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On farming
On Tuesday last week, the traditionally fossil-fuel supporting International Energy Agency (IEA) published an astonishing report, entitled “Net Zero by 2050, a Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector“. Amongst the headlines, the IEA suggests that if humanity is to reach (net) zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, we must stop developing new oil and…
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Why Bill Gates’ manifesto will not save us
In the weekend’s Financial Times, Bill Gates outlines his green manifesto for corporate action. He lists four categories for the urgent attention of CEOs: investment, procurement, R&D and political dialogue. Companies can invest in green capital; buy their supplies from green providers; support green research; and express green opinions to their political representatives. He also…