Beyond Profit

Working towards development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

[Beyond Profit @beyondprofit1]

“Carbon emissions from permafrost thaw & Arctic wildfires, which are not fully accounted for in global emissions budgets, will greatly reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that humans can emit to remain below 1.5 °C or 2 °C.” #climatechange #globalwarming https://t.co/kKsJPfOyuN

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A helpful guide to Responsible Investing 😉 https://t.co/WEE7U9mT3d

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Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity' - BBC News https://t.co/ft0gRgygzd

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About one in five people (21% of the population) was facing hunger in Africa in 2020 – more than double the proportion of any other region. This is followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (9.1%) and Asia (9.0%)

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#plasticpollution #sustainability #sustainablepackaging ⁦@CocaCola⁩ ⁦@pepsi⁩ ⁦@Nestle⁩

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🪴The vast majority of houseplants are grown in peat, a nutritious soil-like substance formed from decayed organic matter over time.

➡️The mining of peat is now widely condemned as unsustainable, environment-wrecking and carbon-emitting

[Beyond Profit @beyondprofit1]

“…policymakers and businesses appear to be entirely serious about deploying highly speculative technologies as a way to land our civilisation at a sustainable destination…these are no more than fairy tales” #climatechange #climatecrisis #netzero https://t.co/DoPZLq63hB

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“Extending the life of smartphones and other electronics by just one year would be the equivalent of taking two million cars off the road, in terms of CO2 emissions” #sustainability #righttorepair https://t.co/WvKoaN8x5B

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New study predicts human exodus in Bangladesh due to sea-level rise https://t.co/Ky77rU3xUa

[BNN Bloomberg @BNNBloomberg]

53% of Canadians within $200 a month of insolvency: MNP via @PattieCTV  https://t.co/kwmd4jgIwg

[Beyond Profit @beyondprofit1]

African elephant species now Endangered and Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List | IUCN https://t.co/Ptov6c95S5

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“Smoking has been in decline for the past five decades because of what we call the ESG Squeeze: pressures from societal attitudes, regulation, and taxation” #ESG #sustainability #tobaccofree https://t.co/bcQDoVnBE2

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Renewables met 97% of Scotland's electricity demand in 2020 - BBC News https://t.co/lVBQCLWkNb

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[Steve McKinley @smckinley1]

Scientist have discovered that trawling – the fishing practice of dragging heavy nets across the ocean floor – releases as much carbon into the ocean annually as global aviation does into the atmosphere. And more than most countries. https://t.co/NPO0H9oQNl

[Beyond Profit @beyondprofit1]

“I believe we are doing irreversible harm by stalling and greenwashing. And all in the name of profits” https://t.co/8zeIpDHng4

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Minister’s Zoning Order Map – Yours To Protect “Since taking office, the current Ontario government has been issuing MZOs at an extraordinary rate to impose low-density sprawl and other risky development on wetlands and other protected lands” #fordnation https://t.co/KVf4AvyyZn

[Mark Campanale @CampanaleMark]

Volvo plans to sell only electric cars by 2030, abandoning fossil fuels that contribute to global heating. It aso said it would only sell its electric cars direct to consumers online, in a blow to the traditional model of selling via dealerships.
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Inuit voices grow louder in fight over Nunavut mine expansion | Environment News | Al Jazeera https://t.co/JSYmj0bEYQ

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Nearly 70 per cent of Canadians say next vehicle purchase will be electric https://t.co/t787v0o7Gm