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Study Confirms Significance of Reducing Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Protect the Future of the Olympic Winter Games

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International Olympic Committee news As world leaders meet at COP29 to agree actions to address the climate crisis, a new study illustrates how effective climate action could reduce the impact of climate change on winter sport. These decisions are supported by extensive consultation and scientific evidence.

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IOC Welcomes Admission As Observer Organisation to UN Climate Change

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International Olympic Committee news This will enable the IOC to engage more effectively with the global efforts to address climate change, underscoring its commitment to reducing emissions and to leveraging the role of sport as an “important enabler” for the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “We

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Investors call on major US polluters to clean up lobbying activities

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are facing growing pressure to clean up their lobbying activity, with a host of institutional investors this week issuing an urgent call to 47 of the largest greenhouse gas emitters to disclose how their corporate advocacy aligns with the most ambitious climate goals of the Paris Agreement. Carbon intensive companies in the U.S.

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Hero: In coal-heavy Poland, Warsaw takes a stand against fossil fuels

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Poland hasn’t exactly been a paragon of virtue in the fight against climate change. The proposed treaty would align fossil fuel production with the Paris Agreement goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C California is the latest consider the treaty. The estimate includes measures to soften the blow for coal producers.

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Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes

GreenBiz

dissertation in microelectronics to an entirely different field: climate change. "I In 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that the three largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions were transportation (28 percent), electricity (27 percent), and industry (22 percent).

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Paris Agreement limits still catastrophic for coral reefs, research suggests

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

More than 90 percent of tropical coral reefs will suffer frequent heat stress -- their number one threat -- even under Paris Agreement climate warming limits.

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Tackling Climate Change: Gildan's Climate, Energy, and Water Goals

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With climate change posing more and more of a risk to the world, Gildan understands its responsibility to lower its environmental impact. Attaining a 20% reduction in water intensity by 2030 (compared to a 2018 baseline) to improve water efficiency, and implementing water reducing, reusing, and recycling initiatives.