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Revamped Energy Efficiency Programs Are the Key to Deep Carbon Reductions

GreenTechMedia

governments at all levels are prioritizing climate action and setting intense carbon-reduction goals. The electric power industry is a long-standing partner in this push toward a clean energy future, as demonstrated by its significant CO2 emissions reductions. In fact, carbon emissions in the U.S. Across the U.S.,

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Monitoring an important greenhouse gas (Sponsored content)

Envirotec Magazine

Scientists at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands have employed Vaisala carbon dioxide sensors in their research greenhouses for over a decade. Carbon dioxide in greenhouses. Commercial greenhouse operators pay for this CO2 supply, which is largely derived from a bio ethanol plant. Wageningen CO2 probe.

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Local Leaders and mayors call for power shift to meet net zero

Envirotec Magazine

A communiqué signed by UK mayors and local leaders calls for a ‘power shift’ from Whitehall so that local and regional authorities can deliver Net Zero. Call for powers and resources to shape local energy markets, decarbonise transport, and tackle emissions from homes and offices. Addressing energy market failure.

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L’Oreal achieves carbon-neutrality across US operations

Renewable Energy World

French-headquartered beauty products company L’Oreal has reached carbon neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 emissions across its facilities in the US. The milestone has been achieved four years ahead of schedule and is in line with the group’s strategy to achieve carbon-neutrality across its global facilities by 2025 and net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Virimodo: Web App Solutions for Lowering Carbon Emissions and Improving Building Efficiency in Cities

Green Business Bureau

Virimodo , whose name derives from the Latin viridis meaning “green” and modo meaning “now”, is a carbon reduction intelligence company that provides a web app for building owners and their tenants to lower their carbon footprint. Tackling Global Carbon Emissions through Partnerships. Sustainability at Your Fingertips.

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Energy efficiency: EP100 hails one billion tonnes of corporate carbon savings

Business Green

Initiative that invites businesses to double their energy productivity reveals huge scale of emissions and energy cost savings already being realised. Energy efficiency has been vital to the economy ever since the oil crisis of the 1970s," she said.

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New Mexico’s community solar program

Renewable Energy World

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Energy Transition Act ( SB 489 ) in 2019, which introduced the idea of a community solar program, and also mandated that New Mexico move to 50% renewable energy by 2030. This total does not include native community solar projects or rural electric distribution cooperatives.