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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

They could have an amazing impact on accelerating decarbonization, but theyve decided not to do it. For years, Figueres, who served as executive secretary of the UNFCCC from 2010 to 2016 and played a pivotal role in crafting the 2015 Paris Agreement, argued that fossil fuel companies belonged in climate policy negotiations.

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Achilles Acquires GRMS to Bolster Supply Chain Sustainability Capabilities

ESG Today

UK-based supply chain risk and performance management solutions provider Achilles announced today the acquisition of Global Risk Management Solutions (GRMS), in a move described by the company as aimed at enhancing its supply chain sustainability capabilities and strengthening its US and Canadian presence.

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Investing Through the Renewable Energy Transition

3BL Media

Learn how decarbonization efforts may present opportunities for investors. In fact, solar electricity generation costs have decreased 83% since 2010. Opportunities in Decarbonization Are Growing. With more companies pledging to address climate risk, investment opportunities around decarbonization have grown.

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Carbontech is getting ready for its market moment

GreenBiz

MInd you, those jets will still need to use regular fuel in combo with the sustainable stuff, but the strategy will help Microsoft reduce emissions from those flights (it’s also working on an accounting standard for helping do this), and we all know the aviation sector will be really tough to decarbonize.

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Technology not growing fast enough to decarbonize steel and cement industries by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

A new study appears to show that, for decarbonization goals of steel and cement to be met, and the demand for new green technology to be satisfied, consumption habits need to change. Previous predictions of the quantities of carbon that would be captured from activities like steel production (pictured) have proven to be over-optimistic.

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Cascale Expands Manufacturer Climate Action Program

3BL Media

As an integral part of the Decarbonization Program, MCAP welcomes Cascale members and non-members alike. The organization recently released a data-driven decarbonization roadmap showing that 1,500 manufacturing facilities in nine countries account for 80% of the textile, apparel, and footwear industry’s carbon emissions.

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Going electric will save Canadians money on energy costs

Corporate Knights

While EVs still come with a price premium up-front, the costs of their batteries have fallen by more than 90 % since 2010. Consumers are catching on – roughly one in 10 cars sold in Canada last year was electric. As their market share increases, economies of scale and experience will further drive down their costs.

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