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5 Climate Action Mayors to Follow on Twitter

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A new global coalition of more than 7000 mayors wants to implement the Paris climate accord together, get to know some of them via social media! The post 5 Climate Action Mayors to Follow on Twitter appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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European And US Companies Dominate 2016 Carbon Efficiency Top 10

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A new ranking shows which businesses emit the least amount of carbon per million dollars they generate in revenue. The post European And US Companies Dominate 2016 Carbon Efficiency Top 10 appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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Al Gore Celebrates Europe’s Climate Action Successes in Latest Live Broadcast

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Al Gore's latest climate action telethon put the spotlight on a number of European success stories during a day-long broadcast. The post Al Gore Celebrates Europe’s Climate Action Successes in Latest Live Broadcast appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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The EU’s Clean Energy Mega-Plan: This Week’s 11 Biggest Climate Stories

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Other stories in this week's State of the Planet press review include: European VCs invest in electric flying cars, Germany makes climate change a G20 priority and public transit's rise in pop culture. The post The EU’s Clean Energy Mega-Plan: This Week’s 11 Biggest Climate Stories appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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This Epic Game of Thrones Parody Takes on Plastic Bottle Pollution

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[link] A new sustainability-themed advertisement parodies one of the most iconic scenes from the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. Did you know the production of one kilo of polyethene – the most common plastic – requires the equivalent of two kilos of oil for energy and raw material? Yet more than one billion beverage […]. The post This Epic Game of Thrones Parody Takes on Plastic Bottle Pollution appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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Europe, China Trigger Stunning Growth in Green Bonds Market

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Green bonds, seen as a key way to fund low-carbon projects, have been subject to extraordinary global growth since they were first issued in 2007. A new European Commission study released on Friday (2 December) says the issuance of green bonds globally has risen from $2.6 billion during 2012 to $74.3 billion in 2016 so […]. The post Europe, China Trigger Stunning Growth in Green Bonds Market appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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