Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2019

Join us for the largest finance forum during Climate Week NYC

As a partner of the Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2019, we are happy to offer a 15% discount to attend the event.

Use the code DAILYCLIMATE15 at checkout to take advantage of this special delegate pass. Register here today.

With the Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) market set to hit $23 trillion this year and ESG assets growing 200% in the past decade, nobody is questioning "why." They're asking, "Why not?"

We'll be in NYC as the annual Sustainable Investment Forum North America – held in partnership with the UNEP Finance Initiative – returns for its 4th edition on September 25, 2019 during Climate Week NYC.

The Forum will welcome over 350 attendees, including asset owners and managers, banks, development institutions, policymakers, think tanks and NGOs, looking to drive the sustainability agenda. The Forum is the number one meeting place during Climate Week NYC for the sustainable finance community – view the latest agenda

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Senator Whitehouse puts climate change on budget committee’s agenda

For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.

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'I wanted to cry': Devastating risks of spray foam insulation hidden from Vermont homeowners

When asked how a homeowner could assess whether they’re hiring a high-quality insulation installer, Brent Ehrlich, a products and materials specialist at BuildingGreen, said, “I don't really have a good answer to that.”

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James Hansen warns of a short-term climate shock bringing 2 degrees of warming by 2050

The famed researcher publicly released a preliminary version of a paper-in-progress with grim predictions of short- and long-term warming, but not all climate scientists agree with its conclusions.

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Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2019

Join us for the largest finance forum during Climate Week NYC

Can tires turn green?

'I wanted to cry': Devastating risks of spray foam insulation hidden from Vermont homeowners

California’s cliffs are crumbling as climate change reshapes the coast

Just between us squirrels, there might be trouble in the Arctic dating scene

James Hansen warns of a short-term climate shock bringing 2 degrees of warming by 2050

Bracing for climate impacts on Lake Erie, the walleye capital of the world

A new Supreme Court opinion is terrible news if you care about clean water

How the “Halliburton Loophole” lets fracking companies pollute water with no oversight

Fracking companies used 282 million pounds of hazardous chemicals that should have been regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act from 2014 to 2021.

Op-ed: Biden’s Arctic drilling go-ahead illustrates the limits of democratic problem solving

President Biden continues to deploy conventional tactics against the highly unconventional threat of climate change.

What happens if the largest owner of oil and gas wells in the US goes bankrupt?

Diversified Energy’s liabilities exceed its assets, according to a new report, sparking concerns about whether taxpayers will wind up paying to plug its 70,000 wells.

Paul Ehrlich: A journey through science and politics

In his new book, the famous scientist reflects on an unparalleled career on our fascinating, ever-changing planet.

Will California’s new oil and gas laws protect people from toxic pollution?

California will soon have the largest oil drilling setbacks in the U.S. Experts say other states can learn from this move.

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