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Snow, Climate Change and the Olympic Winter Games

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: With the impacts of climate change accelerating, snow conditions in many parts of the world vary significantly from year to year. Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018 all relied partially on manufactured snow. How will climate change affect the choice of future Winter Olympic hosts?

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NRG Energy 2021 Sustainability Report: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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We have long recognized the urgency of climate change and have worked to harness market-driven solutions to help address the challenge. We also believe in providing transparency on our approach to managing climate-related impacts across our business and operations. net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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How My Green Lab is cleaning up R&D

GreenBiz

Solutions to the world's biggest problems, including climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, are studied in research laboratories across the globe. But as sterile as those labs may appear, they have a dirty secret: immense carbon footprints. How My Green Lab is cleaning up R&D. Elsa Wenzel. Tue, 01/19/2021 - 00:30.

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Trane Technologies Recognized as One of Europe’s Climate Leaders by Financial Times

3BL Media

Trane Technologies is uniquely positioned to lead the movement to tackle climate change and empower its customers to decarbonize. In 2014, Trane Technologies established its first set of climate commitments, and exceeded them two years early.

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Duke Energy Offers Customers a New Way To Help Plant Trees

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We all have a role to play in protecting the environment and combating climate change, and we admire Duke Energy’s dedication to being a force for good,” said Matt Hill, founder and chief environmental evangelist at One Tree Planted. Duke Energy is required to disclose the quantity, type and geographic source of each certificate.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. LinkedIn | Company profile. million acres the 4.4

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This Week’s People Moves: SBTi Appoints First CEO

Chris Hall

Based in Brazil, he has more than 15 years of experience including as Director of Global Solutions for Commodities and Finance at the World Resources Institute, Head of Sustainability for South America at Rabobank, and in leadership positions for sustainability initiatives, including the Brazilian National Climate Change Fund.