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Maritime shipping could triple by 2050. How will the industry decarbonize?

GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2021

But maritime trade volumes are projected to triple by 2050. Ships carry around 90 percent of goods transported globally, and the shipping sector accounts for about 3 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions today.

Transportation

Key Scottish sectors warned of doubling of drought events by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 26, 2024

New research appears to find that the number of water scarcity events in Scotland could double by 2050, presenting a need for key industries to do more to adapt. Scottish river in low flow (image credit: Paul Glendell).

Agriculture

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Maritime shipping projected to triple by 2050. How will the industry decarbonize?

GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2021

But maritime trade volumes are projected to triple by 2050. Ships carry around 90 percent of goods transported globally, and the shipping sector accounts for about 3 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions today.

Transportation

Copper industry trade association pledges to reach net zero by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Trade group with oversight on “the cornerstone material for a net-zero future ” sets out “ambitious plans” to reach net zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and significantly cut Scope 3 emissions.

Demand

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers.

Sustainability

Shell Canada Drops 2050 Climate Goal from Website

DeSmogBlog

JULY 17, 2024

Shell Canada has deleted a “net-zero” goal by 2050 from its website. The description of Shell’s Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project was edited in recent weeks, and no longer includes the heading “Achieving Net Zero by 2050.” The post Shell Canada Drops 2050 Climate Goal from Website appeared first on DeSmog.

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Survey will shape 2050 Water Innovation Strategy

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

The UK water sector should give more focus to the themes of delivering resilient infrastructure systems and protecting and enhancing natural systems, according to a survey about the UK 2050 Water Innovation Strategy. Spring, the water innovation centre of excellence, launched the sector-wide survey in July 2023.

Innovation

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Australia will not come close to net zero by 2050 under Coalition’s nuclear plan

Renew Economy

JUNE 26, 2024

Under the Coalition’s plan for nuclear power, emissions from the electricity sector in 2050 would be nearly 19 times higher than under Labor’s plan The post Australia will not come close to net zero by 2050 under Coalition’s nuclear plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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BNEF: Solar and wind capacity to reach 31TW in 2050

PV Tech

MAY 23, 2024

Installed solar and wind capacity is set to treble from now until 2030, and treble again between 2030 and 2050 to reach 31TW, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Hydrogen

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan could cost as much as $600bn and supply just 3.7% of Australia’s energy by 2050, experts say

The Guardian: Energy

JUNE 22, 2024

of Australia’s energy mix by 2050, according to the Smart Energy Council. The analysis found the plan would cost a minimum of $116bn – the same cost as delivering the Albanese government’s plan for 82% renewables by 2030, and an almost 100% renewable energy mix by 2050.

Energy

Energy Energy Nuclear Power Politics

Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050

GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2021

Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050. The goal: eliminate the use of the combustion engine in personal vehicles and the trucking industry by 2050. The Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050 focuses on four major regions: India; China; the U.S.; and Europe.

Transportation

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5 radical visions for a 2050 food system

GreenBiz

JANUARY 15, 2021

5 radical visions for a 2050 food system. But the Wageningen team ups the ante with a rallying cry for circular agriculture, circular cooking and circular chefs: "By 2050," they write, "we have replaced the wasteful, linear model of our current food system with a circular one." Fri, 01/15/2021 - 01:30.

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Technology not growing fast enough to decarbonize steel and cement industries by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

However, Watari and his colleagues found that this number was woefully off; in reality, the amount was only 1 million metric tons, which questions the 2000 million metric tons expected by the IEA to be captured and stored by 2050. “We are not saying that the existing scenarios are physically or economically unrealistic.

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Dutton’s nuclear plan wouldn’t even meet net zero by 2050 target, report finds

Renew Economy

JUNE 10, 2024

Coalition's nuclear plan would fail to deliver net zero emissions on the grid by 2050, new analysis shows. The post Dutton’s nuclear plan wouldn’t even meet net zero by 2050 target, report finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor caves in to fossil fuel cartel as it locks in gas beyond 2050 amid deepening climate crisis

Renew Economy

MAY 8, 2024

On the same day that scientists warned of a deepening climate catastrophe, Labor declares gas is good and announces a plan to "lock it in" beyond 2050. The post Labor caves in to fossil fuel cartel as it locks in gas beyond 2050 amid deepening climate crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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93% of industry without skills to meet 2050 climate targets

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Only half (53%) of UK engineering firms think net zero by 2050 is achievable for them. The survey, which looks at the skills engineering employers need to meet 2050 net-zero targets, uncovers that only half (53%) of UK engineering firms think net zero by 2050 is achievable for them.

Education

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Transport and logistics sector plan to reach net zero by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) believes its sector “can achieve net-zero by 2050” through a range of measures recommended to government and others in its latest report, Routes to Net-Zero 2050: 2020 Year End Summary. All those within the profession have a key role to play in transport decarbonisation.

Logistics

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DNV: Solar PV’s LCOE to halve by 2050

PV Tech

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The levelised cost of energy for solar PV will drop to US$21/MWh by 2050, according to DNV's Energy Transition Outlook 2030.

Energy

Energy Energy

4 takeaways surface from DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 report

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The 2023 edition of the DNV report assesses the shipping industry’s pathway to decarbonization.

DNV: Global grid capacity needs to grow 2.5 times by 2050

PV Tech

JUNE 19, 2024

times its current size, and annual expenditure on grids must more than double to US$970 billion by 2050, according to a new report from DNV. Global grid capacity needs to grow 2.5

Demand

Demand Electricity

South Korea to plant 3 billion trees by 2050

Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 8, 2021

This is part of the country's larger plan to attain net-zero emissions by 2050.

Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035

Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The post Net zero by 2050? It’s time to act on decarbonisation as quickly as humanly possible. Here's how. Australia must aim for 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Leaders of 2050 Have a Message for You

GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2021

The leaders of the companies and cities of 2050 are in elementary school today. We asked them how they feel about the future. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Net Zero, July 27-28, 2021. Learn more about the event here: [link]

20-plus countries pledge to triple the world's nuclear energy by 2050

Canary Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

France, Japan and the United Kingdom have pledged to triple global nuclear energy generation by 2050 at the launch of COP28 in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, the world’s annual climate summit. COP28 might be remembered as the “nuclear COP.” More than 20 countries including the U.S., John Kerry, former U.S.…

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Swiss vote on renewable energy plan for 2050 carbon neutrality

TechXplore

JUNE 9, 2024

Swiss voters were expected to approve in a referendum Sunday a law aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energy as the country aims for carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Carbon Credits Face Biggest Test Yet, Could Reach $238/Ton in 2050, According to BloombergNEF Report

BloombergNEF

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

2024 is set to be […] The post Carbon Credits Face Biggest Test Yet, Could Reach $238/Ton in 2050, According to BloombergNEF Report appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Carbon Demand

Real estate bosses pledge to reach net zero by 2050

GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2023

Chief executives from some of the world's largest real estate companies pledge to 'Green Building Principles' in bid to halve emissions by 2030.

Real Estate

Wisconsin plans to go carbon-free by 2050

Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 21, 2019

If all goes according to plan, Wisconsin residents will be using 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2050.

Carbon

Carbon Energy Energy

Two million European households could abandon the electrical grid by 2050, say energy researchers

TechXplore

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Researchers report that 53% of European freestanding homes could have supplied all their own energy needs in 2020 using only local rooftop solar radiation, and this technical feasibility could increase to 75% in 2050.

Energy

Energy Energy Electricity

IEA Confirms Natural Gas, CCUS and Low-Carbon Hydrogen Key to Net Zero by 2050

FuelCellsWorks

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has confirmed natural gas, carbon capture technology and all low-carbon hydrogen pathways will be needed if the world is to reach net zero by 2050.

Natural gas

Natural gas Carbon Hydrogen Technology

UK calls for zero global shipping emissions by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The UK is backing an “absolute zero” target for international shipping emissions by 2050, as an announcement from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps set out on 13 September.

Transportation

Transportation Government Organic Technology

Sustainable Fuels for Shipping by 2050

Energy Central

MARCH 24, 2024

Sustainable Fuels for Shipping by 2050 The biggest transformation in the history of shipping is here. Shipping is the ‘engine room’ of the global economy, transporting more than 80% of world trade.

Sustainability

Sustainability Transportation

Net zero by 2050 is “too little too late”: Scientists make a case for net negative strategies

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

A report published on 26 August by an independent group of experts warns that reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is now “too little too late”, and will not achieve the long-term temperature goals identified in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C license ). C by the end of the century.

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Chemists present roadmap to a carbon-neutral refinery by 2050

TechXplore

MAY 8, 2024

Would it be possible to build a refinery that is completely fossil-free, and thereby significantly contributing to a carbon-neutral society by as early as 2050? According to two chemists from Utrecht University it is. In a Nature article, they present a roadmap in which oil refineries could be reinvented to be completely fossil-free.

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Australia Invests in New Policies to Achieve Zero-Emissions by 2050

Green Living Guy

MAY 31, 2022

In a bid to meet its target of zero emissions by 2050, Australia has come up with decarbonizing actions ranging from adopting electric vehicles to developing ethanol facilities to support the chemical industry, encouraging renewable refineries for the growth of biofuels.

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“Global warming won’t wait until 2050,” says European science advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

We cannot rely on linear developments and a steady energy transition over the next 30 years to 2050,” according to William Gillett, Energy Programme Director of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC). The post “Global warming won’t wait until 2050,” says European science advisory group first appeared on Envirotec.

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Global warming Carbon-neutral Cooling Transportation

Net Zero by 2030, 2040 or 2050 – which to choose?

Terra Infirma

MARCH 8, 2024

The post Net Zero by 2030, 2040 or 2050 – which to choose? can make a real difference to how far we spread the word. If you sign up to the Low Carbon Agenda mailing list ( ) you won’t miss a thing. appeared first on Terra Infirma.

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DNV: China to more than quintuple renewable energy installations by 2050, with solar capacity to reach 5.5TW

PV Tech

APRIL 24, 2024

DNV forecasts that China will more than quintuple its renewable energy installations by 2050 in its latest report.

Energy

Energy Energy Asia

Japan: Renewable energy accounts for 38% in 2030! 363GW in 2035! Net zero emissions in 2050

EnergyTrend

JULY 3, 2024

Net zero emissions in 2050 SolarpowerandstorageplayacentralroleinJapan’sgoalofstrengtheningenergysecurity.AsAsia’seconomicpowerhouse,Japanhasbecomeagloballeaderinthetransitionto. Japan: Renewable energy accounts for 38% in 2030! 363GW in 2035!

Energy

Energy Energy

USEA Virtual Press Briefing: Electric Utilities and The 2050 Dilemma

Energy Central

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Study after study finds that the United States must double its electricity production by 2050 in order to meet the surging demand for electricity in transportation. The National Academy of Sciences says that production must increase 170 percent by 2050 without taking any fossil.

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Electricity Aviation Transportation Demand

Report: Key measures could slash predicted 2050 emissions from cooling sector

TechXplore

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Taking key measures to reduce the power consumption of cooling equipment would cut at least 60 percent off predicted 2050 sectoral emissions, provide universal access to life-saving cooling, take the pressure off energy grids and save trillions of dollars by 2050, according to a new report published during the COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

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VCs come together to tackle net zero emissions by 2050

GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2023

23 venture capital firms are joining the movement for net zero.

Current incremental levels of change insufficient to meet global net zero ambitions by 2050, says KPMG report

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, within the international aviation and shipping industries, the pace of change is considerably slower and the goal of reaching net zero by 2050 hinges on significant increases in the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs), as well as government incentives.

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Snowy 2.0 usage set to plummet by 2050 – and VNI West won’t save it

Renew Economy

MAY 17, 2023

will plummet after 2050. usage set to plummet by 2050 – and VNI West won’t save it appeared first on RenewEconomy. Reports reveal VNI West will not increase Snowy 2.0’s s transmission capacity to Victoria at all – and that the usage of Snowy 2.0 The post Snowy 2.0

Maritime shipping could triple by 2050. How will the industry decarbonize?

Key Scottish sectors warned of doubling of drought events by 2050

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Maritime shipping projected to triple by 2050. How will the industry decarbonize?

Copper industry trade association pledges to reach net zero by 2050

AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Shell Canada Drops 2050 Climate Goal from Website

Survey will shape 2050 Water Innovation Strategy

Australia will not come close to net zero by 2050 under Coalition’s nuclear plan

BNEF: Solar and wind capacity to reach 31TW in 2050

Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan could cost as much as $600bn and supply just 3.7% of Australia’s energy by 2050, experts say

Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050

5 radical visions for a 2050 food system

Technology not growing fast enough to decarbonize steel and cement industries by 2050

Dutton’s nuclear plan wouldn’t even meet net zero by 2050 target, report finds

Labor caves in to fossil fuel cartel as it locks in gas beyond 2050 amid deepening climate crisis

93% of industry without skills to meet 2050 climate targets

Transport and logistics sector plan to reach net zero by 2050

DNV: Solar PV’s LCOE to halve by 2050

4 takeaways surface from DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 report

DNV: Global grid capacity needs to grow 2.5 times by 2050

South Korea to plant 3 billion trees by 2050

Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035

The Leaders of 2050 Have a Message for You

20-plus countries pledge to triple the world's nuclear energy by 2050

Swiss vote on renewable energy plan for 2050 carbon neutrality

Carbon Credits Face Biggest Test Yet, Could Reach $238/Ton in 2050, According to BloombergNEF Report

Real estate bosses pledge to reach net zero by 2050

Wisconsin plans to go carbon-free by 2050

Two million European households could abandon the electrical grid by 2050, say energy researchers

IEA Confirms Natural Gas, CCUS and Low-Carbon Hydrogen Key to Net Zero by 2050

UK calls for zero global shipping emissions by 2050

Sustainable Fuels for Shipping by 2050

Net zero by 2050 is “too little too late”: Scientists make a case for net negative strategies

Chemists present roadmap to a carbon-neutral refinery by 2050

Australia Invests in New Policies to Achieve Zero-Emissions by 2050

“Global warming won’t wait until 2050,” says European science advisory group

Net Zero by 2030, 2040 or 2050 – which to choose?

DNV: China to more than quintuple renewable energy installations by 2050, with solar capacity to reach 5.5TW

Japan: Renewable energy accounts for 38% in 2030! 363GW in 2035! Net zero emissions in 2050

USEA Virtual Press Briefing: Electric Utilities and The 2050 Dilemma

Report: Key measures could slash predicted 2050 emissions from cooling sector

VCs come together to tackle net zero emissions by 2050

Current incremental levels of change insufficient to meet global net zero ambitions by 2050, says KPMG report

Snowy 2.0 usage set to plummet by 2050 – and VNI West won’t save it

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