Preeti Bhattacharji
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Congratulations Thailand!
"The Rainbow Economy, which represents the spending power of the global LGBTQ+ community, is estimated to be worth over $3.9 trillion."
"The Rainbow Economy, which represents the spending power of the global LGBTQ+ community, is estimated to be worth over $3.9 trillion."
How does Thailand's new same-sex marriage law shape the future of Southeast Asia?
On January 23, 2025, Thailand becomes the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage—a historic step toward equality.
Read Matt Yutthaworakool’s article here: impactentrepreneur.com/thailands-sa...
On January 23, 2025, Thailand becomes the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage—a historic step toward equality.
Read Matt Yutthaworakool’s article here: impactentrepreneur.com/thailands-sa...
January 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Congratulations Thailand!
"The Rainbow Economy, which represents the spending power of the global LGBTQ+ community, is estimated to be worth over $3.9 trillion."
"The Rainbow Economy, which represents the spending power of the global LGBTQ+ community, is estimated to be worth over $3.9 trillion."
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This is what I was writing about 20 years ago as a terrifying but far off prospect, a key tipping point in the climate crisis. Now it’s here. Report by my colleague @patrickgreenfield A third of Arctic’s vast carbon sink now source of emissions, study reveals www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals
Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This is what I was writing about 20 years ago as a terrifying but far off prospect, a key tipping point in the climate crisis. Now it’s here. Report by my colleague @patrickgreenfield A third of Arctic’s vast carbon sink now source of emissions, study reveals www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen
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Insurers Are Dropping Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen (Gift Article)
Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen
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www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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What’s Boston’s climate plan for the next 4 years?
Our new coastal resilience jobs alliance now has the resources to train & place 1,200+ residents in water utilities, coastal design, wastewater management, emergency preparedness, flood protection, & other climate-adaptation careers.
Our new coastal resilience jobs alliance now has the resources to train & place 1,200+ residents in water utilities, coastal design, wastewater management, emergency preparedness, flood protection, & other climate-adaptation careers.
Weeks before Trump takes office, Boston nails down a nearly $10 million climate job training contract - The Boston Globe
A federal grant will fund skills training for about 1,200 workers and the creation of at least 500 city jobs in Boston to prepare the region for climate disasters.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:02 AM
What’s Boston’s climate plan for the next 4 years?
Our new coastal resilience jobs alliance now has the resources to train & place 1,200+ residents in water utilities, coastal design, wastewater management, emergency preparedness, flood protection, & other climate-adaptation careers.
Our new coastal resilience jobs alliance now has the resources to train & place 1,200+ residents in water utilities, coastal design, wastewater management, emergency preparedness, flood protection, & other climate-adaptation careers.
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"Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could." Rudiger Dornbusch, MIT economist specializing in the areas of monetary policy, macroeconomic development, and exchange rate dynamics.
November 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM
"Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could." Rudiger Dornbusch, MIT economist specializing in the areas of monetary policy, macroeconomic development, and exchange rate dynamics.
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The future is coming faster in China
Chinese sales of electric vehicles and hybrids have accounted for more than half of retail passenger vehicle sales in the four months from July, a trend that’s poised to send appetite for transport fuels into decline.
China’s EV Boom Threatens to Push Gasoline Demand Off a Cliff
From Tesla chargers in the ancient alleys that surround the Forbidden City in Beijing to lonely highway rest stops with charging posts in the western deserts, signs of the electrification of China’s t...
www.bloomberg.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:22 AM
The future is coming faster in China
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Excellent piece celebrating the 30th anniversary and impact of the CDFI Fund at Treasury by two former fund directors and #econdev trailblazers Annie Donovan and Donna Gambrell. #impinv
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Agency of Impact: The CDFI Fund turns 30
The US Treasury Department celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the CDFI Fund, which has successfully modeled how government can catalyze investment in historically disinvested communities.
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November 26, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Excellent piece celebrating the 30th anniversary and impact of the CDFI Fund at Treasury by two former fund directors and #econdev trailblazers Annie Donovan and Donna Gambrell. #impinv
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Electric school bus adoption continued to soar in 2024, thanks largely to the bipartisan #CleanSchoolBus Program. This is one of the key findings of the @worldresources.bsky.social's new analysis of school bus data nationwide.
Dive into this report: electricschoolbusinitiative.org/state-electr...
Dive into this report: electricschoolbusinitiative.org/state-electr...
The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US | Electric School Bus Initiative
Districts across the country are continuing to switch to electric. We're keeping track.
electricschoolbusinitiative.org
November 26, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Electric school bus adoption continued to soar in 2024, thanks largely to the bipartisan #CleanSchoolBus Program. This is one of the key findings of the @worldresources.bsky.social's new analysis of school bus data nationwide.
Dive into this report: electricschoolbusinitiative.org/state-electr...
Dive into this report: electricschoolbusinitiative.org/state-electr...
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I wrote for Bloomberg on ESG's reality gap
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Rhetoric on ESG Doesn’t Match the Reality
“Advising CEOs to listen to ‘stakeholders’ is of little use when it comes to raging geopolitical crises,” writes Alison Taylor, author of Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbul...
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November 23, 2024 at 6:32 PM
I wrote for Bloomberg on ESG's reality gap
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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