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Climate change is the process of altering the Earth's climate over relatively long periods. It is primarily attributed to human activities that result in greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, leading to global warming and various atmospheric and environmental impacts on our planet. Combating climate change is a crucial global challenge that requires collective efforts to mitigate its negative effects.
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1. Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: We must reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, which are released into the atmosphere and trap heat, leading to global warming. This can be done by reducing the burning of fossil fuels, switching to renewable energy sources, and increasing energy efficiency. 2. Increase Carbon Sinks: We must increase the amount of carbon dioxide that is taken out of the atmosphere and stored in forests, soils, and oceans. This can be done by reforestation, restoring wetlands, and reducing soil erosion. 3. Reduce Pollution: We must reduce the amount of pollutants, such as black carbon and ozone, that are released into the atmosphere. This can be done by reducing emissions from vehicles, factories, and power plants, and by improving air quality. 4. Adapt to Climate Change: We must adapt to the changes that are already happening due to climate change, such as more extreme weather events. This can be done by building infrastructure that is more resilient to extreme weather, and by developing policies that protect vulnerable populations from the impacts of climate change. 5. Educate and Engage: We must educate the public about climate change, and engage them in taking action to reduce emissions and adapt to the changes that are already happening. This can be done by providing information about climate change, and by encouraging people to take steps to reduce their own emissions and to support policies that reduce emissions.
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This is a reminder to all and every country implementing on how to reduce global warming should put this in public boards and adverts. The message must sink for a better tomorrow
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this is enlightening, great solutions
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Rosmel Rodriguez EU climate pact ambassador is doing an amazing job in creating awareness, on climate justice, he has influenced a number of people, Youths , climate activists positively on climate justice, he says that it must be made very clear that, there can never be social justice without gender justice, cognitive justice, climate Justice and ecological justice. Let's all embrace this for a better world.
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A good ambassador indeed
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Good Job, Ambassador Rodriguez.
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He's doing an amazing job
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As climate impacts escalate worldwide, Climate and Capital Media examine the existing and emerging solutions and the most promising pathways for the trillions of dollars required to fund a transition to survivability.
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Coca-Cola is the, responsible for 3 million tonnes of plastic waste per year. Plastic packaging is one of the world's largest contributers to climate change, as well as causing massive health problems and destroying vulnerable ecosystems. Coca-Cola has a 30-yr long history of lobbying to block regulations including the EU Plastics Strategy Imitative.
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If they are sincere and have a promise to mitigate their harmful effects on the earth and human health , then it can be accepted. But first understand the personal founder's OKR ,key goal, and responsibility. When compared to fake PR and announcements, NLP strategy can sometimes help to find the truth and honesty. Why not invite the Coca-Cola founder and speak with him about what he truly believes and what he, as a leader, can do while remaining committed to a socially sustainable business mindset rather than a business mindset? If you decide so, invite me online, if not in person, as an observer and interviewer. I can understand the real motives
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It is very good they sponsor it. Plastic won't go away. And coca cola is investing in recycle the type of plastic they need to use. It's up to national governments to enforce recycling, like with a return charge on every reuse package.
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@jehannes_ros I thought so too at first, but when I read about "Coca-Cola has a 30-yr long history of lobbying to block regulations including the EU Plastics Strategy Initative." That does not add up! They can't both be on the good side and, at the same time, lobby for delaying regulation.
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I find it shocking that they are, I understand Cop needs funding, but using a company who is a major opponent to acting on removing plastics and in destroying our planet Earth is utterly ludicrous! Either Coca Cola stops using plastics & lobbying to block legislation or they should not be playing games like this! We have to make the changes! Coca-Cola is not! They are the worst of plastic producers & polluters!
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America’s largest companies opposed the most important climate legislation ever passed in the US. The US Chamber of Commerce led the charge against the historic climate law. It proposes an investment of $370 billion in clean energy research, manufacturing, and construction, with a projected 40% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. But to ClimateVoice founder and executive director Bill Weihl, something even bigger is afoot in Washington. Weihl is perhaps the world’s foremost authority on how Big Tech thinks about climate: Bill is a Silicon Valley veteran who served as Google’s Green Energy Czar and Facebook’s Director of Sustainability, to name a few key roles. https://www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/corporate-americas-silent-abdication-on-climate-legislation/ Read our interview with
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Do you agree with Saudi Arabia’s LINE Project that will build a city 150 KM long and as tall as the Empire State Building? https://www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/saudi-arabias-utopic-climate-vision/
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For JPMorgan CEO, Jamie Dimon, the greatest risk is keeping oil and gas in the ground. That does not bode well for the planet. Editor’s note: In a follow-up to our recent article on beta and shareholder activism, and as we enter the annual shareholder proxy season, we are profiling three poster companies of old-style American capitalism: Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan and Chevron. As you know, annual general meetings (AGMs) of shareholders are opportunities to elect directors, ask questions and make business requests on myriad matters, like executive compensation, governance, climate, capital allocation, racial justice and more. The proxy season refers to that cluster of AGMs which occurs in April, May and June. As it is impractical for most shareholders to attend in person, instead they fill out a proxy which then is voted on their behalf at the AGM. When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton famously quipped “because that is where the money is.” If asked why he persists in lending so much money to the fossil fuel industry, Jamie Dimon CEO and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase might well echo some similar essence. Dimon presides over the largest and most powerful bank in America, which in turn makes him the most powerful and influential commercial banking leader in the world. His bank is the offspring of J.P. Morgan & Co. and the Chase Manhattan Bank merger, a holy joining of the Houses of Morgan and the Rockefellers in the year 2000. He oversees a sprawling banking oligopoly, which along with Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup, controls 50% of all U.S. banking assets. Their dominance rivals the Top 3 index fund providers: BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street. Vanguard owns 8.8% and BlackRock owns 6.5% of JPMorgan. Oligopolists like to hang out with each other. Presiding over such an immense amount of treasure gives Dimon oracle status. In America big is beautiful. JPMorgan has $2.9 trillion in assets and a market capitalization of $350 billion. Last year, after taxes it earned $4 billion a month. Presiding over such an immense pile of treasure gives Dimon oracle status. Like two other financial oligarchs, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffet, and BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink, he is a regular on CNBC dispensing bon mots on America and the world. Chief of the croupier class Being CEO of a modern American bank also means he is an exemplar of the croupier class that dominates the upper ranks of global finance. It is a professional cadre of bankers, accountants, tax advisors and lawyers who effortlessly control the game. They collect the bets, monitor the loan interest payments, mind the financial engines, direct the share buybacks, jawbone shareholders and pay out the winnings, to each according to their fair share. These croupier delight in serving the interests of the 0.1% and in return earns large bonuses and tips, lodging them firmly within the 1% and allowing them to fly helicopters to the Hamptons and planes to Palm Beach. Dashing and charismatic, Dimon is the global pit boss. He is the protege of financier Sandy Weill and the grandson of a Greek banker from Izmir and Athens. He is the longest-serving CEO of a major bank and has guided the firm’s stock from $39 dollars a share in 2004 to a recent high of $172. No wonder that to the JPMorgan board, and its key institutional shareholders, Dimon is an untouchable Adonis, a sentiment soundly signaled via his total compensation in 2021 of $82 million, about 1000 times more than a senior Chase teller. Until this year, he could do no wrong. He was the savior of Wall Street after the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-8. No scandal, no illness could dent his Teflon image – or the recognition that JPMorgan bankers rule the world. J.P. Morgan’s stock is down 27% in 2022, and ungrateful shareholder activists are now nipping at his feet demanding change. But there is nothing like an existential climate crisis, a genocidal war in Europe and a global pandemic to sober up. even the biggest booster. J.P. Morgan’s stock is down 27% in 2022, and ungrateful shareholder activists are nipping at his feet demanding change. Bank analysts like Michael Mayo are sharpening their pencils. Adonis or Janus Today, Dimon finds himself being compared to another god –– Janus. Like Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, passages, frames and endings, Jamie Dimon has multiple sides. Today, Dimon cannot decide if he is a shareholder, statesman or ESG champion. With the war in Ukraine, he has wrapped himself in the American flag and urged Biden to craft and execute a Marshall Plan “to fortify the energy security of the United States and Europe.” It does not hurt that the war has been a bonanza for his largest oil and gas clients. It also lays the groundwork for the almost unlimited future exploration and production of natural gas. While Dimon supports the development of renewable energy, his real power lies as the power broker who will decide the fate of natural gas as a long-term transition energy solution. That puts him at odds with Jamie, the ESG champion. In his 2021 Annual CEO Letter and the 2021 Annual Report & Proxy, he pledged strong JPMorgan support to the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and its 2050 net zero commitment. How he plans to do that and double down on fossil fuel financing may add yet another face to Jamie Dimon –– Harry Houdini. The reality is he won’t. Dimon is first and last a shareholder. The rest is PR, lobbying or investor relations. He simply cannot get over his addiction to business as usual and profits garnered from lending to finance new energy projects. Like Janus and most of us, he is unable to escape his own lived experience and success. He has built the world’s leading global bank, but one who earns vast profits financing high-emissions businesses. Today, Dimon cannot decide if he is a shareholder, statesman or ESG champion. Like all of us, he is trying to have it all. We all lecture each other on net zero and global warming, while we drive our internal combustion cars to steakhouses. Dimon’s marketing team churns out beautiful glossy sustainability reports, while he urges his senior bankers to continue to bet heavily on responsibly financed emissions. So much for current proactive confrontation of the major matter at hand, namely the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions and bend the carbon curve down, hard and now. Dimon is now stuck in an increasingly uncomfortable position. Biden administration officials are pushing for full-on oil and gas exploration to reduce dependence on Russian gas –– a policy position that he supports. Keep financing or keep it in the ground? But this flies in the face of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and shareholder activists who are demanding that gas ‘stay in the ground’ and there be no new fossil fuel projects financed by the likes of Dimon and JPMorgan. The IEA’s calls for a new project freeze last year were initially seen as a massive blow to the fossil fuel industry, says Dave Jones, global program lead at Ember think-tank. “This was a complete turnaround of the fossil-led IEA from five years ago.” Shareholder activists like The Sierra Club Foundation, As You Sow and Mercy Investment Services and New York Pension leaders, jumped in, demanding that oil companies align themselves with the IEA’s net zero roadmaps. JPMorgan and Wall Street banks now find themselves battling six IEA resolutions, as well as many others related to climate ambition, targets and transition plans. But these resolutions so far have achieved only modest levels of shareholder support at the AGMs of Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, 12.8%, 11%, 11% and 11.2%. Next up to bat is JP on May 17th and then Morgan Stanley on May 26th. Why this low support? They are first time ever resolutions, and it does not help that proxy adviser Glass Lewis recommended a vote against it. But more importantly, the winds of energy insecurity have been blowing hard ever since the Russian guns fired their first salvos. So here stands Dimon, who like Janus, the gatekeeper of Rome, now presides over perhaps the most momentous transition in human history. The war in Ukraine has changed everything. While Europe rushes to renewable energy, fossil fuels are the only apparent immediate alternative to reducing dependence on Russian oil and gas. That translates into opening the floodgates to even more fossil fuel development, in the name of regional energy security. And to climate activist shareholders, this is a very dangerous development –– one that could spell disaster to efforts to limit carbon emissions in the next 30 years and beyond. Drilling and delivering are expensive So here stands Dimon, who like Janus, the gatekeeper of Rome, now presides over perhaps the most momentous transition in human history. What Dimon decides today will have a huge bearing on the life his grandchildren live in 2050, and the immediate future of the global fossil fuel industry. Dimon has a choice. He could throw his weight behind a coalition of more than 260 banks known as the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) whose mission is nothing less than “facilitating financial industry alignment with the Paris Climate Agreement.” To scientists, activists and policymakers this would and should be a thoughtful and intentional reversal of a centuries-old practice of burning fossil fuels – and a pullback from climate catastrophe. The think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative goes even further. It warns “that net zero targets are not enough for companies to be aligned with Paris –– they need absolute limits on future emissions and significant interim targets.” They point out a simple reality: There is a limited remaining carbon budget. That means no new fossil fuel projects are to be built or financed. The House of Morgan will decide the future of fossil fuel development Should the House of Morgan side with the PCAF, the fate of the fossil fuel industry will be sealed. Of course, JPMorgan will not. Dimon and JPMorgan have no choice. They cannot and will not walk away from oil and gas profits. Dimon and JPMorgan cannot and will not walk away from oil and gas profits. To do so would present the company, its shareholders and civilization as we know it, with the greatest financial risk ever in the history of banking. You only have to read Carbon Tracker, PRI and Climate Action 100 research on Peak Oil, stranded asset risk and looming accounting and audit issues, to get a sinking feeling the entire banking industry is as dependent on the future of fossil fuel as the oil and gas industry. In that sense, the war in Ukraine is a godsend. To save democracy, it is now the patriotic duty of the industry to extract as much fossil fuel as it can, and in as short a time as possible. Drill, baby, drill Everyone is racing to produce, finance and burn gas, gas and more gas. The industry plans 195 gigantic oil and gas projects that would each result in at least a billion tons of CO2 emissions over their lifetimes, for a total equivalent of about 18 years of current global CO2 emissions. About 60% of these have already started pumping. The dozen biggest oil companies are on track to spend $103 million a day for the rest of the decade exploiting new fields of oil and gas that cannot be burned if global heating is to be limited to well under 2 C. Even before Ukraine, bankers had been on a six-year credit-fueled bender. Since the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, the largest banks have invested more than $3.8 trillion into the fossil fuel sector. Last year, the 60 largest banks invested $742 billion in fossil fuels, at the same time that the IEA said that new oil and gas investments need to end for the world to have a chance of meeting global climate goals. In fact, across the Group of 20 leading industrial and developing nations, banks have $13 trillion of exposure to carbon-intensive sectors, which constitutes 19% of on-balance sheet loans. But the impact of bank lending on the global economy –– and carbon emissions –– is far greater than just lending to oil companies. A newly released report, The Carbon Bankroll: The Climate Impact and Untapped Power of Corporate Cash, jointly published by the Climate Safe Lending Network (CSLN), The Outdoor Policy Outfit (TOPO), and BankFWD. The report finds that the carbon footprint generated by their investments and cash held in big banks are a significant source, and sometimes their largest source, of emissions. “For some of the world’s largest companies, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce, their cash holdings are their largest source of emissions; increasing total emissions by 91% – 112%, when compared to most recently reported emissions,” says James Vaccaro, executive director of CSLN. Breaking, not bending the curve Because fossil fuel projects projects stretch way into the future, they also lock in future emissions trajectories. They do not bend the curve. They blow it up. But for JPMorgan, and its shareholders, long term concerns about the carbon curve will have to continue to play second fiddle to harvesting revenue from lending and underwriting the fossil fuel industry. By conventional financial standards, to not do so, would be a gross violation of Dimon’s responsibilities to not only JPMorgan’s shareholders but the U.S. economy. According to the American Petroleum Institute, America’s oil and natural gas industry accounts for 8% of the nation’s gross domestic product and 16% of all capital expenditure. Between 2012 and 2016, America’s oil and natural gas industry spent an average of $227 billion investing in America’s infrastructure annually. Sure, there is a lot of talk of patient money and de-risking large swathes of energy transition pathways. But that is the equivalent of Saudi promises to replace oil by turning its desert into a resort. The equation for Saudi Arabia and JPMorgan is simple. For Saudi Arabia, and many other fossil fuel producers, it costs almost nothing to finance and pump oil from the ground. For banks financing these projects, the loan amounts are large and the margins are fat. And banks love the ongoing and repeat business of financing emissions. Reverse that equation, and the results will be catastrophic. Adonis knows this and will continue to throw away good money after bad, via hydrocarbon loans. It is the path Janus has chosen. The earth be damned. Written by Billy Gridley William "Billy" Gridley is Climate & Capital's climate policy editor. He is a leading climate investor activist and former Ceres policy executive. A lifelong environmentalist, business entrepreneur and former arbitrage investor for Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns. Like all of us, he is eager to shatter the status quo to accelerate climate action.
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Money was just supposed to be a tool to make our lives easier by facilitating trade and exchanges... what has gone wrong...
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Time for activistic shareholders and finance institutions to get the full support of the people so that it is made clear that economy can't be put before our common future!
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First. Understand the challenge. Then ENGAGE. All it would take is one law to ban future fossil fuel development- and everything would change overnight. Everything is possible if we act and know who and what to act on.
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From Sunday the UK will play host to the COP26 Conference in Glasgow, where Boris Johnson is expected to lead the way on getting major nations to reduce their carbon emissions to help avert a devastating climate catastrophe. "In the looming shadow of the climate emergency and with COP26 just days away, the decision to cut Air Passenger Duty on domestic flights is utterly wrong-headed," Paul Tuohy, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said. "Ours is not a large country: many of these journeys can be made in just a few hours by train with just one-seventh the carbon impact." The Treasury has insistsed that move was broadly "carbon neutral" and won't have a dramatic impact on the environment. While domestic duty will be slashed, passenger tax on ultra long haul flights – classed as journeys over 5,500 miles – will by £4 from £87 to £91 from 2023. Overall the changes to APD will see the Treasury lose £35 million in the first two years of the new rates being introduced. Source: https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/green-flights-rishi-sunak-budget-apd-cut
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Hi Naseem, Climate and Capital media shouldn't receive a climate warning for this issue they are not responsible for it. You could send it to the British government instead.
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Do you agree that this type of initiative should be supported with funds to disseminate and implement this methodology around the world? https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tKsonRIs45gI_9LSAPqoAOzgW38CpHL/view?usp=sharing Summary Rain Guardian is a rehydration methodology of the biosphere that was born out ot the need to combat the imminent dehydration of the vegetation cover of soils and the increase of forest fires in the northern and southern hemisphere of the planet. RG is a technique for capturing the relative humidity of the atmosphere by means of Atmospheric Water Generators for the generation and dispertion of water for the hydration of the vegetation cover of ecosystems, mitigating droughts and forest fires, generate benefits as vegetation cover recovery, ecosystems protection, microclimates generation, temperature decrease, regeneration of groundwater reserves, rivers and lakes to protect the biosphere and reduce water scarcity in the world. Is free to be shared with any Institution, Initiative, Project that you consider helpfull to solve water stress issues.
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The link isn't to the article. I think it fully lacks not calling on clean energy, only mentions renewables to replace some fossil with future storage. In my strong opinion there is no way to keep excluding huge investments in geothermal and modern nuclear. I find that same conclusion from energy experts and science. If don't call out for that as well we won't get anywhere soon.
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When the name media rings in most of us two major issues rise up ,one is perfidious information which spread like wild fire and the other is the correct and valid information which only reaches the interested members and mostly not backed up. Media on the other hand promotes the perfidious news and information since it has the largest quorum, should this be the case? . How does the media affect us as climate change hero's? someone randomly asked me that question and it posed as a challenge kind question since I couldn't stand my ground and defend the question. Covering climate change means communicating without killing of hope but the media decide and shy away from telling us the truth about this climate changes or when their is a crisis the media should give voice to the victims not in the future but now. from recent research in my country Kenya I noted that once a problem is reported by the media and the crisis ends the media goes silent as well with no basic solution. Most medias especially in Africa have the tendency of seeking hero's in times of crisis its time the media looks for those affected and try to help them since they have the voice. There are a lot of climatic changes that occur slowly and we cant notice them, the media on the other hand are always informed since information is gathered globally and this should always be a sound opportunity to help people by giving them information that would help them, but only little time to cover climatic changes or rather environmental issues is devoted by the media. Would this little time set aside by most of the media firms be enough yet millions of life are at stake? News media portrayals of climate change have strongly affected personal efforts as well as global efforts to mitigate it through news production, individual media consumption and personal engagement. By 30 % I can boldly say that the media has failed in that case what should we or what should the media do? POINTED SOLUTIONS climate and capital media is one of the few media firms that cover genuine information on matters to do with climate, therefore would like to entrust them and ensure there is a staunch change by being the saving grace here. 1.Advice all media firms to establish a diverse climate desk, and not to silo climate coverage. the climate story is too important and multidimensional for a news outlet not to have a designated team covering it. 2.Learn the science-Many journalists have long had a bias toward the conceptual. But you cant do justice to the climate crisis if you don't understand the scientific facts in particular how insanely late the hours is. 3.Cover the solution-Ensure once a media has covered a crisis they follow through to ensure a basic solution is found since there is power in media and we know that! 4.Media firms should be given the courage to point fingers to whoever or whichever firm that poses as a threat to the climate however small. The media has a very big impact in making the unknown known and thus honesty among mentioned issues should be promoted among the media firms and this rules should be made strict in all ways possible if this must end.
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Hey so I'm Egyptian and I want solve the problem of the Nile River pollution and I have thought of a couple of things that may help as I did some research lower Egypt lakes and northen Egypt rivers are the most affected my the pollution since that's where the most sewage is released and when I did more research I figured out that Canada and Egypt have been Allies since 40 years now and Canada has one of the best technology at the world and if Canada gets to help us by making us the best water cleaning supplies as possible it Will be a huge step for stopping the polution and to Canadains here Thank u for being allies with us for alot of time now I always wanted to go to Canada so thanks alot but now for another solution after more research I found out that Egypt has over 100 million people living there if the government made some kind of volunteering day it will be a another good step since it Egypt has a big population alot of people will volunteer I think it should be once a week or 3 times a month depending on how fast we pollute the river now as an Egyptain I'm proud of it since it has alot of tourism but some may harm the Nile River without probably knowing so we most make the security tell them to avoid harming the river since in a report I saw some tourists where irresponsible if we but instructions that are easy to understand it will make them avoid harming the river the instructions must me writen in a board at the entrance of the airport and writen in different languages so people who don't speak Arab don't understand anyways that's it hope it's help full #climatesolution #climatesolve
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Nile river is dependent upon by thousands if not millions for agricultural use among other needs. it's home to water creatures and given that it drains its water in the Mediterranean sea then the polluted water is without doubt a threat to sea life that might cause death. The crops gained also are toxic and harmful to human beings and animals that feed on them.. It's a toxic dependence on the toxic waters and so it's good to watch on the hygiene of the word's longest river.
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We have run out of time The verdict is in. #extremeweather is outpacing our ability to adapt. What can we do THIS YEAR to reduce the growth of carbon in our atmosphere? Not 2030. Not 2050. This year. Extreme weather is not working on a #ParisAgreement timetable
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Will I'm an Egyptain and I try to solve climate problems at my country i promise u I will make a discussion of how we can reduce carbon deoxide at Egypt as fast as I can
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There is so much wrong with United Airlines’ $3 billion plan to build a fleet of carbon emitting supersonic planes. How did United CEO Scott Kirby convince the board of directors into approving it? Why is this a terrible decision for the world and United shareholders. Let’s start by reviewing the E –– or environmental factors –– of the plan. United says that putting these sonic boom tubes in the sky will help that airline meet its Paris 2050 net zero commitments. The reasoning is that the aircraft would rely entirely on a biofuel called Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) –– a biofuel consisting of everything from used cooking oil to wood chips. The aviation industry has broadly approved SAF for use by conventional aircraft. However, SAF is a limited, costly resource, compared to kerosene. And yes, supersonic flight will use far more fuel –– in this case, more than six or seven times what regular jetliners guzzle. How will United justify laying claim to the clean stuff, when that, in turn, hampers other airlines’ access to SAF? And then there’s the real, bowels-of-the-aircraft problem: Biofuel may be “carbon-lite”. But according to a new MIT study, carbon emissions from supersonic, high altitude travel can be up to twenty times more harmful for the environment than subsonic emissions. As for the “S" in ESG? The entire world is conscious of few crises more than the yawning income gap between Rich and Poor. Who but the richest people in the world could afford to fly in these planes? Why would any global company want to reshape its brand around a screeching, unpleasant symbol of the gross inequity between the rich and the poor? And how exactly will your average United customer, jammed in economy, feel about flying an airline whose management seems only concerned with satisfying oligarchs, mere billionaires and shareholder-funded CEOs? The list of negatives just rolls on: In the age of the instant Zoom call, who really needs to get to London from New York in two hours? (By the way, Mr. Kirby, you may find that even many of those who can afford to fly supersonic will avoid it because they don’t want to be associated with such a contradictory approach to solving the world’s climate and social problems.) Finally, strike three on the G or governance of ESG. How did such a tone-deaf decision get made? United has the oldest fleet of planes of any American carrier, and they plan to use precious investment dollars on a fleet of planes that have a 100% track record of never making money for their operators? The Concorde wasn’t just scrapped because a plane crashed; it also cost far too much to operate.
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This make no sense. Investing some 10+ million in short distance electric airplane manufacture and on the same time investing 3 billion in supersonic fossil airplanes? I was planning to give United Airlines a climate love today but I will not do it before I read their answer to this climate warning.
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We don't have time for personal space ships or supersonic flights. I am amazed at the people that are going to work building those planet harmful things.
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First we need to have all the world to be 0@% corbon emiting plant lot of Trees and clean the oceans of plastic rubish than we have a chanc
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A discussion of the increasing value of climate risk data with Emilie Mazzacurati, global head of Moody’s Climate Solutions and founder of Four Twenty Seven. https://www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/emilie-mazzacurati-finding-the-opportunity-in-climate-risk-data Climate & Capital’s Leadership Interviews is an ongoing series of in-depth discussions with a wide range of leaders in the climate economy. It explores the nuance and tension in leading bold transformations — of individuals, organizations and markets — at the intersection of climate and capital. We hope these conversations give you food for thought and spark conversations as you lead in the climate age. We’re looking forward to hearing from you. (Twitter: @davidcgarrison)
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Dear Climate & Capital Media Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Four Twenty Seven and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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By any definition, Oklahoma is deep red. All 77 counties in Oklahoma have supported conservative Republican presidential candidates since it voted for Democrat Lyndon Johnson in 1964. For decades, oil and gas exploration has been a key driver of economic growth. But like its Texas neighbor, Oklahoma is blessed with more than just oil and gas. It also has an endless source of wind and solar power. Clean-powered crypto could be Oklahoma’s new, green Land Rush. https://www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/could-one-of-americas-reddest-states-be-the-next-green-crypto-capital/
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While disclosure in the U.S. is still voluntary, some private funders are requesting more non-financial information from privately held companies. Even private firms are facing closer ESG scrutiny: https://www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/even-private-firms-are-facing-closer-esg-scrutiny The following article originally appeared on GreenBiz.com as part of our partnership with GreenBiz Group, a media and events company that accelerates the just transition to a clean economy.
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Dear Climate & Capital Media Thank you for getting your climate idea to level 2! We have reached out to deliveroo and asked what they think. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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TransOceanic Wind Transport harnesses the air for low-carbon shipping: https://www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/transoceanic-wind-transport-harnesses-the-air-for-low-carbon-shipping A blend of ancient and cutting-edge, TransOceanic Wind Transport uses wind-powered vessels to meet modern shipping needs.
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The green bond market continues to blossom! Where does your organization fit in? https://mailchi.mp/climateandcapitalmedia.com/gbr-june-11-2021-basic-gbr #GreenBonds #ClimateFinance #ClimateAndCapital
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Posting a climate review on We Don’t Have Time can have a positive impact and drive change. It can also be good for your wallet. This year, the best climate reviews will be awarded a total sum of 5,000 USD. And the winners will be invited up on stage in front of millions of viewers. Climate reviews are an essential part of We Don't Have Time. By using the power of many, the members of the network can influence businesses, organizations, politicians and world leaders to increase the speed of the climate transition. Climate Love is given to those who take great climate action. Climate Ideas are created to suggest new climate-friendly solutions. Climate Warnings are sent to urge bad practices to stop. To boost even more engagement, the We Don’t Have Time Foundation last year instituted a grant for the best climate reviews of the year. The foundation is the main shareholder in the limited company (WeDontHaveTime AB), which operates the network with the same name. ”We cannot solve this unless we work together. Our community is actively driving change and encouraging business and leaders to take immediate climate action”, says David Olsson, co-founder of We Don't Have Time. This video shows how simple it is to get started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ENICTSi4c0 When a climate review reaches 100 agrees or more, We Don't Have Time reaches out to the company, organization or public figure and ask for a reply. But do the targeted recipients actually respond? Yes, the We Don’t Have Time community has so far successfully initiated over 100 climate dialogues with companies and organizations, including the governments of Brazil and Norway, and corporate giants like Facebook, Amazon, Shell, Volvo and Tesco. ”We see very clearly that more and more companies choose to join the dialogue. Many of them reply in a way that shows that they are actually listening to the feedback and taking it in. That’s very encouraging”, says David Olsson. Last year's winners of the awards for best climate reviews were presented during the Exponential Climate Action Summit on September 24, which was broadcast live to more than 8 million people in 100 countries. Ingmar Rentzhog, CEO and founder of We Dont Have Time, presenting the winners of last year's Best Climate Reviews on September 24, 2020. Watch it here. ”What’s new for this year’s awards is that we will invite the winners to join us digitally on stage at the Exponential Climate Action Summit IV, which will be broadcast live during COP26 in November”, says David Olsson. ”We will also invite the companies or organizations that were targeted in the climate reviews, to keep the dialogue going.” Honorable mentions will be given to climate reviews that did not make it all the way to the winners' podium, but still deserves some extra attention. The creators of those reviews will be invited to the event as well. How to participate: 1. Download the We Don’t Have Time app or use the Web app to create an account. 2. Post your climate review and share it on all your social media platforms. 3. If more than 100 people agree to your Idea, Love, or Warning, you’ve made it to the finals. Now you have the chance to win up to 2,500 USD. 4. A jury will examine all climate reviews and decide which ones have the greatest potential to create real change. The winners will be presented on stage during COP26. The best climate review will receive a grant of 2,500 USD. The second best will receive 1,500 USD and the the bronze medalist 1,000 USD. Good luck, everyone! For more information: How to create and post a climate review. Read about last year’s winners: Best Climate Love, 2020 Best Climate Idea, 2020 Best Climate Warning, 2020 Watch the presentation of the winners. ABOUT THE AWARDS The users of the We Don’t Have Time app have shared thousands of climate ideas and reviews with people from all over the world. To boost even more engagement The We Don’t Have Time Foundation has instituted a grant for the best idea and climate review. The non-profit foundation is the majority shareholder in the limited company (WeDontHaveTime AB), which operates the social network with the same name. The prize jury consists of the Foundation’s Board of directors: Cathy Orlando, Stuart Scott, Per-Espen Stoknes, Ingmar Rentzhog, David Olsson, Jamie Margolin (youth advisor), and Jeffrey Mboya (youth advisor). We Don’t Have Time is the world’s largest social network for sharing climate action and solutions. Join our network: wedonthavetime.org Join us at wedonthavetime.org
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Go go go-goo!
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I will encourage my son to participate
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I will be participating too.
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