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EVs are leading U.K.’s race to net-zero, but will England stay off the gas?

Corporate Knights

s decarbonization efforts have enjoyed relative cross-party consensus. The pace of reductions in the power sector will inevitably slow, as coal has been almost completely removed from the energy mix, although the grid will continue to decarbonize as more renewables come onto the network – particularly offshore wind, where the U.K.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels.

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Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement

GreenBiz

Airlines have faced "flygskam" — or flight shame — which has seen some travelers shun air travel, heightening pressure for the sector to demonstrate that it can develop a flight path to net-zero emissions. Between 2008 and 2017, fossil-fuel industry trade associations in the U.S. It is a big business. spent almost $1.4

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Sofidel Commits to Net Zero by 2050

3BL Media

The Net Zero goal, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent removal of residual emissions to as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain , is at the heart of the European Green Deal and considered crucial to limiting global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 2 - Nitty Gritty on Net-Zero

3BL Media

Achieving a net-zero economy is a huge challenge, requiring change on a global scale that impacts the way we live, work and do business. Mahapatra has been leading a global decarbonization of the cooling sector with a particular focus on super pollutant HFCs for more than a decade. But achieving a net-zero economy?

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Designing Net Zero Ports

3BL Media

As such, maritime, and ports in particular, are a visible part of transport decarbonization discussions. of freight) of 40 percent, based on a 2008 baseline, by 2030. Tweet me: @WSPUSA shares the important role that maritime ports play in global decarbonization. However, the sector is responsible for only 2.9

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International Agreement Reached to Cut Shipping Emissions to Net Zero “Around” 2050

ESG Today

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said: “The adoption of the 2023 IMO Greenhouse Gas Strategy is a monumental development for IMO and opens a new chapter towards maritime decarbonization. Shipping firms must now take the initiative and adopt science-based targets that put them on track for zero-emission shipping by 2050.”

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