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Net-zero emissions by 2050? The financial sector is an integral part of the solution to combat climate action. In the Paris Agreement, we learned that one of the long-term goals in resolving climate change is “to make all financial flows consistent with a pathway towards low-emissions, climate-resilient development.”  Ultimately, major financial …

Sustainable banking is the recent shift towards sustainable finance or green banking, and thankfully, many financial actors are joining the movement. One of the driving forces for this is the ESG factors in sustainable banking, including environmental, social, and governance.   When deciding on investment and lending, these are factors that …

Ever heard about negative emissions technologies (NETs) before? What about carbon removal? If not, you probably will. The more carbon dioxide (CO2) we emit into the atmosphere, the more carbon we’ll also need to remove to meet global climate goals, such as limiting global warming to 1.5°C (2.7°F) or 2°C …

The Carbon Cycle? Well, carbon has become a global threat to humanity. Historically, carbon has been doing just fine supporting life on Earth and regulating its temperature, like a thermostat. And we’re also made of carbon, eat carbon, and build our communities with carbon. It sounds pretty contradictory, doesn’t it? …

There’s a thin line between creation and destruction, so the power of free will gives us  the responsibility to decide our own fate. Lyrics: Remedy (Climate song) You wanna be cooler, but I made you hotAll the love that you planted, now I changed the plotExtreme whether you’re taken for …

What are you wearing today? And no, we don’t mean jeans and a shirt. What textile fiber are you wearing? It may sound like a strange question, but all cloth materials comprise fibers. They can be natural or man-made, so-called synthetic fibers. And as you might have guessed, the synthetic …

You’ve probably heard about humans altering the planet. But to what extent? Enough to justify a new geological epoch? This is a hotly debated topic within the scientific community, so read on if you’d like to form an opinion. Geological epoch A geological epoch is a segment of time in …

Recently, a lot of attention has been brought to the latest climate change report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). You may think that you need to be a scientist to be able to understand it or that you are not concerned about whatever it says. You also …

Deedster has joined global partners in the attempt to set a Guinness World Record in the most people pledging climate action in one month! This means that all deeds done in the Deedster app between 18 June – 17 July will come to count to breaking the record.  About the …

Our beloved planet is getting warmer, and CO2 emissions urgently need to be decreased. This is the Race to Zero, which we can win together. It’s a race against time and a race with ourselves, as we need to act now to reduce our carbon emissions. So what is The …