Reading Time: 7 minutes Firstly, what is the CSRD? The Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), which is currently in effect and affects roughly 12,000 organisations in the EU region, will be improved and replaced by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (also known as CSRD). Reading Time: 7 minutes The new CSRD covers a much broader range of […]
Continue ReadingShortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2022 In their latest research article, Luke Potgieter and colleagues developed a strategic, spatial prioritization approach for identifying sites most vulnerable to new or expanding terrestrial non-native plant invasions in urban landscapes. Cities have historically been under-studied in ecology and have not seen sufficient development of conservation and biodiversity […]
Continue ReadingThe historic transactions leverage EdgeConneX Green Financing Framework, enabling the development of critical digital infrastructure to support customers’ global requirements The significant scale of the combined deals earned EdgeConneX the Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year Distinction by IJ Global EdgeConneX, the pioneer in global Hyperlocal to Hyperscale Data Center Solutions, announces the successful execution […]
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Final investment decision made 960-megawatt major project to be realized without state subsidies as one of the world’s first zero-cent bids in an offshore auction Investment volume of approximately €2.4 billion Consortium consisting of Allianz Capital Partners, AIP and Norges Bank Investment Management acquires 49.9% Yesterday’s final investment decision clears the way for the start […]
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30% to be allocated to green power and energy such as sustainable aviation fuel The company has set a goal of a cumulative payout ratio of at least 60% for the next three years vs. 22% in the past five years “We expect domestic demand for petroleum products will keep falling 2-3% a year and […]
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He laid down the challenge to governments worldwide, to make 2023 a year of “transformation, not tinkering” when it comes to seriously addressing climate change, with meaningful climate action. ‘Closer to the brink’ “Every year of insufficient action to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius drives us closer to the brink, increasing systemic risks and […]
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On the sidelines of the historic Conference – held at UN Headquarters from 22 to 24 March – the SDG Media Zone is an informal setting for experts and senior officials to discuss a wide range of topics related to water. On the first day of the Conference, Conor Lennon from UN News led a […]
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Ryan Almeida talks us through recent research on extinction risk with Juan Bonachela and Julie Lockwood. Through a case study on the ground pangolin, or the Smutsia temminckii, the study uses models to consider rare species extinction risk and the rate at which overexploitation occurs. The economics of exploitation Overexploitation, the unsustainable harvest of species […]
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Think of the car or construction industry and lemon peel, corn starch and almond shells hardly come to mind. Yet manufacturers may rely increasingly on such raw materials as Europe seeks to reduce waste – from both agriculture and plastics. New high-performance industrial materials from farm waste emerged from the BARBARA project, pointing the way […]
Continue ReadingCarbon markets hold steady amid energy cost surges, finds the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)’s Emissions Trading Worldwide Status Report for 2023. Prices in the world’s emissions trading systems ended 2022 largely unchanged on the year The global energy crisis pushes governments to double-down on decarbonization efforts, with emissions markets playing a key role Increasing […]
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