Sustainability
A US government order has stopped building activity aimed at harnessing wind energy offshore New York.
The meeting of leaders, experts, and stakeholders emphasized the urgency of addressing greenhouse-gas emissions to mitigate climate change and align with global sustainability goals.
The test marks a milestone in the Poseidon CCS project, which aims to store carbon dioxide in the depleted gas reservoir below the Leman development in the southern North Sea.
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Twenty top US energy companies agreed to contribute $16.5 million to open new schools in West Texas, where an influx of oil and gas workers have strained schools, roads, and other civic services. -
Impact and environmental/social/governance investing are reshaping adviser and investor relations. They are fast becoming the business model of the future, with investors exercising a greater degree of diligence on how their investments are bringing wider benefits.
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Fundación Repsol has created an investment fund through which it will develop social enterprises to contribute to energy transition and generate professional opportunities for vulnerable groups. The fund will allocate €50 million to the development of enterprises with a distinctively social profile.
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The biennial SPE Offshore Europe conference will explore a diverse set of topics, including the application of digital technologies and preparing for a low-carbon energy future and ongoing work around standardization and decommissioning.
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A key driver of socioeconomic change in any project context can be rapid population growth. Labor influx can have positive effects, but it often results in adverse effects. This paper summarizes a portfolio review focused on labor influx and social effects commissioned by the World Bank.
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The UN's sustainable development goals were designed to engage the private sector in addressing the world’s most pressing challenges. Four years into the timeline, the question is whether companies are advancing serious solutions or are simply embarking on a massive public relations charade.
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While most businesses have intensified their sustainability efforts, many residential consumers’ actions have stalled as cost and complexity have slowed commitment to clean-energy solutions, according to a study released by the professional services firm Deloitte.
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A lack of access to electricity has ripple effects across many aspects of people’s lives, health, and safety.
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The small rainforest country nestled between Venezuela and Suriname has recently struck oil—a lot of it. With this newfound vast potential comes concern about developing the resources sustainably and with proper consideration for the country’s people and environment.
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By refusing development consent of a coal mine on the basis of likely contribution to climate change and adverse social impacts, the New South Wales Land and Environment Court has drawn attention to the increasing importance of human rights considerations in assessing the impact of major projects.
