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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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How cosmetics retailer Lush is making purposeful profit through circularity

GreenBiz

As a vertically integrated business at Lush, we’re in a unique position to embed our values and zero-waste philosophy throughout our value chain. We still invent our own products, manage our own supply chains, grow some of our own raw materials, own and operate our manufacturing and distribution facilities and run our own retail shops.

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Berge Bulk Launches Cargo Ship Using Wind-Assisted Propulsion to Cut Emissions

ESG Today

Dry bulk ship owner Berge Bulk announced the launch of its 210,000 Metric Tons Deadweight vessel, Berge Olympus, retrofitted with four BARTech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies, that use wind power to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Yara’s WindWings, each possessing an aerodynamic span of 37.5 tonnes per day. tonnes per day.

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Letter From the CEO: Lenovo’s Commitment to Ethical, Inclusive AI and a Sustainable Future

3BL Media

Our sustainability solutions and services offer customers the ability to extend the use of their devices, manage and measure their IT fleet’s carbon footprint, contribute to the circular economy, and even have their equipment shipped more sustainably.

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Carnival Corporation Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

3BL Media

The company’s latest report provides updates on current sustainability initiatives and efforts supporting its long-term sustainability vision and commitments under these focus areas, including the company’s 2030 commitments to reduce carbon emission intensity and aspirations to achieve net carbon-neutral ship operations by 2050.

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

With global trade highly dependent on shipping, achieving net zero may put wind in the sails of other industries’ climate ambitions. International shipping accounted for 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). What progress has the IMO made?

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Advanced Economies Are Being Pushed Toward Financial Collapse

Gail Tverberg

Note that on Figure 3 (in both charts shown), the especially significant increase in debt starts around 2008. Without enough oil for all purposes, a logical way to cut back is to use less oil for international shipping. Whole new, short supply chains will be required. 11] What should we expect in the future?