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Wall Street Must Save the World from ESG and Climate Totalitarianism with a Net Zero 2030 Exit Plan

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Environment, social, governance (ESG) investing threatens to crater the global financial system according to a former Wall Street analyst, says Friends of Science Society, referencing Paul Tice’s book. Mark Carney, architect of GFANZ and shepherd of much of the financial systems’ focus on Net Zero, pushes for climate-aligned finance in Canada, a policy Tice claims will lead to societal disaster.

CALGARY, AB, Oct. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In an op-ed published in The Hill on Sept. 28, 2024, former Wall Street analyst, Paul Tice, advises “Where Europe Leads on Climate, the United States Should Not Follow,” a view supported by Friends of Science Society. By contrast, in Canada, Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada, and UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, is pushing for climate-aligned finance, claiming Canada to be a ‘laggard’ to the EU in this regard. In Mark Carney’s May 8, 2024, testimony to the Canadian Senate hearings on a bill to advance ‘climate-aligned finance’ he argued that the energy ‘transition risk’ is as much a challenge as that of climate risk. Carney claims Canada will be left behind as the rest of the world goes clean and green.

Since embarking on its Climate Action Plan 2050 in 2016, Germany, the largest economy in Europe, has gone from the growth engine of the E.U. bloc to the “sick man of Europe.” Climate-driven energy policy has led to a downward spiral of deindustrialization and degrowth.

However, the latest International Energy Agency World Energy Investment Report shows there is no transition in progress over the past 9 years since the Paris Agreement, says Friends of Science Society.

According to that report, over the period 2015 to 2024 the countries of the world invested:
USD 25.4 trillion on energy
USD 11.1 trillion on fossil fuels (i.e. oil, natural gas and coal)
USD 14.3 trillion on all non-fossil fuel energy sources (which the IEA calls “clean energy”)
USD 4.9 trillion on renewable energy (i.e. wind, solar and biomass)

Yet fossil fuels continue to supply 81% of global primary energy demand and renewable energy supplies only 7% of global primary energy demand and most of that is met by biomass.

Despite the efforts of many governments to dampen investment in fossil fuels, in 2024 it totalled USD 1,116 billion, slightly below what it was in 2016 (USD 1,145 billion).

While Mark Carney’s Senate testimony argues for Bill S-243, climate-aligned finance, through which the financial community must throttle investment to the conventional energy sector, force climate disclosures and Scope 1, 2, 3, reporting, Paul Tice’s report argues that such policies will create a real systemic risk citing Germany’s disastrous decline as a warning. “Since embarking on its Climate Action Plan 2050 in 2016, Germany, the largest economy in Europe, has gone from the growth engine of the E.U. bloc to the “sick man of Europe.” Climate-driven energy policy has led to a downward spiral of deindustrialization and degrowth.”

In Paul Tice’s book, “The Race to Zero: How ESG will Crater the Global Financial System,” he denounces the UNPRI and World Economic Forum (WEF) as influencing governments on ESG, Net Zero, climate reporting, and climate catastrophe ideology which he says is skewing and manipulating investment markets. This is similar to the Friends of Science Society’s conclusion in its 2016 report “Undue Influence – Markets Skewed.” The companion video to that report noted that Mark Carney’s Sept. 29, 2015 speech, “Breaking the Tragedy of the Horizon” to Lloyd’s of London, was fact-checked and found to be a ‘failure of analysis’ – according to Steve Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors, published at the time on Watts Up With That?

Friends of Science Society published “Getting to Net Zero,” an analysis of the plans of the Canadian Energy Regulator and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The upshot is that Net Zero efforts will cause degrowth, deindustrialization and energy deprivation for citizens. A video explainer shows that tax-subsidized environmental ‘charities’ are influencing climate policy outside democratic norms.

Paul Tice calls for Wall Street to resist the climate encroachments, take on climate activist groups, and create an exit strategy from the Net Zero 2030 climate ideology. He notes that “Defunding and defrocking these activist groups would do much to relieve the ESG pressure on Wall Street.”

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Friends of Science Society is an independent group of earth, atmospheric and solar scientists, engineers, and citizens that is celebrating its 22nd year of offering climate science insights. After a thorough review of a broad spectrum of literature on climate change, Friends of Science Society has concluded that the sun is the main driver of climate change, not carbon dioxide (CO2).
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Simply announces compatibility with AI glasses from Meta

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NEW YORK, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Simply, the creative hobbies leader behind the market leading apps Simply Piano, Simply Guitar, Simply Sing, and Simply Draw, today announced compatibility with AI glasses from Meta.

 

The launch signals Simply’s next leap – from mobile and augmented reality into AI glasses – as part of its long–term vision to build a fully multimodal AI platform that connects physical creativity, digital experiences, and wearable interfaces.

After pioneering music learning through augmented reality with Simply Piano for Apple Vision Pro and Simply Piano for Android XR, Simply is now expanding its creative hobbies ecosystem into AI–powered wearables. The new integration with Simply Draw and AI glasses from Meta lets learners capture their drawing process in real time, generating AI–enhanced timelapses and shareable creative assets that showcase their creation. 

“This is an exciting step toward a new era for creativity,” said Yuval Kaminka, CEO and Co–Founder of Simply. “We believe that the way we experience the arts, learning, playing and creative expression at home will become fully contextual. AI glasses allow us to move closer to a true AI creative companion – a multimodal AI, one that understands what you’re doing and supports you in the moment.”

“AI glasses are becoming a natural extension of how we learn and create,” added Eliran Douenias, Head of Product Innovation at Simply. “Our products already enable immersive and virtual experiences with XR and spatial computing, now we’re adding AI glasses from Meta as the next interface – and it’s just the first of an exciting roadmap ahead.”

“Simply’s early move into the AI glasses space puts us ahead of the curve and positions us to lead in how wearables – specifically AI glasses – become part of everyday creative life,” said Douenias.

With this launch, Simply is expanding its platform for the AI era. The new compatibility with AI glasses from Meta enhances how learners see, capture, and share their creative process, with many more experiences to follow.

About Simply

Simply is the world’s leading AI creativity platform redefining how people learn and express themselves through music, arts, crafts, and more. Its award–winning apps – Simply Piano, Simply Guitar, Simply Sing, and Simply Draw – have empowered millions globally to pick up and develop fulfilling creative hobbies that last.

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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Hires James Smith as Managing Director

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LONDON, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (“LLCP”) announced today that James Smith has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in the Investment Management group. James will be based in LLCP’s London office.

Josh Kaufman, Head of Europe at LLCP, said, “We are thrilled to welcome James to LLCP. James adds valuable experience to the team within our core Business Services sector vertical. We look forward to the impact he will have as our European business and team continues to grow.”

James joins LLCP from Advent International where he was a senior member of the European Business & Financial Services team and participated in numerous successful transactions over his 12-year tenure. Prior to Advent, James worked at Bain & Company. James’ full biography can be found at https://www.llcp.com/team. 

About Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a middle-market private equity firm with a 42-year track record of investing across various targeted sectors, including Business Services, Franchising & Multi-unit, Education & Training and Engineered Products & Manufacturing. LLCP utilizes a differentiated Structured Private Equity investment strategy, combining debt and equity capital investments in portfolio companies. LLCP believes that by investing in a combination of debt and equity securities, it offers management teams growth capital in a highly tailored, flexible investment structure that can be a more attractive alternative than traditional private equity.

LLCP’s global team of dedicated investment professionals is led by 9 partners who have worked at LLCP for an average of 20 years. Since inception, LLCP and its affiliates have managed approximately $18.5 billion of capital across nearly 20 investment funds and has invested in approximately 120 portfolio companies. LLCP currently manages $12.6 billion of assets and has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Miami, London, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

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Appian Advances AI in Process to Deliver Enterprise Outcomes at Scale

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New capabilities in agentic automation and AI-assisted spec-driven development transform complex work.

ORLANDO, Fla., April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Appian [Nasdaq: APPN] today announced enhancements to the Appian Platform, including AI-assisted spec-driven development and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for agents. By anchoring AI within processes, Appian eliminates the primary hurdles to AI value: fragmented data, and a lack of reliability and control. Process models provide the structure needed to deliver results safely, and at scale.

Advancements in AI agents enable more intelligent, coordinated work

AI agents in Appian are smarter, safer and more effective because they have better structure, context and guardrails. Appian is enhancing interoperability across its AI ecosystem. By adopting powerful standards like Model Context Protocol (MCP), Appian agents will be able to interface securely with external enterprise systems. Third party AI agents will have access to powerful Appian tools like data fabric which uniquely provides unified read-write access to enterprise data.

Appian is also advancing agent learning by providing users the ability to track agent performance, and then apply an agent’s memory across processes to improve decision making. Users will soon be able to expand on this by giving AI guidance on what objectives to optimize against and recommend improvements that can be applied safely.

Customer value

Global Excel Management, a worldwide healthcare risk management provider, uses Appian to transform claims processes with AI.

“As part of our digital transformation we are evolving our claims processes by transitioning from fragmented workflows to an enhanced level of operations using technological advancements enabled with AI features,” said Pascal Tanguay, SVP, Global Technology Services, Global Excel Management. “With Appian, our processes will be unified. From initial intake to adjudication, our advanced technology will reduce redundant tasks and lessen complexity for our team members. This ensures that our claims processes are consistent and completed more efficiently and accurately.”

Context gives agents a common vocabulary for business data

To support advanced agent capabilities, Appian is augmenting its industry-leading data fabric. Appian’s data fabric has been enhanced to provide a unified metadata model that gives agents clearer context about how information is structured and connected across systems.

Furthering its commitment to supporting industry-leading data platforms, Appian is launching a technology partnership with Snowflake. This unites Appian as the AI orchestration layer with Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud, combining data aggregation, model training, and process orchestration to enable immediate business value. Direct MCP-enabled integration between Appian data fabric and Snowflake equips agents with deep enterprise context, and allows them to interact directly with Snowflake Cortex AI to drive intelligent, data-backed decisions.

“Enterprises don’t need more AI experiments, they need AI that delivers real business outcomes on governed data,” said Baris Gultekin, Vice President of AI, Snowflake. “By combining Appian’s process orchestration and data fabric with the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, we’re bringing intelligence directly into the flow of work. Together, we enable secure, enterprise-grade AI where agents can access trusted data through Cortex AI, act with context, and drive measurable impact across the business.”

AI-assisted spec-driven development

AI-assisted development has revolutionized coding, but mission-critical work needs more than fast, cheap code. Appian puts structure around AI-assisted development. Without that structure, AI-generated code can introduce compliance issues and technical debt instead of business value.

Appian is introducing AI-assisted spec-driven development. AI extracts rich specifications from legacy applications to create a clear visual plan. This plan helps visualize the UI, data models and process flows for rapid and iterative operational improvements. AI developer agents, operating under human supervision, complete tasks according to specifications, accelerating delivery and reducing rework.

New developer MCP servers will allow organizations to use their choice of AI development tools, such as Claude Code or Kiro to build and update Appian applications. Appian will support a wide range of AI models, enabling teams to work in the environments they prefer.

Together, these enhancements will deliver the speed and developer productivity of AI-assisted development, with enterprise-grade control.

“Appian Composer, Agents and Appian MCP servers enable trusted agentic process orchestration and application modernization,” said Mike Beckley, Chief Technology Officer and Founder of Appian. “Composer complements Appian’s agentic orchestration and data fabric with new spec-driven development tools that are both conversational and iterative. Beneath the covers, Appian Composer is built on Appian’s new open MCP – a model-driven representation of your complete application estate—requirements, apps, data entities, logic, workflows, security/governance rules, integrations, and multi-object dependencies—now exposed as context for developers and agents to safely evolve and optimize.”

The advancements announced today were unveiled at Appian World 2026 and will be available in coming releases. Learn more at www.appian.com

About Appian

Appian provides process automation technology. We automate complex processes in large enterprises and governments. Our platform is known for its unique reliability and scale. We’ve been automating processes for 25 years and understand enterprise operations like no one else. For more information, visit appian.com. [Nasdaq: APPN]

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