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Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2001, the United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity affirmed that “cultural rights are an integral part of human rights, which are universal, indivisible, and interdependent….” In 2023, in the U.S., What’s next for climate and cultural rights?

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Innovators in 2023 Carbon Removal Landscape

Ivy Protocol

The year 2023 stands as a testament to this synergy, with a plethora of companies innovating in the carbon removal terrain with a shared goal of fighting climate change. On the other hand, soil carbon capture methods involve conservation agriculture techniques such as reduced tillage, cover cropping, and agroforestry (Robert, 2001).

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Investors Need to Know the Full Scope of Corporate Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

ExxonMobil, meanwhile, argued in its 2023 proxy statement that Scope 3 reporting would force consumers to turn to dirtier sources of energy, such as coal. In 2001, the GHG Protocol published the first version of its Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard , which contained sector-specific tools for corporations.

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A NOAA-STAR dataset is born…

Real Climate

2023) came out in March, and with it the availability of not only updated TMT and TLS records (which had existed in the version 4.1), but also a new TLT (Temperature of the Lower Troposphere) record (from 1981 to present). ºC/dec, for UAH, RSS and NOAA-STAR respectively) and after 2001 (0.14/0.20/0.17 The trends prior to 1995 (0.07/0.14/0.16

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MAS publishes Code of Conduct for ESG Rating and Data Product Providers

Clean Energy Law

Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a Code of Conduct for Providers of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Rating and Data Products (Code), and an accompanying compliance checklist for providers (Checklist), following a public consultation conducted from June to August 2023.

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PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: William C. Forrey - A Career In State Parks, Recreation Doing It Right, And Protecting The Environment

PA Environment Daily

Bill is widely regarded for his diligence in researching and writing three editions of the “History of State Parks” with the latest edition covering 2016 to 2023 published in 2024. Two previous editions were “History of Pennsylvania’s State Parks: 1893-1983” and “History of Pennsylvania State Parks: 1984 to 2015.” [ Click Here for copies.]

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Could Your Land Benefit From A Forested Riparian Stream Buffer? Contact The Western PA Conservancy

PA Environment Daily

Since 2001, the Western PA Conservancy's watershed conservation staff and volunteers have planted more than 66,000 riparian trees, from silver maple trees to redbuds! 16 [PaEN] [Posted: October 3, 2023] PA Environment Digest