Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Salesforce Empowers NGOs with AI to Tackle Climate and Biodiversity Challenges

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Salesforce is leveraging its Agentforce platform to assist nonprofits in addressing climate and biodiversity crises. Through the “Agents for Impact” accelerator, Salesforce provides these organizations with AI tools, funding, and expertise to enhance operational efficiency and environmental impact. Nonprofits like Good360 are utilizing Agentforce to optimize disaster response efforts. By automating tasks such as donation […]

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Google Signs Geothermal Power Contract in Taiwan, Marking First 24/7 Clean Energy Deal in Asia

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Google has signed its first corporate geothermal power purchase agreement (CPPA) in Asia, partnering with Baseload Capital to add 10 megawatts (MW) of carbon-free energy to Taiwan’s grid by 2029. This agreement marks a significant milestone as the first corporate geothermal deal in Taiwan and aims to double the country’s current commercial geothermal capacity. The […]

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Plants with higher biomass accrual rates drive infectious disease outcomes in multi-host annual plant communities |

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Margaret W. Simon, University of Kansas, USA, discusses her article: Fast-growing annual plants drive disease spillover in multi-host communities Infectious plant diseases affect hosts in natural, agricultural, and urban systems. Modeling studies can help predict these effects, but traditional disease models were developed for animal systems. These models are not well suited for plant disease […]

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Commission launches public consultation on the EU Emissions Trading System and the Market Stability Reserve

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The objective is to gather stakeholders’ views on the elements of the evaluation and the review. Separate consultations for the evaluation of Innovation Fund and Modernisation Fund were also published in parallel. The ETS Directive was revised in 2023 as part of the ‘Fit for ‘55’ package, enhancing its environmental ambition and extending carbon pricing to new sectors of […]

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How does camelid intensity influence the diversity and stability of Andean grasslands? |

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Ana Patricia Sandoval-Calderon and Yann Hautier, Utrecht University, discuss their article: Andean grassland stability across spatial scales increases with camelid grazing intensity despite biotic homogenization A vicuña in the sunrise. Photo courtesy of Humber Alberto Alberto/ WCS-Bolivia. Nestled high in the Andes, a vibrant yet fragile ecosystem thrives under the watchful gaze of camelids. These […]

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The role of forests in landslide occurrence, recurrence and recovery – The Applied Ecologist

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Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Ying Ki Law explains how her team investigated post-landslide vegetation recovery patterns and the role of forests in occurrence and recurrence probability. About the research Overview Our paper examines how landslides recover and what factors influence their regrowth and landslide risk. While landslide management often focuses on engineering solutions, […]

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Weak reciprocal relationships between productivity and plant biodiversity in managed grasslands |

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2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Karl Andraczek‘s ‘Weak reciprocal relationships between productivity and plant biodiversity in managed grasslands’ is one of those shortlisted for the award. Meadow […]

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London Pension Fund Commits £250M to New Climate Investment Strategy

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The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has allocated £250 million—representing 3% of its £8 billion portfolio—to a new climate-focused investment vehicle, in a major move to advance its net zero goals. The capital will be managed by Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) through its newly launched Environmental Opportunities Fund, a private markets strategy targeting sustainable […]

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Qantas and Airbus Invest AUD$15 Million in SAF Innovation Through Climate Tech Fund

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Sydney, Australia — Qantas and Airbus have jointly committed AUD$15 million to Climate Tech Partners (CTP), a venture capital fund focused on accelerating climate innovation—specifically in the development and commercialisation of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Australia. The new investment, drawn from the Qantas-Airbus SAF Partnership Fund established in 2022, is aimed at advancing early-stage […]

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JFE Steel Launches $2.2B Project to Pioneer World’s First Low-Carbon, High-Function Steel

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Kurashiki, Japan — In a bold move toward carbon-neutral manufacturing, JFE Steel Corporation has unveiled a ¥329.4 billion (USD $2.2 billion) project to construct an advanced electric arc furnace (EAF) at its West Japan Works facility in Kurashiki. The initiative, partially backed by a Japanese government grant of up to ¥104.5 billion (USD $690 million), […]

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