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Brazilian study suggests better ways of managing MSW

Envirotec Magazine

He told the news agency Agência FAPESP: “We studied MSW management in six Brazilian cities, four of which we selected to exemplify different routes to innovation in this area: Harmonia, São Paulo, Ibertioga and Carauari. Their MSW management systems are also different, but each one has at least one highly interesting innovation.”

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Study: Most major tech innovators back net zero, but far fewer are ready to act

Business Green

Boston Consulting Group research points to gap between corporate commitments and readiness to act on climate change among major tech innovators. Some of the top ranking climate and sustainability innovators included in the research included Apple, Amazon, and Tesla, all of which scored highly in BCG's study.

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Revolutionizing Heavy-Duty Mobility with H2 Powered Mining Vehicles

Hydrogen Fuel News

The first prototype of this innovative HYDROTEC-powered mining vehicle is expected to be tested in the mid-2020s at the Arizona Proving Grounds, Komatsu’s state-of-the-art research and development facility. Notably, this partnership marked the first planned hydrogen-powered mining truck in Asia.

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Virtual Event - Sustainability Week 2020: Disruption as a Catalyst for Action

Green Market Oracle

Despite the warning signs, progress to limit global warming remains slow and inadequate. Limiting global warming to 1.5°C As Greta Thunberg declared at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in January 2020, “Our house is on fire.” How can solutions be scaled up to meet internationally agreed goals?

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Study: Firms with science-based targets have slashed emissions a quarter since Paris Agreement

Business Green

Last year saw global behemoths such as Amazon, Facebook, and Ford join the scheme, among 370 companies that signed up over the course of the year at an average rate of 31 per month. Additionally, an increasing number of companies are setting targets aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5C aligned scope 1 and 2 targets.

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Virtual Event - Sustainability Week 2020 Disruption as a Catalyst for Action

Green Market Oracle

Yet despite the warning signs, progress to limit global warming remains slow and inadequate. New for 2020 “Limiting global warming to 1.5°C From scorched landscapes to melting ice caps and polluted oceans, the impacts of climate change are clear and immediate. Can the disruption of covid-19 accelerate progress?

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

Smart Energy International

Task force to innovate space applications for energy Unlocking smart meter data for research. Given the global warming potential of methane, its use in this process would reduce the direct emissions from slurry lagoons and tanks, significantly reducing the carbon footprint of an average dairy farm. Have you read?