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Trane Technologies Calls for Accelerated Climate Action, Increased Transparency at COP28

3BL Media

Accelerating decarbonization requires not only innovation, but also advocating for policies that remove barriers and support adoption at scale,” said Scott Tew, vice president of Sustainability, Trane Technologies. As the window for limiting global warming to 1.5°C

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. Joining the America Is All In pledge supporting the Paris Agreement in December is an early indicator.

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Pioneering Offsets and Carbon Removal Technologies To Address Aviation’s Residual Emissions at American Airlines

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Many of the decarbonization technologies needed do not yet exist, are not yet economically feasible or are not expected to scale quickly enough to achieve the insector reductions needed to reach net zero by 2050. American continues to meet or exceed International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) noise certification standards as well.

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Jeffrey Sachs Awarded 2022 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development for Leading Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science

Sustainable Development Network

He headed a global study on “deep decarbonization” which resulted in the highly influential “Pathways to Deep Decarbonization” report. Subsequently, many countries have taken on board this idea and designed their deep decarbonization pathways. Sachs’ participation in the promotion of the Paris Agreement has been vital.

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The Role of Sustainable Development Solutions Networks (SDSNs) in the protection of the environment

Sustainable Development Network

SDSNs comprise research and educational institutes that promote practical and integrated approaches towards the implementation of the SDGs, such as decarbonization strategies, ways of sustainable land-use and food systems and tracking of bilateral spillover effects globally. SDSNs consists of national, regional and thematic Networks.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. 17, there were 53 signatories representing 18 industries. .