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Greentown Sector Pitch Day Highlights Solutions for Agricultural Decarbonization and Resilience

Greentown Labs

Agricultural practices routinely involve large-scale monocrop operations that negatively impact soil health and utilize unsustainable chemical practices, producing harmful waste streams. Clearly, there’s a tremendous opportunity to rethink and improve our entire food system to address both its negative climate and social impacts.

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SDG 13: Climate Action

Green Business Bureau

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. C and build resilience for current and anticipated climate change impacts. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. However, without the proper planning for when life goes back to normal, emissions are expected to rise again. SDG 13 Targets.

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What is SDG 13 (Climate Action): How To Apply It In Your Business

Green Business Bureau

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. C and build resilience for current and anticipated climate change impacts. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. However, without the proper planning for when life goes back to normal, emissions are expected to rise again. SDG 13 Targets.

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'Historic': Carbon emissions set to plunge a record 8% in 2020, says IEA

Business Green

Global carbon emissions are set to drop a record eight per cent this year, with lockdowns on public and economic life introduced to tackle the coronavirus pandemic delivering an unprecedented blow to fossil fuel demand, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). A recent analysis by Carbon Brief noted that emissions have to fall 7.6

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'Action is needed now': CBI leads flurry of calls for green recovery

Business Green

The report - titled Principles for a low-carbon, sustainable and net-zero aligned economic recovery post COVID-19 - suggests five key government interventions aimed at harnessing growing political, business, and consumer will to tackle the climate emergency, as well as a raft of specific policy recommendations.

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The IPCC Synthesis Report: Ten key takeaways for business

Business Green

Endorsed by governments over the weekend, the report's 'summary for policymakers' cover text is a critical resource for business leaders and investors looking to bolster near-term resilience and boost long-term profitability amidst an ever-worsening climate crisis. Delivering on the Paris Agreement's goal of 1.5C

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The emerging “non-utilities”—EVs are helping new players in the energy marketplace.

Charged

The long list includes the following: Peak shaving Valley filling Negative demand response Coordinated charging Demand charge reduction Reserve provision Emergency backup Capacity firming Microgrids Voltage control Frequency regulation. The benefits which these non-utility participants bring to the grid are many and varied.