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The global treaty to save the ozone layer has also slowed Arctic ice melt

Grist

The 1987 Montreal Protocol, which phased out the production and use of chemicals that were depleting the ozone layer, has long been considered one of the most successful environmental treaties in history. The Montreal Protocol was created to address a hole in the stratospheric ozone layer over the Antarctic. In a 2022 report , a U.N.

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Con Edison Contracts Its Biggest Battery to Date in New York City

GreenTechMedia

New York will need a lot more energy storage to meet its goal of reaching 70 percent renewable electricity by 2030 and a carbon-free electricity system by 2040. Grid reliability is also the core use case for Con Edison’s 2 MW battery at Ozone Park in Queens and for a 1 MW demonstration project with Shell/GI Energy in Staten Island.

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Let's pass a Green Recovery Act

Business Green

This will get us to 100 per cent renewable energy as fast as technologically possible, not by distant dates of 2050, 2040 or 2030. Wind and solar are now cheaper than all fossil fuels. The total cost of ownership for electric vehicles has been lower than fossil fuel vehicles since 2015. That makes no sense.

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Video Storytelling: 20 Best Climate Change and Sustainability Documentaries (Plus How To Tell Your Green Story)

Green Business Bureau

This period is marked by our industrial revolution with the discovery of fossil fuel gold and its sinister implications. Rather than focusing on the problem, 2040 is a motivating story of action. 2040 is a story of hope, finding opportunities that can mitigate climate change, and improve the lives of many.

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

1] Looking ahead, SCAG estimates that total demand for warehouse space in its region in 2040 will be between 1.514 billion square feet and 1.809 billion square feet. [2]. As of April 2018, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region, which encompasses the Basin, was home to approximately 34,000 warehouses with 1.17

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

1] Looking ahead, SCAG estimates that total demand for warehouse space in its region in 2040 will be between 1.514 billion square feet and 1.809 billion square feet. [2]. As of April 2018, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region, which encompasses the Basin, was home to approximately 34,000 warehouses with 1.17

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

F) above pre-industrial levels by 2040. Scope 1 emissions Scope 1 emissions, as defined by the GHG Protocol, are GHGs released directly by the business in question by the burning of fossil fuels onsite. Well, activity data represents production and is used to reflect fossil fuel energy demand.

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