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Dieter Holger 
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Sustainable business reporter . Signal/WhatsApp: +44 (0) 774 156 1102. E: dieter.holger@wsj.com. Mastodon: dieterholger@journa.host.
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BP's CEO plans to dial back parts of the company's renewable-energy push, people familiar with discussions say, as its performance lags behind U.S. peers wsj.com/articles/bps-c via
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Despite the threat of an economic downturn, some businesses are boosting their sustainability budgets as they eye environmental subsidies. wsj.com/articles/many- via
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BREAKING 🚨: An iceberg the size of London has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf
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A call for tougher sustainability standards in mining comes four years after the Brumadinho disaster in Brazil killed 270 people wsj.com/articles/inves via
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Companies seek to more closely track materials across supply chains ahead of expected new human rights and environmental laws wsj.com/articles/compa via
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Republican-leaning states are attracting most of the clean-energy investments spurred by the Biden administration's signature Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that passed the U.S. Congress without a single Republican vote wsj.com/articles/biden via
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The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market plans to publish in March a set of standards that would award offset registries a seal of approval wsj.com/articles/carbo via
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I joined CBS News to discuss NASA's and Boeing's move into more fuel efficient air travel, which could cut costs for flyers and help airline profits.
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A complex web of standards, varying definitions of carbon credit quality and a lack of market transparency keep some companies from buying credits wsj.com/articles/many- via
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BREAKING: Heat pump market in Finland grew by 50% in 2022.
1.5m heat pumps have now been installed in a country with just 2.7m households.
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Data centers are a power hungry sector. In an effort to make them more efficient, Germany wants to force the server farms to repurpose their waste heat.
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The FTC is asking if it should propose rules on green marketing that would empower officials to more easily seek money in court
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More big money managers are expected to switch “dark green” sustainability labels on their European Union funds to the less-demanding “light green” category as the bloc’s anti-greenwashing rules develop. wsj.com/articles/big-i via
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Deep-sea mining for battery materials has gained significant interest over the past year, but 2023 is set to be a key turning point wsj.com/articles/regul via
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I don't have much more to say about the situation with Phoenix PD. Just about all of the details can be found in Dave's report here. Thanks to everyone who has reached out to offer support. We're hoping to hear back from the chief or someone at the department soon.
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Our report and video is now up.
Phoenix didn’t respond to our requests for comment or answer specific questions. We also asked for body camera and records.
They did release an incident report late today.
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Wall Street Journal reporter was conducting interviews outside of a Chase Bank before he was handcuffed and detained by police
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Despite the anti-ESG threats of antitrust investigations, there are many ways companies can cooperate to speed up decarbonization. wsj.com/articles/antit via
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I’m now based in London! If there are sustainability events or people I should be meeting, don’t hesitate to reach out: dieter.holger@wsj.com.
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“Considering our findings around the challenges of forest carbon offsets, focusing on other options, such as investing in solar and electrification projects in low-income urban areas, may provide more cost-effective, reliable and just outcomes.”
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Some key takeaways on solar, wind, batteries and more from 2022 and the years ahead.
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Visualizing 25 Years of Lithium Production, by Country 📈
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Companies will have to limit their biodiversity impact, and agricultural subsidies are to be targeted:
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A global agreement on biodiversity will require companies to show they're reducing their impact on the world's natural life wsj.com/articles/compa via
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Corporate impact on biodiversity and ecosystems would become an integral part of sustainability reporting, under new rules proposed by an influential accounting body. w/
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New biodiversity reporting rules for corporations could be on the way depending on the outcome of COP15. W/
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Today is your last chance to apply for the Overseas Press Club Foundation scholarships/fellowships! Students studying at American colleges and universities, and American students studying abroad who aspire to become foreign correspondents are invited to apply.
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Students vying to be foreign correspondents are encouraged to apply for the @opcofamerica Foundation scholarship/fellowship awards. Winners work alongside @AP, @Reuters, @business, @GroundTruth, @WSJ, @Forbes and more. Apply at overseaspressclubfoundation.org/apply.html
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I spoke with Microsoft President Brad Smith about his takeaways from COP27 wsj.com/articles/a-mic via
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Factories are coming online that use captured greenhouse-gas emissions as as an ingredient to make a swath of goods, from plastic bottles and cutlery to clothes and tires
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Amazon’s AWS cloud-computing arm plans to reduce the water consumption of its global data centers as companies face mounting water scarcity across the world wsj.com/articles/amazo via
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Factories are coming online that use captured greenhouse-gas emissions as as an ingredient to make a swath of goods, from plastic bottles and cutlery to clothes and tires
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Companies are increasingly working together to scale up low-carbon technologies in their supply chains, with 65 global corporations promising at COP27 to spend $12 billion by 2030 wsj.com/articles/some- via
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The market for end-of-life batteries is much more complex and diverse than only "Second life + Recycling".
Its dynamics changes with the EV market. Parameters as age, performance, export and values of EVs are as important as the features of the actual batteries.
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Policy & technology advances since 2015 have shaved ~1°C off the estimated temperature rise in 2100, but stated policies (STEPS) still lead to a temperature rise well above the Paris Agreement's most ambitious goal (NZE, 1.5°C)
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COP27 is an extraordinary flashpoint for carbon credits, between John Kerry’s plan and more than 10 million new credits pouring into the market from Brazil and Cambodia alone. But key rules on qualifying credits under the Paris Agreement are already delayed to next year.
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Fashion companies are planning to buy more recycled fibers as part of a wider trend of businesses using their spending power to foster innovative, low-carbon suppliers wsj.com/articles/fashi via
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I am now on Mastodon! Catch me at @dieterholger@journa.host !
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The apparent return of the “official” check mark may ease some concerns among brands after that fake “verified” Eli Lilly account tweeted insulin was free only hours ago. twitter.com/ChanceHMiller/
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The United Nations is calling for stricter rules governing the net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions promises of companies
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Business leaders are calling for specific actions to combat climate change as they wait on negotiations taking place at the United Nations climate summit in Egypt. Reported w/ wsj.com/articles/corpo via
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