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Facebook Adds New Volunteer Features for Earth Day, Shares New Data on Climate Change Awareness

Posted on April 18, 2021 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Earth Day is coming up next week, and to mark the event, Facebook is adding some new volunteer features to promote community participation, as well as new data that underlines the need for…

Tufts Enacts Investment Policies to Advance Sustainability

Posted on February 13, 2021 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

The university will prohibit direct investment in coal and tar sands companies, invest up to $25 million in positive impact funds related to climate change, and more.

UW Researchers Find Wildfire Smoke is More Cooling on Climate Than Computer Models Assume

Posted on January 15, 2021 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

The UW Mobile Lab measures biomass burning smoke in Wyoming from a couple of years ago. This is an example of the type of field measurement that was used to…

SCMP: China’s Power to “Marshal” Private Savings into Climate Mega Projects will Leave the West Behind

Posted on December 29, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

How will Joe Biden marshal the private savings of US citizens to address the climate crisis? The UN thinks half of the $75 trillion required to save the world from…

Britain Vows to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad

Posted on December 12, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a halt to his country's funding of new crude oil, gas and coal projects before opening the Climate Ambition Summit

Better Finance, Better Food: Investors Urged to Help Transform the Food System

Posted on November 28, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Transforming today's food and land use system so it is aligned with a sustainable future could unlock $4.5tr in new business opportunities every year, according to a new report published…

U.S. CEO Group says it Supports Carbon Pricing to Fight Climate Change

Posted on September 17, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The Business Roundtable, a grouping of CEOs from some of the biggest U.S. companies, announced on Wednesday it supports market-based carbon pricing to fight climate…