Global Renewable News

JUNE 12, 2024

Xcel Energy has reduced carbon emissions 54% from the electricity it provides to customers from 2005 levels, the company announced in its 19th annual Sustainability Report today (June 12).Xcel.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 19, 2022

Canada must make up for lost ground if it’s going to meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 45% from 2005 levels by 2030. The agriculture sector has seen emissions flatline since 2005, but a small GHG reduction in 2019 nudged it in the right direction. However, more needs to be done.

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John Englart

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Victorian Labor Premier, Dan Andrews, and Climate Change Minister Lily D'Ambrosio, have announced the State's 2035 emissions reduction target, new renewable energy targets and re-establishment of a government Owned electricity supplier for the market. It places Victoria as globally.

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Global Renewable News

APRIL 24, 2024

Highlights Carbon emissions from electric generation are down 48% from 2005 levels Since 2022, helped customers access nearly $377 million in financial supportDuke Energy (NYSE: D.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Nature-inspired Nature-based solutions will become central to addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, while new materials and processes inspired by nature will support the growth of a regenerative economy.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 29, 2022

With Canada lagging far behind Europe and the United Kingdom in tackling carbon pollution from aviation, the country’s upcoming 10-year climate plan for the sector must be developed with public input and enforce a 30% emissions reduction target by 2030, climate advocates say.

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ESG Today

MAY 16, 2024

For the report, the 2024 Gen Z and Millennial Survey, Deloitte surveyed more than 22,800 Gen Z (those born between 1995 – 2005) and millennial (born 1983 – 1994) respondents from 44 countries across North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

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ESG Today

JULY 18, 2023

Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen announced today that the government will develop sectoral decarbonization plans, starting with six key emissions-intensive sectors, aimed at supporting the government’s net zero plan and interim climate targets.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

Ian Paton, Head of Oxford PBC and Ed Yeates, Project Engineer at Property Consultants Cluttons , discuss how climate change is increasing the risk of flooding to UK property owners and why implementing flood risk management measure is crucial to protecting assets. Impacts of climate change on flooding.

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Matthew E. Kahn

JULY 11, 2021

John Cochrane has posted an important blog post about adapting to climate change. I have working on the costs of climate change for 15 years now going back to my 2005 Death Toll paper. I am a microeconomist and I said to Marty; "Many of us know that we do not know what risks climate change will pose.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

India’s first NDC was submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015, with goals to reduce emissions intensity of its GDP by 33% to 35% compared to 2005 levels by 2030, achieve 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil sources, and create additional carbon sink of 2.5

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Australia’s Climate Change Bill 2022 was approved by the Senate on Thursday, passing the final step to pass the legislation, and enshrining the country’s emissions reduction targets into law.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Blue Zone events: WATER RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE. This SVA framework, designed to evaluate the effects of climate change on water resources—from supply chains to distribution networks—has been applied in over 800 locations globally.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 7, 2024

Since its inception in 2005, Onepak has facilitated the return of more than 2 billion pounds of devices on behalf of more than 200,000 customers. The investment represents the first investment in the Nuveen Climate Inclusion Fund II, focused addressing sustainable development challenges including climate change and inequality.

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ESG Today

JULY 27, 2022

Targets under the proposed legislation include greenhouse gas emissions reductions of 43% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels – reflecting the government’s recently updated Nationally Determined Contribution commitment under the Paris Agreement – and the achievement of net zero emissions by 2050.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 4, 2024

As climate change moves to the forefront of today’s issues, one thing is clear: Our linear economy isn’t working. Since early 2005, over 130 million kg of recycled plastics went into our products [4], with closed-loop post-consumer recycled (CL-PCR) content incorporated in nearly 300 Lenovo devices[5].

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Sustainability Matters

AUGUST 7, 2022

The Australian Government’s Climate Change Bill 2022 passed the House of Representatives on 4 August, meaning that it is a step towards being adopted as law. The Bill aims to enshrine an emissions target of 43% from 2005 levels by 2030, and to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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ESG Today

APRIL 21, 2023

Australia set its climate goals into law last year, including its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, and to achieve net zero by 2050. The post Australia to Issue Inaugural Green Bond appeared first on ESG Today.

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ESG Today

MARCH 12, 2024

Tamara Hardegger, Managing Director at SVVK-ASIR, said: “Our member funds believe in positive change through dialogue. Partnering with Robeco allows us to deepen and broaden our commitment to positive change in the key areas of biodiversity and nature loss, climate change and systemic human rights issues.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Published on 20 Februar in Nature Climate Change , the study appeared to find that exported used vehicles generate at least 13-53% more emissions per mile than those that are scrapped or on the road in Great Britain. The data seemed to reveal substantially higher rates of carbon dioxide and pollution generation in exported vehicles.

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3BL Media

APRIL 29, 2024

In an effort to overcome the climate crisis, organizations across the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 50-52% below 2005 levels. Our teams develop innovative strategies and technologies to help our customers mitigate and adapt to climate change.” By 2035, reach 100% carbon pollution-free electricity.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

billion this year across nine countries, we will contribute to advancing towards our 2030 climate and energy targets while reaping the benefits of the green transition. These investments exemplify our commitment to tackle climate change and support Member States on their path to climate neutrality.”

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The disclosures should provide ACSI members and other investors with clearer information about their investee companies’ exposure to physical and transitional risks related to climate-change. This information will be integrated into investment processes and used by investors in their risk assessment and stewardship activities.”

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2022

DESCRIPTION: ESG in Action As climate change intensifies, so do the physical and transition risks to industries and companies. But how do investors quantify those changes? Historically, they’ve measured a portfolio’s climate impact based on its carbon footprint or weighted average carbon intensity. By Sara Rosner.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For instance, by 2025/26, Lenovo will have enabled the recycling and reuse of 800 million pounds of end-of-life products since 2005 (cumulative total). We all have something to learn from one another and when we all share our points of view, best practices, and expertise, real change can happen.” Mary said. “We

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2022

our stakeholders care about the impact we are making on topics like diversity and inclusion, climate change and economic development,” said Katherine Neebe, Duke Energy’s chief sustainability and philanthropy officer. The company’s overall carbon dioxide output is down 44% since 2005. DESCRIPTION: CHARLOTTE, N.C.,

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Ireland, for example, cut greenhouse gas emissions by 42 percent from 2005 to 2020 while growing its economy by 81 percent, outgunning most of the major developed economies. Can we continue to drive revenue while concurrently safeguarding our long-term environmental and social wellbeing?

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Schneider delivers on these commitments through initiatives such as the Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) barometer that launched in 2005, expanding its climate change consulting services business, and working with suppliers to help them halve their carbon footprints by 2025. About Schneider Electric.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Michigan’s new economywide 2050 carbon neutral proposal vaults it into the vanguard of United States climate ambition. It’s just the fourth such goal nationwide with interim targets of 28% carbon reductions compared to 2005 by 2025, 52% by 2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050, going net negative thereafter.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

dissertation in microelectronics to an entirely different field: climate change. "I Even with decarbonizing the electric and transportation sector, to reach long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, the United States would need an 80 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide emissions by 2050.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

EIP, a global venture capital firm, and its funds target early-stage, innovative technologies aimed at combatting climate change. PSEG is committed to addressing the causes and impacts of global climate change, but no one company can find all the solutions alone,” PSEG Chairman, President and CEO Ralph Izzo said.

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2024

March 8, 2024 /3BL/ - Biomimicry Institute , a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 to empower nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet, today opens applications for its 2024 Ray of Hope Accelerator.

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Eco-Business

JULY 18, 2023

Between 1970 and 2004, three extreme flood events occurred per year on average in India, but after 2005, the yearly average rose to 11. Rise in both land and sea temperatures has increased the capacity of the air to hold moisture for a longer time.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The SEAC provides an independent, outside-in perspective on critical issues relating to sustainability and environmental policies that impact both Dow and our global community, such as climate change, ecosystem services, circularity and sustainable chemistry. Making an impact.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2023

Australia and New Zealand have reached an agreement to tackle climate change that will see them collaborate alongside other Pacific countries to ensure the “resilience and prosperity” of the region.

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ESG Today

MAY 29, 2023

Founded in 2005, Brazil-based Green Domus provides a range of services including lifecycle assessments, materiality assessments, sustainability measurement and performance and sectoral analytics projects, with a focus on delivering customized decarbonization plans based on feasible reduction targets that can also reduce clients’ costs.

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Sustainability Update

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), a collaboration of Federal agencies, released its Fifth National Climate Assessment (the “NCA5) in November 2023. The latest assessment in the series is a broad overview of the progress (or lack thereof) made towards addressing climate change since the last report published in 2018.

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