Smart Energy International

MAY 24, 2024

On a positive note, ahead of the UN’s COP28 climate summit in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that a global warming increase cap of 1.5°C To ensure this, grid resilience is important, making it vital to invest in updating ageing grid infrastructure and replacing antiquated medium voltage (MV) switchgear.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A major new Horizon Europe project is seeking to reduce the release of a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential more than 25,000 times higher than CO2. Gas-insulated electrical switchgear is one of the few applications that still uses sulphur hexafluoride.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2020

More than 75 of the UK's leading businesses are lobbying the Prime Minister to substantially enhance the UK's existing 2030 climate target to align it with a net zero pathway before the end of the year, warning the current carbon budget falls short of the emissions reductions required to meet global climate goals.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 23, 2021

The original commitment was made by the Obama administration during the 2015 Paris Agreement , which was signed by a list of countries committed to keeping global warming below 1.5°C Today, the average annual global temperatures are already 1°C higher. We’re talking about building a new resilient grid.”

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2024

Last week Wood Mackenzie released an analysis – A delayed energy transition – on the implications of a five-year delay to the energy transition, both on CAPEX spending across segments as well as on the penetration of global warming. The timing of Wood Mackenzie’s analysis is apt.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

An all you need to know guide for businesses to the IPCC’s guidebook on building climate resilience and adaptation. The scale and scope of what is needed to reduce these climate risks has increased worldwide, and action to boost adaptation and resilience is also increasing. As such, there are plenty of key takeaways for businesses.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

UN analysis of 2030 emissions targets reveals countries have largely failed to resubmit climate plans aligned with 1.5C of warming by the end of the century. per cent by 2030, compared to 2010 levels. pathway by 2030. warming pathway, which would mean increasing climate finance flows by an average of $460bn a year.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2022

UN analysis of 2030 emissions targets reveals countries have largely failed to resubmit climate plans aligned with 1.5C of warming by the end of the century. per cent by 2030, compared to 2010 levels. pathway by 2030. warming pathway, which would mean increasing climate finance flows by an average of $460bn a year.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

Global temperatures have risen to 1.1C above pre-industrial levels after more than a century of burning fossil fuels and current policies are expected to lead to global warming of 2.8C Emissions will need to be cut by 43 per cent by 2030 and 60 per cent by 2035 if they are to be kept under the critical 1.5C

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 16, 2023

The global dairy company Danone is taking a big step forward by pledging to work with its farmer suppliers to reduce methane emissions from its fresh milk supply chain by 30% by 2030. . Danone’s size as a major global dairy company provides a significant opportunity for impact. while reducing emissions per gallon of milk.

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Grist

MARCH 20, 2023

The newest publication is an attempt to distill everything the panel has said since August 2021, when it began releasing its sixth assessment of global warming. There’s no new research in this latest report, but it injects new urgency into scientists’ and activists’ calls for rapid, systemic action from global decision-makers.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Green business groups and campaigners welcome higher 2030 emissions reduction goal, but call for ambitious policy and funding to put the UK on a net zero pathway as soon as possible. This is important progress but not sufficient.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2020

President Xi, one of around 75 world leaders scheduled to speak at the virtual UN summit, reiterated his landmark pledge from September to peak China's carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2060. Climate action can be the catalyst for millions of new jobs, better health and resilient infrastructure," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The GlobalABC’s Global Buildings Climate Tracker found that there have been some incremental improvements in action to decarbonize and improve the energy efficiency of the sector. Buildings’ resilience needs to increase to future proof our homes and work spaces. Some small progress, but not enough.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Decisive government and business action can trigger a transition of our energy system to help build a resilient, carbon-free future.". Climate scientists have warned that limiting global warming to 1.5C by the end of the century requires global greenhouse gas emissions to be halved by 2030, and reduced to net zero by 2050.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2022

"Making this highly strategic investment in a leading lithium company will help us create a resilient and sustainable value chain for our European electric vehicle battery production," said Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares. "We

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

To avoid the worst consequences of global warming, report after report has stressed the importance of cutting emissions. trillion from 2020 to 2030 could generate $7.1 Climate-resilient infrastructure. Making water resources more resilient. trillion in total net benefits.

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Grist

JULY 20, 2021

It’s a wake-up call, Fowler said, to improve emergency warning and management and to make infrastructure more resilient to the effects of climate change. Governments across the world have been too slow in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming continues apace,” Fowler said.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Global Alliance for the Future of Food, a coalition of philanthropic organisations, and consultancy firm Dalberg Advisors published the report, which is titled: “Power Shift: Why We Need to Wean Industrial Food Systems Off Fossil Fuels”. How do we instead use this to create more resilience in the food system?

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

This report signals an exciting new pathway to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future. Norway is committing to halve its emissions from domestic shipping and fishing vessels by 2030. Portugal is committing to produce 10% of its electricity by floating offshore wind and wave energy by 2030.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

In remarks on the second day of the summit, Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm assigned a number to that opportunity, estimating that the clean energy transition will generate $23 trillion by 2030. The so-called Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium, which the U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

global warming goal is 'not fully safe', scientists warn. Scientists have today raised the alarm that the world is currently at greater risk of triggering key climatic 'tipping points' than previously thought, which could lead to irreversible and accelerating climate breakdown that would devastate economies and communities globally.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Specifically, this means setting both ambitious targets that include all land-based emissions and clear 2030 milestones for how to be on track for those targets. That alone, though, isn’t sufficient to achieve the climate reductions needed by 2030. Senior Manager, Resilient Food and Forests, EDF+Business. In the U.S.,

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Green Living Guy

MAY 31, 2022

We need to halve global emissions by 2030 and become nature positive at the […]. The post Spurring Climate Action at the UN’s Stockholm+50 Conference appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Nevada.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 15, 2022

Therefore, in conjunction with Zero-Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), a federal coalition focused on advocating for 100% EV sales by 2030, will be hosting an educational display and […]. The post Today at U.S.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Healthy ecosystems are more resilient to climate change and provide life-critical services such as food and clean water," said IPCC Working Group II co-chair Hans-Otto Pörtner. "By The report confirms global temperatures are currently 1.1C If global warming transiently exceeds 1.5C

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

Huge shortfall in financing for climate adaptation measures means global efforts to tackle the climate crisis are akin to 'going into battle blindfolded with one hand tied behind our backs', UN warns. The UN warned that national stimulus packages have broadly failed to date to provide sufficient support for climate adaptation measures.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2021

While companies have begun diversifying their product and workforce footprints to improve resilience, it becomes even more critical to have credible plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Companies that act now to prepare for the future will themselves be better placed to manage risk and build the resilience they need to thrive.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Francesco La Camera, director general at IRENA, said the "continued record growth shows the resilience of renewable energy amidst the lingering energy crisis". The strong business case of renewables coupled with enabling policies has sustained an upward trend of their share in the global energy mix year on year," he added.

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Business Green

APRIL 16, 2021

That online summit is expected to see around 40 nations attend, with major hopes high that a number of countries will be coming forward with major new climate commitments, including reports the US is tentatively gearing up to unveil a target to halve its emissions by 2030 from 1990 levels.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Green Alliance argues UK has made 'little headway' on pledge made at COP26 to slash methane emisisons by 30 per cent by 2030. Despite the current global economic and political challenges, we must keep focused on the global crises presented by climate change," he said. rise above 1.5C will have a hugely significant impact.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In a September poll , 60 per cent described the temperatures where they lived as hotter due to climate change, while nearly two-thirds claimed this summer’s wildfires made global warming a more urgent issue for them. These questions, asked only a season ago, already feel dated in the wake of B.C.’s s devastating floods.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Raft of top brands sign up to the Get Nature Positive Campaign and pledge to reverse nature decline by 2030. Nearly 100 leading UK companies have now pledged to halt and reverse nature decline by 2030, after signing up to the Council for Sustainable Business's (CSB) Get Nature Positive.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2021

of global warming under national climate plans submitted ahead of next week's COP26 Climate Summit. per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, compared to the previous round of pledges made five years ago. per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, compared to the previous round of pledges made five years ago.

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Business Green

JUNE 12, 2022

It's been almost seven years since the Paris Agreement was agreed at COP21, with 193 countries committed to limiting global warming to 1.5C of global warming by halving emissions by 2030 and reaching net-zero by 2050. Our window for action is narrowing.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2021

The review itself also pledged to "lead sustained international action to accelerate progress towards net zero emissions by 2050 and build global climate resilience, starting with our presidency of COP26 in 2021 and our International Climate Finance commitment of £11.6bn". Urgent action is needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C

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