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Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection

Envirotec Magazine

The “solar-powered digital nose” in situ. The first live demonstration of the group’s Silvanet system of solar-powered gas sensors was recently conducted successfully in a forest near Berlin, says the firm. . By adding additional sensors, the network can also be used to monitor tree health and growth.

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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix

GreenBiz

It's not necessarily that the game of musical chairs has intensified in the C-suite, but you'll note major executive moves at big apparel, food, energy, finance and technology corporations, some of which have enlisted a chief sustainability officer (CSO) or equivalent for the first time. The former U.K.

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COP26: Fears grow over UN climate summit amid coronavirus fallout

Business Green

UK government insists it is on track to deliver crucial UN Climate Summit in November as planned. We are monitoring the situation closely and will be guided by scientific advice in the run up to the event," a COP26 spokesperson said. Hearing COP looking increasingly likely to be cancelled/postponed.

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Net Zero: Green groups urge UK 'to get its house in order' ahead of COP26

Business Green

The UK must quickly "get its own house in order" and ramp up its decarbonisation efforts if it is to maximise the chances of a successful COP26 Climate Summit this autumn, the Prime Minister has been warned, in a letter today from more than 60 green NGOs and campaign groups.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

As such, in 2022 81% of S&P 500 companies reported their own emissions (scope 1), and the emissions of the electricity they bought (scope 2). Although this level was not defined by the convention, the aim was to allow ecosystems and society to adapt naturally to climate change, which means slowing global warming down.

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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald’s, Netflix

AGreenLiving

It’s not necessarily that the game of musical chairs has intensified in the C-suite, but you’ll note major executive moves at big apparel, food, energy, finance and technology corporations, some of which have enlisted a chief sustainability officer (CSO) or equivalent for the first time. The former U.K.

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SDG15: The fight for life on land

Business Green

And then there are the big picture climate threats that poorly managed land can rapidly amplify. As the World Resources Institute points out, "land is critically important - both as a source of greenhouse gas emissions and as a climate change solution".