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How 10 key energy efficiency actions could save industry $437bn – report

Smart Energy International

According to the Energy Efficiency Movement, energy efficiency actions, such as the use of smart building energy management systems, switching to EV fleets and using heat pumps, can result in global cost savings of approximately $437 billion.

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Net zero targets: How to manage the 'hot air' to limit global warming

Business Green

With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warning emissions must peak by 2025 before falling 43 per cent by 2030 compared to 2019 levels to stave off the catastrophic effects of climate change, investors urgently need clearly defined net zero pathways for the highest emitting industries. This is at the core of the problem.

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Methane release from UK shale gas site equivalent to 142 trans-Atlantic flights, says research group

Envirotec Magazine

tonnes of methane gas to atmosphere that was detected at a nearby monitoring station installed by researchers from The University of Manchester. Elevated methane (CH4) concentrations in the air were measured at an atmospheric monitoring station near the Preston New Road (PNR) shale gas site over a one-week period in January 2019.

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Harnessing the power of tech on the path to net zero

Business Green

WWF , one of Vodafone's partners, reports that - on average - the world's monitored populations of wildlife have declined by almost 70 per cent since 1970. Not only can technology help to assess, monitor, and reduce a business's own environmental footprint, but it can help them provide their customers with sustainable options.

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Rescuing net zero – how a digitally-enabled nuclear industry can help us get back on track

Smart Energy International

Given the current economic and political turmoil, so soon after the global pandemic, it’s clear that achieving our net zero targets has become even more complex and challenging. But there’s a growing consensus that a resurgent nuclear industry can play a vital role in bringing our efforts to limit global warming back on track.

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Tackling Scope 3 emissions: the key to keeping 1.5°C alive

Envirotec Magazine

This is especially fitting as the conference is taking place seven years after the signing of the Paris Agreement – a legally binding international treaty that commits countries to limiting global warming to below 2 (and preferably below 1.5) degrees Celsius.

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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too

Envirotec Magazine

C present-day global warming relative to pre-industrial times. To track progress, countries compile national emissions data into inventories, such as the UK’s National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI), which are then reported to international monitoring bodies.

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