Tag: climate change
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Around fifteen years ago, a new term entered the climate change lexicon: stranded assets. The concept was straightforward enough. If global warming is to be kept from getting out of… more ›
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For the very first time in Switzerland, a major commodities trading firm was being tried in what serves as the country’s highest criminal court. The case was brought by a Swiss corruption… more ›
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Riley FortierWhen you drive towards Peru’s Boiling River, along a bumpy, four-hour track through the rainforest, it’s only after you transcend a crest in the landscape that you see it… more ›
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Abram had an unusual journey towards Gaia, and ecophilosophy. He spent the early 1980s traveling as an itinerant sleight-of-hand magician through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and eventually studying… more ›
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The report unveils more specific policy options for levies that the task force has investigated since its inception: fossil fuels, aviation, maritime fuel, carbon pricing and financial transactions. https://globalsolidaritylevies.org/scaling-solidarity-progress-on-global-solidarity-levies-report-released/ more ›
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In this webinar, Naomi Klein, Dr. Kendra Jewell, Dr. Chris Russill, and Erin Blondeau explored the intersection of climate change, disinformation, and conspiracy theories, and how they shape public perception… more ›
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A new update to the China’s Global Energy Finance (CGEF) Database, managed by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, estimates that from 2000-2023, China’s two development finance institutions (DFIs)—the… more ›
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In late August, a container vessel sailed out of Angola’s Port of Lobito carrying railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway’s first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to… more ›
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Welcome to today’s Sensemaker. Last week, Spain’s prime minister gave a speech championing migration as a way to protect prosperity and unveiling plans to integrate migrants into Spanish society. https://newsroom.tortoisemedia.com/cr/AQjcjBUQsYIWGL-5oRmJWsXiw3qvqEFNfqJiu86inM3-_2fZpQKfiOnRR8nuVQ more ›