.8kWh battery, which according to official WLTP testing allows for a range of 140 miles (225 km) on a single charge - though this could increase to 183 miles (294 km) in the type of urban driving it’s designed to do. Way to go Dacia! Read more; https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/dacia/109132/new-2021-dacia-spring-revealed-europes-cheapest-electric-car and https://www.dacia.de/modelle/dacia-spring-electric.html
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Dear Patrick Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Dacia Deutschland and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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Hayek Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon became the first hospital in the world to serve only vegan meals. The menu change came after a transition period where Hayek offered patients a choice between animal-based and vegan meals, along with information about the health benefits of choosing plant-based foods versus the dangers of consuming animal products. The hospital announced the switch on Instagram with this post. “Our patients will no longer wake up from surgery to be greeted with ham, cheese, milk, and eggs … the very food that may have contributed to their health problems in the first place". Source: https://vegnews.com/2021/3/lebanon-worlds-first-hospital-vegan-food
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I lije their concept and idealogies
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Healthy choice from many perspectives
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Loved this line: the very food that may have contributed to their health problems in the first place. Spot on👏
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https://www.youtube.com/c/WeDontHaveTime Make sure you tune in guys @PatrickKiarie @RobertNdungu @PeterKaranga @FrancisKimotho @JaneFonda
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In Kenya, we are totally waiting..hope it will not have mishap like on earth day conferences, am in...
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Eagerly waiting 👍
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This is incredible! All signatories in this letter deserve climate love 💚💚💚💚💚 Dear Heads of State and Government, European Commissioners As business leaders and investors across Europe, we are determined to work with you to confront the health and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, while setting out the framework for a more climate resilient and regenerative recovery that can build back better. The agreement reached at the July European Council is a significant milestone. What we urgently need to see next is an ambitious implementation of the recovery package focused on achieving a green and digital transition, with the European Green Deal at its core and an elevated short-term emissions reduction target in its sights. This implies both a ‘green stimulus’ of public spending and investment, and market signals to incentivise private investment and steer it towards green outcomes. The right decisions now can help create and protect healthy, thriving and fair communities and secure a roadmap for a prosperous economy. Delivering Europe’s long-term ambition to become the first climate neutral continent by 2050 requires an extensive set of urgent measures to scale up action. From a business and investor perspective, clarity on the net zero transition pathway and timetables for each sector, as well as policy that enables substantial investments in carbon neutral solutions is essential. This in turn would provide us with the confidence needed to invest decisively at the necessary pace and scale to reduce emissions, create decent green jobs, drive innovation, and accelerate the rebuilding of a resilient zero carbon economy. We are writing to call on you, as European leaders, to avoid the worst effects of climate change and secure a sustainable, competitive economic recovery by: • endorsing the ambition set out in the European Green Deal • submitting resilient recovery plans which enable the green investments needed to deliver climate neutrality • agreeing a clearly defined target to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and associated objectives The increased ambition for 2030 should also be expressed in an increased EU Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) released in time to submit to the UNFCCC before the end of 2020. The leadership shown by the EU, including continued commitment to the Paris Agreement, updating its NDC to the highest possible levels and striving to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, can serve to encourage other countries to do the same. This can contribute to an ambitious global regime, rather than a fragmented policy landscape that hinders investment and delivery of the solutions we need. We understand the risks posed by climate change and biodiversity loss to our businesses and are already working to unlock change in key economic sectors. Investors, banks and insurers are working to transition portfolios to net zero emissions. More than 900 companies are taking science- based climate action and more than 400 have approved science-based targets. We are investing heavily in clean energy, energy efficiency and electrification, lowering emissions across value chains and the lifecycle of our products, and developing better practices in the bioeconomy. At the same time, we are acutely aware of the potential social impacts that can come with economic transition and we hope to work alongside policymakers to support a well-thought-through strategy centred on fair and respectful treatment of workers and communities, that can offer longer-term opportunities and jobs in the new economy. Building back a stronger economy and society now sustains not just this generation but those to come, giving our children and grandchildren the chance to live well and safely. Research shows that investment in decarbonization is good for the economy, society and the climate. Policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions can ensure a more resilient and sustainable labour market, deliver higher short-term returns per Euro spent, and lead to increased long-term cost savings compared with traditional fiscal stimulus. This is also essential to repay the new debt the EU is accruing. The EU has already shown leadership, demonstrating how policy certainty around climate action can drive innovation and investment. A forward-looking approach is now needed that supports investment in people and regions, encourages the development of clean technologies and incentivises demand for low carbon goods and services. We as European business leaders and investors would like to underline that it is exactly these green technologies that will drive Europe’s competitiveness in the world. We hope you will prioritise the actions needed to support a safe and prosperous EU now and in the future. We look to you to show leadership. The time for climate action is now. Yours sincerely, 1. Renato Mazzoncini, CEO and General Manager, A2A SPA 2. José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq, Chairman and CEO, ACCIONA 3. Giuseppe Gola, CEO, ACEA Group 4. Philippe Zimmerman, CEO, ADEO 5. Christoph Schwaiger, CEO Global Sourcing and CR International, ALDI SOUTH Group 6. Oliver Bäte, CEO, Allianz SE 7. Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Chairman and CEO, ALSTOM 8. Yves Perrier, CEO, Amundi 9. Peter Simpson, CEO Anglian Water (& Co-chair of the Corporate Leaders Group UK) 10. Alan Brookes, Group Executive - Europe, Middle East, UK, Arcadis 11. Patrick Mathieu, President & CEO, Armacell 12. Hüseyin Gökalp Çağlar, CEO, Artnivo E&C 13. Agostino Re Rebaudengo, Chairman and CEO, Asja Ambiente Italia 14. Philippe Donnet, CEO, Assicurazioni Generali 15. Pascal Soriot, CEO, AstraZeneca PLC 16. Ben Murray, CEO, Avieco 17. Patrick Dixneuf, CEO, Aviva Europe, Aviva 18. Alberto Castelli, CEO, BancoPosta Fondi Sgr 19. Frédéric Janbon, CEO, BNP Paribas Asset Management 20. Georges Kern, CEO, Breitling SA 21. Laura Chappell, CEO, Brunel Pension Partnership Ltd 22. Neal Wolin, CEO, Brunswick Group 23. Aiman Ezzat, CEO of Capgemini Group, Capgemini 24. Cees 't Hart, CEO, Carlsberg Group 25. Massimo di Tria, CIO, Cattolica Assicurazioni 26. Sergio Menendez, President CEMEX EMEAA, CEMEX 27. Gareth Mostyn, CEO, Church Commissioners for England 28. Damian Gammell, CEO, Coca-Cola European Partners 29. Isaac Navarro Cabeza, CEO, Contazara, S.A 30. Giacomo Mareschi Danieli, CEO, Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA 31. Emmanuel Faber, Chairman & CEO, Danone 32. Christian Sewing, CEO, Deutsche Bank AG 33. Dr. Frank Appel, CEO, Deutsche Post DHL Group 34. Timotheus Höttges, CEO, Deutsche Telekom AG 35. Michael Zahn, CEO, Deutsche Wohnen SE 36. Bart Van Muylder, CEO, Diepensteyn NV 37. Will Gardiner, CEO, Drax Group 38. Roger van Bolxtel, CEO, Dutch Railways 39. Dr. Asoka Woehrmann, CEO, DWS Group GmbH 40. Johannes Teyssen, CEO, E.ON SE 41. Gordon Power, Co-Founder and CIO, Earth Capital 42. Jean-Bernard Levy, Chairman and CEO, EDF 43. Miguel Stilwell de Andrade, Interim CEO, EDP - Energias de Portugal 44. Diego Percopo, CEO, EF Solare Italia 45. Ângelo Ramalho, CEO, Efacec Power Solutions 46. Jonas Samuelson, President & CEO, AB Electrolux 47. Kees-Jan Rameau, Chief Strategic Growth Officer, Eneco 48. Francesco Starace, CEO & General Manager, Enel 49. Claire Waysand, CEO, ENGIE 50. John Keppler, Chairman and CEO, Enviva 51. Luca Bettonte, CEO, ERG SpA 52. Christoph Klein, Managing Partner, ESG Portfolio Management GmbH 53. Luis García Codrón , Director, Europa Mundo Vacaciones, S.L.U 54. Donald Hopper, Co-Founder & CEO, EVA Global 55. Kristof Vereenooghe, CEO, EVBox Group 56. Severin Schwan, CEO, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd 57. Toni Volpe, CEO, Falck Renewables SpA 58. Valentín Alfaya, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ferrovial 59. Gianfranco Battisti, CEO and General Manager, Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane 60. Gilbert Ghostine, CEO, Firmenich 61. Ylva Wessén, CEO, Folksam Group 62. Jamie Reigle, CEO, Formula E Holdings 63. Markus Rauramo, President and CEO, Fortum Corporation 64. Sander Geelen, CEO, Geelen Counterflow 65. Edvardas Liachovičius, CEO, Girteka Logistics 66. Joost Bergsma, CEO and Managing Partner, Glennmont Partners 67. Matt Brittin, President, EMEA Business & Operations, Google 68. Mads Nipper, CEO, Grundfos 69. Helena Helmersson, CEO, H&M Group 70. Christopher J. Nassetta, President & CEO, Hilton 71. Henric Andersson, President and CEO, Husqvarna Group 72. Ignacio S. Galán, Chairman and CEO, Iberdrola 73. Ilkay Özkisaoglu, Owner, IMBEO 74. Ian Simm, Founder and CEO, Impax Asset Management plc 75. Pablo Isla, Executive Chairman, INDITEX 76. Jesper Brodin, CEO, Ingka Group | IKEA 77. Jon Abrahamsson Ring, CEO, Inter IKEA Group 78. Ivan Kurtović, CEO, InterCapital Asset Management 79. Nigel Stansfield, President Interface, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Interface 80. Remco Boerefijn, CEO, IPCOM 81. Massimiliano Bianco, CEO, Iren S.p.A 82. Luis Goncalves, CEO, Iskraemeco 83. Yves Desmet, CEO, ISoltechnics 84. Guy Grainger, EMEA CEO, JLL 85. Ceila McKeon, Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust 86. Mantas Bartuška, CEO, JSC Lithuanian Railways 87. Roland Gärber and Steen E.Hansen, Co-CEOs, KAEFER Isoliertechnik GmbH & Co. KG 88. Marie-Angee Debon, CEO, Keolis 89. Jean-Claude Carlin, Member of the Knauf Group Management Committee Insulation Europe / Middle East / Asia, Knauf Insulation 90. Tex Gunning, CEO, LeasePlan 91. Benoit Coquart, CEO, LEGRAND 92. Lars Appelqvist, CEO, Löfbergs 93. Marko Lukić, Owner and CEO, Lumar IG d.o.o 94. Markus Biland, Member of the Executive Board, MABI AG 95. Thierry Deau, President and CEO, Meridiam 96. Florent Menegaux, CEO, Michelin 97. George Muzinich, Chairman & CEO, Muzinich & Co. Limited 98. Peter Vanacker, President and CEO, Neste Oyj 99. Marco Settembri, CEO, Nestlé Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Nestlé S.A. 100. Simone Balbi, COO, New Componit Srl .... Unfortunately this list is too long to publish here! Read full here: https://bit.ly/3iDaJgV
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👏🏽 . okay, now make some real change, show results. Hurry.
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The dutch list of companies signing the green recovery statement is missing: https://www.mvonederland.nl/news/mvo-nederland-overhandigt-green-recovery-statement-aan-kabinet/
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Hopefully this is the smell of momentum in the air! Fantastic !!
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And. All big oil is failing. This is our problem. Read the full paper: http://priceofoil.org/2020/09/23/big-oil-reality-check/
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Truly alarming
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Very good initiative! Social media companies do not at all seem to be concerned with real climate action or helping to resolve social issues such as extreme poverty, which is also connected to climate change, so this is something the world really needs!! 👏👏👏👏👏
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Great video! I Especially like that it’s a focus on both empowering the individual and collaboration between individuals and companies. Both are crucial I think!
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Me am new user from usa,was invited by a fb friend called Patrick from Kenia. I like his posts here and in Facebook.
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I am a New user from Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa
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Freweini Mebrahtu knew how it felt to have no access to sanitary pads when she first got her period at the age of 13. According to UNICEF, nearly 75% of women and girls in Ethiopia don't have access to menstrual supplies. But thanks to Freweini, almost 800,000 girls and women have benefited from eco-friendly reusable sanitary pads! 🌍💚 ❤️Like this post to support innovators who invent new ways of cleaning the planet. Follow @sustainabilitychampions for more positive updates! After earning her chemical engineering degree and working in the U.S. for 10 years, Mebrahtu returned home and was sad to learn nothing had changed for adolescent girls. This motivated her to develop a simple and effective cotton pad with a waterproof lining. The pads cost far less than single-use disposable pads and are environmentally friendly because they are easy to wash and can last up to two years if taken care of carefully. For just $4, women can get a kit that consists of four pads that last 12 to 18 months, two pairs of underwear and two bars of soap. In 2019, Mebrahtu was named as CNN Hero of the Year for her reusable pads project, which is said to have helped keep Ethiopian girls in rural areas in schools! Source: CNN Heroes 🔔Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast app! 📺 Visit our Youtube Channel, Sustainability Champions! 🎗️Join our Facebook group: Sustainability Champions. 💚 Follow instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions for more positive updates! Share the good news, Champions! 👑
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"Despite a multi-billion dollar market, carbon removal techniques and technologies are still fringe. Tech nonprofit Carbon180 is out to make them mainstream" Read the story about Carbon180 here: https://bit.ly/3f0lp6J “[Carbon removal] is an incredibly complicated variety of areas and that makes it extra challenging for folks trying to make decisions about projects, whether in the public or private sector, [about] what to choose and how to make decisions,” Freeman says. “We see our role as surfacing a lot of the science and data that help inform those decisions.”
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The ideation phase of the Startup Climate Action is over and we’re thrilled to announce these incredible results: ▫️ More than 1000 people signed up ▫️ 226 startup teams were founded ▫️ from where 65 % were mixed gender It feels amazing to see so many startup ideas and people who want to build a greener future — a huge kudos to each of you. 💚 What happens next? We are now evaluating the ideas and selecting the most promising ones to continue to the Deep Dive phase where they will refine and develop their business ideas and align their teams. Stay tuned and follow the future climate startup stars! #startupclimateaction
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The fact is nobody would be frustrated if you had done things differently. By setting and announcing rules you should follow these rules. As an individual and a journalist I encourage you and others to be transparent and to do the right thing. Also, since the Startup Climate Action is funded and supported by some Swedish agencies you must avoid the clear conflict of interest you have unfortunately done.
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Hi Monika, thanks for your feedback. As previously stated there were some delays in the announcement since we needed to wait for the offer acceptance and obtain the approval of all teams to publish them. Today the full list has been published on our blog: https://sting.co/52-startup-ideas-selected-to-the-next-stage-of-startup-climate-action/ Please point out which rules that we previously have announced we have not followed. The whole process including the selection criteria and selection process can be found here in full detail: https://join.startupclimateaction.com/en/challenges/openinnovation/pages/timeline?lang=en Could you please explain where and why you see a conflict of interest here? We are committed to transparency and open dialogue. If you would like to talk to directly to our team, please get in touch at hello@startupclimateaction.com
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At Changing Streams we are working to find sustainable alternatives to plastic in the construction industry: happy to collaborate!
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We need exponential climate action to halve emissions by 2030, and we have the solutions – but #WeDontHaveTime to wait. Join us on the Exponential Climate Action Summit - Race To Zero through digitalization We are proud to be the main sponsor of We Don't Have Time and the Exponential Climate Action Summit, September 24. Join us: https://wedonthavetime.org/RaceToZero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFogl2QUsUY&list=PLFh8n9dEN1ZLABO0zAPcM7K6RK3Tk5RsC&index=3&t=0s
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On that point I am looking forward to hearing from the CEO of Carbfix on our 24 sept broadcast
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Great video! Very powerful 👊
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I just signed up! Can’t wait!
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I am truly blown away by how innovative Karun is. They pay local entrepreneurs to clean beaches of nylon fishing waste, take that waste and make it into sunglasses! If that wasn’t enough they are using the money generated from sales to fund ecosystem restoration projects. This is what business should be about. Taking something and making it greater than the sum of its parts. The days of Friedman's shareholder capitalism are over. You are leading the way into the new era of stakeholder centric business. Karun ticks so many boxes it's unbelievable. I’m going to contact some business schools to see if they want to use you as a case study for the future of business. Lets spread the world about this company so more people can be inspired to create businesses like this! If you want to learn what makes Karun so innovative then have a look at this link. https://karunworld.com/blogs/news/our-value-chain If you want to see how Karun is meeting numerous Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) then have a read of this. https://karunworld.com/blogs/news/karun-and-the-sustainable-development-goals
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Truly a business model of the future - fully agreed!
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Hope more businesses following your lead...
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To make sustainable investment more attractive you give the customer a differentiated rate to steer them correctly.
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Truly important. Thanks for sharing Tomas!
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Today, Wallenius Marine with partners announced a new innovation with the potential of reducing the carbon emissions of maritime tranport by 90%. The Oceanbird is a shipping vessel with the capacity of shipping 7,000 cars, or equivalent amount in trucks or trailers with wares, that runs entirely on wind, using technology that is similar to the wings of aeroplanes. This innovative ship, that has been developed in partnership with KTH and SSPA, is expected to roll out by 2024. Read more about this awesome invention here: https://www.oceanbirdwallenius.com/
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I did an episode on the Evolution Show about this sailing ship earlier this summer with Wallenius Marine COO Per Tunell as my guest, that might be of interest :) https://youtu.be/yPrr-p3QNug
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I attended the conference. It was a good show with a great panel of experts and the host did a great job. I asked the question that which formula do they use to reach the claim of 90% reduction. What I understood from Professor Jakob's answer is that there was no 1 formula but many calculations to reach to this conclusion. They skipped a couple of my other questions where 1 of them was How alingned Wallenius Marine as an organisation is with The Paris Agreement. I hope the cast would be available online soon for the viewers who were unable to join the live session. @Wallenius_Marine
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A sailor myself, I would love to see this for real.
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Going Green Solutions has been at the forefront of sustainability for over 10 years. They are always looking for the best eco-friendly products for our homes, businesses and organisations. They also investigate the sustainability and ethical credentials of every product they stock so that we consumers can shop with peace of mind, knowing our choices are making a difference. We need more stores like this! Being my local sustainable product store, Going Green was my go to shop to get my eco-friendly goods. During my visits I got inspired to start up my own online store using similar principles and so Reverse IndusTree was born. We all know that the planet is filling up with plastic waste and we can't keep up to recycle it all, not to mention that it is estimated there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050 so let’s support these eco-stores who give us hope! Yes, going green can be a little more expensive than the cheap throw away products but what price do you put on the planet, what price do you put on the wildlife? It’s irreplaceable, it’s priceless. Once they are gone, we can not buy them back with money. If we all become more conscious of the things we buy and their impact on the planet, most of the solutions already exist! If we all spend a little more on the things that are better for our planet, they will eventually come down in price as demand increases. We would also become less dependant on the cheap, mass production of Chinese plastics. This should also open up more opportunities for local manufacturing which is also great for the planet as it reduces how far products have to travel and therefore reduces transport emissions. If your not from Australia, check out their site anyway for some inspiration and look for your local ‘green store’ or create your own start up business like I have. If you live in Australia, check out Going Green Solutions today and see if you can find something to replace the unsustainable products you may be currently using. Now is the time for change! 💪 Together we can do this. 💚 www.goinggreensolutions.com.au
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Join us and see our mission https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seedballs/seedplanter
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These kinds of stores are amazing to make sustainable products more available! I just wish that "mainstream" stores started using more of these kinds of products, so that people who don't want to label themselves as "green" for whatever reason will start buying them more. But in order to get there, we need to increase demand for these products as you said. So let's support the stores that sell them!
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We should be always Going Green In future
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