Why Knowledge Exchange is the Missing Link for Impact in the Ecology Sector  – The Applied Ecologist

By Valentine Seymour, Sarah Golding, Melissa Marselle.  Meet Melissa, Sarah and Valentine  Melissa Marselle is a Lecturer in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey, with expertise in the application of psychological theory and methods to biodiversity conservation questions.  Melissa Marselle (University of Surrey ©) Sarah Golding is a Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the University […]

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Performative CSR and Mental Health: Legal and Ethical Lessons from Muir v. AstraZeneca

*** The escalating crisis of workplace mental health has placed corporate social responsibility (CSR) frameworks under intense scrutiny, raising questions about whether they represent genuine care or performative compliance. This article deconstructs the gap between corporate policy and practice through a detailed legal and ethical analysis of the 2024 UK Employment Tribunal judgment in Muir […]

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Greenbelt Capital Closes Inaugural $1 Billion Fund to Advance Energy Transition

Austin, Texas | June 25, 2025 –Greenbelt Capital Partners, a private equity firm specializing in energy and infrastructure transformation, has announced the final close of its debut fund, Greenbelt Capital Partners III L.P., at $1 billion, reaching its hard cap and surpassing its original $750 million target. The fund attracted commitments from a broad base […]

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Making robust projections of species distributions at fine resolution: Go spatially-nested |

Antoine Guisan, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, discusses his article: Spatially-nested species distribution models (N-SDM): An effective tool to overcome niche truncation for better inference and projections Setting the scene Species distribution models (SDMs) relate species observations to mapped environmental conditions to estimate the ecological niche (i.e., the ensemble of suitable conditions) and predict the spatial distribution […]

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Ireland Commits €1.5 Million to Forestry Promotion Projects for 2025–2026

Killarney, 24 June 2025 — The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced €1.53 million in funding for 48 forestry promotion projects as part of its 2025–2026 Open Call. The initiative, jointly launched by Minister of State Martin Heydon and newly appointed Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, aims to increase public engagement with […]

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Publication of 2023 emissions data from aerodrome pairs

The European Commission has published aggregated data from aerodrome pairs within the EEA for 2023 pursuant to Article 14(6) of the EU ETS Directive. In a significant step forward on transparency, more data on aviation emissions is being published, while protecting commercially sensitive data. In line with a statement issued by the European Commission, the data were published already starting […]

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HPCL to Invest $231 Million in 24 Compressed Biogas Plants Across India

New Delhi — Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has announced a ₹20 billion (approximately $231 million USD) investment to build 24 compressed biogas (CBG) plants across India over the next two to three years, as part of its strategy to support the country’s clean energy transition and reduce dependence on imported natural gas. The initiative […]

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La Caisse Targets $400 Billion in Climate Investments by 2030 After Cutting Portfolio Emissions Nearly in Half

Montréal — Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) has announced a new climate strategy that commits $400 billion toward climate-related investments by 2030, following the fund’s substantial progress in reducing its carbon footprint. The updated 2025–2030 plan builds on La Caisse’s earlier climate commitments and reflects strong results: by 2024, the institutional investor […]

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Carbon Upcycling Raises $18 Million to Scale Low-Carbon Cement Technology

Calgary, Canada — Carbon Upcycling Technologies has secured $18 million in new funding to accelerate the deployment of its carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology for the cement industry. The investment round was led by Builders Vision, an impact-driven investment platform founded by Lukas Walton, and includes continued backing from major industry players and institutional […]

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