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The Day After: Regression to the Extremes as the City of Angels Burns as Does the Arctic
Like in the 1983 TV drama The Day After, that hypothesized about a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union watched by more than...
Jan 9
WEF: Climate Change Jobs In Demand
Climate change is poised to transform workforce demand. The latest Future of Jobs report by the World Economic Forum indicates that...
Jan 7
The New Industrialization: UK’s Electricity Cleanest Ever in 2024
The United Kingdom, the globe’s sixth largest economy by GDP, accelerated decarbonization efforts in their electrical grid in 2024....
Jan 2
Ringin' in the New Year: Stewardship Predictions for the 2025 Proxy Year
Corporate stewardship is entering a pivotal moment. As we approach the 2025 proxy season, companies and investors face a landscape shaped...
Dec 31, 2024
Woohoo! Responsible Alpha’s Top 10 for 2025
Responsible Alpha’s top ten themes in 2025 encompass a broad set of interconnected issues which we believe are relevant in 2025 to...
Dec 23, 2024
Swimming Upstream: Financial Strategies to Pivot US Fisheries to Sustainability
Download research here. Introduction Commercial fishing is vital to the US economy, contributing billions of dollars annually and...
Dec 19, 2024
IADB Green Bonds Research Paper: Investor Sentiment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Scania Colombia, Natixis, and other institutions supported green bond issuance to finance the Transmilenio rapid bus system, Bogotá,...
Dec 17, 2024
We Told Ya, Shoulda Listened: Quants Find Litigation Risks Before Markets
Credit: New Fortress Energy. Read the full report here In 2022, Responsible Alpha and Deception And Truth Analysis (DATA) leveraged...
Dec 11, 2024
Climate Change – Here, There, Everywhere: Legal Arguments Against Fighting or Fixing Proceed
According to Copernicus, November 2024 was 1.62°C above pre-industrial levels. The International Court of Justice is in its second week...
Dec 5, 2024
EU Taxonomy and Article 8: Case on Romania Increasing Investor Base
At the 6th edition of the conference “ Driving Sustainability: ESG Non-Financial Reporting in Romania ” focusing on ESG trends in...
Dec 3, 2024
Central and Eastern European Capacity Building: Simple, Fast, Effective
Image: Ovidiu Iordache, AJ Brand . Responsible Alpha and László Borbély , State Counsellor, Government of Romania for Sustainable...
Nov 29, 2024
HVAC Collapse in NATO: Atlantic Current Slowing, Foreshadows Economic Chaos
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) stabilizes the climate in the U.S., Mexico, Europe and beyond. But new scientific...
Nov 26, 2024
Three Certainties in Life: Death, Taxes, and Climate Change - and Not in That Order
The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, has cemented itself as a pivotal moment in the global...
Nov 21, 2024
A Strong EUDR: It’s Good Business and Its Saves You Money
Source: Daily Motion . Oranghutan Fighting Deforestation: Will You? The EU postponed its EUDR policies for one year, to December 30,...
Nov 18, 2024
EFRAG Unpacked: The Blueprint for Sustainable Business... and Why It Pays Off
In an era where transparency and accountability are cornerstones of corporate responsibility, the European Financial Reporting Advisory...
Nov 14, 2024
Central Bankers: Climate Chaos Causes 30% Loss in GDP Growth
The NGFS just published its updated long-term climate scenarios that map out how economies may be impacted by climate change. Including...
Nov 13, 2024
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: U.S. Emissions Reduction Forecast to Continue
Amongst the mayhem and noise, BNEF ’s US clean energy 2035 forecast under the new administration shows 83% of renewable energy...
Nov 8, 2024
Bad, Bad Overachievers: We Just Blew By 1.5 C
As of today, 2024 will be the warmest year on record. 2024 is the first year greater than 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. We are...
Nov 6, 2024
Hope is Not the Same Thing as Optimism
"Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that...
Oct 31, 2024
COP16: Shot, Chaser, and Now What? Beware Biowashing
Shot Having spent many years on the COP speaking circuit, I was hesitant to attend COP16 given that talking is not what we at Responsible...
Oct 29, 2024
Beware the Beaufort Scale: The Blue Economy's Different Shades
At the Oeiras Bluetech Ocean Forum held on October 16 and 17, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal, Responsible Alpha Director Hermen Westerbeeke...
Oct 24, 2024
Toxic Releases and Environmental Policy: Why It Matters
Summary The article shows how toxic chemical releases impact different areas across the U.S. Understanding these releases is key to...
Oct 22, 2024
COP16 Cheat Sheet: Highlights to Save You Time
Overview From October 21 to November 1, 2024, COP16 gathers global stakeholders in Cali, Colombia, to advance the Kunming-Montreal...
Oct 18, 2024
The Albatross Around Our Neck: Round and Round the Plastic Roundabout We Go
The European Union's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) sets ambitious targets for plastic packaging, including full...
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