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What Is Energy Transition? A Guide to the Future of Energy

3BL Media

Key Drivers of the Energy Transition The energy transition is driven by several significant factors, including the critical need to combat climate change and the economic benefits of renewable energy sources. Combatting climate change Reducing carbon emissions is at the core of energy transition efforts.

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Budget 2023’s clean investments don’t add up

Corporate Knights

After last year’s budget, I submitted a media request asking the Department of Finance and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change how much they were set to spend to address the climate crisis in 2022. The official response was a shoulder shrug. They add up to $386 million, 0.02% of Canada’s GDP.

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The benefits of being a climate optimist

Corporate Knights

In 2020, Vietnam exploded out of nowhere to become the world’s third-largest installer of new solar power.). I like to think of it this way: You can gaze at the distant line where the sea meets the sky and see warming waters, declining ecosystems, an overheated sky overburdened with carbon dioxide turning the world’s oceans more acidic.

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Building a More Sustainable Future with 6G

3BL Media

As climate change brings rising temperatures and extreme weather, global citizens are demanding urgent action. By focusing on sustainability as a key driver of 6G research, we will discover new ways to combat climate change in the following industries and beyond. 6G’s environmental sustainability use cases.

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Making the UK’s net zero target real: Professional services firm comments on progress

Envirotec Magazine

“With the UK hosting COP26 in Glasgow in 2020, the country’s actions will be under close scrutiny and there will be nowhere to hide if we fall short of doing our part,” said Kiran Sura of PwC. UK leads the G20 having the most rapid decarbonisation rate since 2000, at 3.7%.

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Unlocking the value of energy communities

Renewable Energy World

Innovation in renewable energy is obviously important but not only to fight climate change. Digital solutions are unshackling a growing number of ‘active consumers’ and prosumers, thereby accelerating the development of local smart grids and even helping to cost-effectively balance larger regional grids.

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The central role of energy storage in our renewable energy future

Sustainability Matters

As the impacts of climate change intensify globally and emission reduction deadlines loom, Australia must prioritise its power supply. The 2019–2020 Australian bushfires, which triggered widespread blackouts nationwide, underscore the urgent need for power resilience.