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Business & govt. leaders discuss need to rapidly increase renewables to meet Paris climate agreement goals

Author: International Renewable Energy Agency

"Decarbonising the Global Economy: Thinking Differently to Achieve a Renewable Energy Future," 14 Nov 2016 ...

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• Related in-depth areas: Mitigation
• Related companies: Engie (formerly GDF Suez)

Commentary: Energy productivity is an easy, low-cost method for businesses to implement climate-friendly policies

Author: Anya Khalamayzer, GreenBiz

"Is energy productivity the missing link for the Paris Accord?," 27 Sept 2016...

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Businesses commit to transition to 100% renewable energy at Climate Week NYC

Author: The Climate Group

"World’s most influential companies announce investments in cleaner, smarter energy," 20 Sept 2016...

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• Related stories: Climate Week NYC: Businesses & govts. convene to discuss the transition to a low carbon future
• Related in-depth areas: Mitigation
• Related companies: Apple Bank of America Diageo General Motors HP (Hewlett-Packard) Johnson & Johnson North Face (part of VF Corp) Timberland (part of VF Corp) VF Corp Wells Fargo Wrangler (part of VF Corp)

Companies make commitments to clean energy & climate mitigation at Clean Energy Ministerial

Author: Clean Energy Ministerial

"World’s Energy and Business Leaders Announce Actions to Accelerate Global Deployment of Technologies at Seventh Clean Energy Ministerial," 2 Jun 2016...

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• Related companies: Apple Cummins Daikin Dentsu Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Honeywell Ingersoll-Rand Interface LG Chem MGM Resorts Microsoft PG&E Royal Philips Electronics Samsung Schneider Electric Tetra Pak (part of Tetra Laval) Toronto-Dominion Bank Wells Fargo

Video testimonies from workers exposed to asbestos, incl. at warehouses & paper mills

Author: MesotheliomaHelp (USA)

"Occupations Exposed to Asbestos"...

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Company fines after exposing workers to asbestos [UK]

Author: Agility UK

A company has been fined £60,000 and ordered to pay £17,094 in prosecution costs after pleading guilty to breaching the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 and two breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The company was prosecuted by...

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Water shortage database launched to tackle critical drought problems

Author: Leo King, Computerworld UK

The world’s largest manufacturers and investment firms...are backing a major water database aimed at helping prevent disastrous regional shortages of the critical resource...The Aqueduct Alliance was founded by the Washington DC-based think tank the...

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• Related companies: Bloomberg Coca-Cola Dow Chemical General Electric Goldman Sachs Talisman (part of Repsol) United Technologies