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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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Driving Sustainability: FedEx's Commitment to Carbon Neutral Operations and a Greener Global Supply Chain by 2040

3BL Media

Further, the company continues to address the challenges presented by climate change as it works toward a goal of carbon neutral global operations by 2040, guided by our strategy: decarbonize whats possible, co-create with purpose, and neutralize whats left.

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IBM Journey to More Sustainable Facilities: IBM As Client Zero

3BL Media

A survey from IBM and Morning Consult found that in the next two years, 62% of business leaders plan to invest in solutions that help manage assets, facilities and infrastructure to drive clean energy transition, efficient waste management and decarbonization. This transformation is already paying off. In 2021, IBM registered a 61.6%

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The Port of the Future: A Vision for Cleaner, Low-Carbon Seaports

3BL Media

For every billion dollars in exports shipped through U.S. Understanding the environmental impact of seaports When compared to aviation and trucking, ocean shipping remains the most environmentally efficient means of cargo transportation. trillion in economic activity. seaports, 15,000 jobs are created. Crowley, a U.S.

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Algae-to-Biofuel Company Viridos Raises $25 Million from Bill Gates, United Airlines & Chevron After Exxon Exits

ESG Today

Viridos had formed an R&D partnership with Exxon in 2010, collaborating on the development of next-generation biofuels from algae. Breakthrough Energy Ventures’ Carmichael Roberts said: “Decarbonizing the heavy transportation industry is critical for addressing climate change and therefore a top priority for BEV.

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Report details China’s complex energy landscape and its enormous green energy shift

Envirotec Magazine

The power sector is decarbonizing quickly by replacing coal with domestically sourced renewable energy, and domestically produced coal will largely be sufficient for the remaining coal demand segments by 2050. In 2010, wind made up only 1% of China’s electricity generation. However, oil and gas usage will continue to rely on imports.

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Climate Talks - Episode 05: Counting Carbon

3BL Media

Decarbonization. Is decarbonization a good thing and, if so, how do we achieve it? Then, of course, more emissions are released when the coffee is shipped to consumers—whether it goes by boat, train, or plane. So decarbonization just means how do we produce and consume our products with low carbon energy sources primarily?