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Analysis: ESG Reports Aren’t a Replacement for Real Sustainability
A predictable backlash against ESG investing has arrived, with right-wing politicians attacking ESG investors for promoting what they see as a “woke” agenda.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies: ‘Our Priority Is Not to Save the Planet’
Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they’re being auctioned off for drilling.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change
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OS-Climate Unleashes Power of Open Source to Develop Data and Tools Required to Meet the Paris Climate Goals
Linux Foundation’s OS-Climate has released for public collaboration three analytic tools critical to tackling the climate crisis.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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- climate change, data
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Report: Rubber Used by Leading European Tire Makers Linked to Forest Loss in Africa
France’s Michelin and Germany’s Continental AG, are sourcing rubber from agribusinesses implicated in deforestation and undermining land rights in western and central Africa.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: India’s Last-Mile CO2 Emissions at Least Half of Overall Exhaust From E-Com Deliveries
A recent report claims that the last-mile emissions of the six largest global delivery and e-commerce companies alone amount to approximately 4.5 megatons of carbon dioxide.
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- Environment, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: Western Nonprofits Are Trampling Over Africans’ Rights and Land
Extensive scholarship and reports show that protected areas, especially those imposed and stripped off all Indigenous peoples’ rights, fail to protect biodiversity in the global south.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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It’s Climate Week for Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week will explore the region’s resilience against climate risks, the transition to a low-emission economy, and partnerships to solve pressing challenges.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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Kigali Summit to Outline Strategy for Nature Conservation in Africa
First continent-wide meeting aims to set out plans to halt and reverse habitat and species loss in protected areas on land and sea.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa