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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. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio. To be sure, no U.S.

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New Oregon Energy Policy Simulator Modeling Shows Major Benefits Of Accelerating Climate Policies

Energy Innovation

This week, Energy Innovation launched the Oregon Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our newest state-specific, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. By Shelley Wenzel.

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Technology Trending: data centres in space, smart home appliances, LNG tractor

Smart Energy International

Investigating the possibility of putting data centres into space, LG’s ThinQ UP smart home appliance global launch and ‘circular’ farming with onsite methanol production and use for powering tractors are in the week’s technology radar. Task force to innovate space applications for energy Unlocking smart meter data for research.

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$1T of Potential Losses in the Pipeline for Oil and Gas Financiers

GreenTechMedia

The only climate trend more powerful for global financial institutions than the drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 is the momentum to exit oil and gas. For those counting, there are now more new policies being announced seeking to limit exposure to the oil and gas industry than those targeted at the moribund coal industry.

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L’Oreal achieves carbon-neutrality across US operations

Renewable Energy World

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. Our customers can be proud their products are made in facilities that use 100% renewable energy.

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Eight ways to seize the net zero opportunity

Business Green

We know we have to change the way we live to curb harmful emissions and reach net zero by 2050. This decade alone, the industry must: Increase low carbon electricity generation by approximately 50 per cent from sources such as wind or solar power. Championing ultra-fast electric vehicle charging points.

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

Climate Tech VC

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.