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What Were Europe’s Oil Majors Doing When GTM Launched in 2007?

GreenTechMedia

It’s been an honor and a privilege to track Europe’s energy transition for the sector’s most discerning audience. Thanks for reading, and keep crushing that carbon. ~ It’s 2007. With the exception of Total’s stake in SunPower, the trio was fairly quiet for 10 years post-2007.

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Google debuts Carbon-Intelligent Computing Platform

Business Green

Tech giant announces new project is successfully shifting energy intensive computing processes to occur when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing. The platform works by utilising forecasts provided by energy data specialist Tomorrow that provides day-ahead information on predicted grid carbon intensity.

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Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

GreenTechMedia

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. That includes a recommitment to reaching its 2030 goal of reducing carbon emissions below 50 percent of their 2007 levels, potentially ahead of schedule.

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Siemens publishes advice for businesses on steps to decarbonise

Envirotec Magazine

Businesses who fail to act on decarbonisation risk exposing themselves to potential risks from policy-driven increased operating costs, increased energy costs or increased compliance costs. Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012.

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GHG Protocol: Scope 2 Emissions Explained

Green Business Bureau

Scope 2 emissions are indirect GHGs released from the energy purchased by an organization. They’re the result of bought energy, such as electricity, steam, heat, and cooling. The amount of energy you use that contributes to business scope 2 emissions will be reflected in your energy bill.

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More wind and solar capacity could save some of the world’s most important rivers

Renewable Energy World

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. Renewables will become the largest source of electricity generation in 2025. This dramatic expansion of wind and solar has been driven by precipitously falling costs.

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5 Green Shipping Initiatives For A More Sustainable Supply Chain

The Environmental Blog

Green shipping is the practice of transporting goods by ship using the fewest resources and energy possible in order to protect the environment from pollution. In 2012, the shipping industry burned around 300 million tons of fuel oil, resulting in 949 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Alternative Forms Of Energy Generation.