Tag: Climate

Vicious circle of climate change
Global

Vicious circle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution has major impacts

05 September 2024 A vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution is having a spiralling negative impact on human health, ecosystems and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).  The WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin includes a special focus on wildfires. It also looks at global and regional concentrations of particulate matter pollution and its harmful effects on crops … Continue reading Vicious circle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution has major impacts

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Exelon
United States

Empowering Innovation and Sustainability: Exelon’s Investments in Emerging Companies Are Driving Critical Clean Energy and Climate Solutions

Meet the Four Companies Reshaping Sustainable Energy Technology and Services in Exelon Communities. CHICAGO – Exelon Corporation (Nasdaq: EXC), the nation’s largest utility company, has announced the latest companies to receive venture capital investments as part of Exelon’s Climate Change Investment Initiative (2c2i). These companies are leading the way with products, services and technologies that are focused on reversing or mitigating the damage done by … Continue reading Empowering Innovation and Sustainability: Exelon’s Investments in Emerging Companies Are Driving Critical Clean Energy and Climate Solutions

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amnesty
Asia, Europe, NGO

Europe: New Amnesty briefing analyzes landmark climate judgments of the European Court of Human Rights  

August 21, 2024 – Amnesty International has today published a briefing that analyzes three landmark climate judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), issued on 9 April 2024, on cases brought by older Swiss women, six young Portuguese people, and a former French mayor and member of the European Parliament.  Climate inaction, ruled out!, provides an overview of the new climate jurisprudence developed by the ECtHR. … Continue reading Europe: New Amnesty briefing analyzes landmark climate judgments of the European Court of Human Rights  

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Volvo Group
Asia

Volvo Group collaborates with Indian supply partners to accelerate its journey toward becoming climate-neutral by 2040

Press release – India – 2024-08-20 Volvo Group is committed to becoming a climate-neutral company by 2040, and this commitment includes its supply chain & global suppliers from India. In 2022, Volvo Group developed and started sourcing Fossil Free Castings from India. Today, Volvo Group has set a new milestone, expanding its fossil-free sourcing in India to additional components. The fossil-free components from Indian supply … Continue reading Volvo Group collaborates with Indian supply partners to accelerate its journey toward becoming climate-neutral by 2040

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