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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. Tue, 10/20/2020 - 00:15. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To

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With or without subsidies, wind and solar are still cost-competitive, report says

Renewable Energy World

per watt peak (Wp) in 2020 to between $0.26 The utility solar industry is facing one of its toughest challenges just days ahead of COP26," Rystad Energy senior renewables analyst David Dixon said. Costs for solar PV modules "have surged from below $0.20

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Shipping sets Sail for Greener Horizons

Chris Hall

It’s an industry you can’t put on the internet; we will need shipping in the years to come, which means we have to ensure it is sustainable in the long term,” says Stephen Fewster, Global Head of Shipping Finance at Amsterdam-headquartered ING Bank. . Hydrogen has very low density, making it difficult to store on large ships.

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7 Companies Leading the Net Zero Energy Revolution

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Last year marked a global shift in corporations adopting low-carbon and net-zero pledges as experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference , COP26, declared that the climate crisis is at a critical inflection point. Maersk Industry: Shipping Headquarters: Denmark. SOURCE: Antea Group.

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Biomass power generation: A technology for the energy transition only?

Envirotec Magazine

In the aftermath of BREXIT and in view of COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, the UK has been focussing on decarbonisation in relation to its infrastructure and power offerings. Figures for 2020 provide that 59% of the UK’s electricity was generated from low carbon sources, whether from renewables or nuclear.

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Why Working for Cisco Means Better Sustainability for the Future

Cisco CSR

Having the privilege to shape our distribution channel means I am not only confident in technically supporting our partners as they pave the way for their customers, but I am also confident every hardware that gets shipped out will incorporate Circular Design Principles by 2025.

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European Commission launches proposals to reach 55% emissions reduction by 2030

Sustainable Development Network

Moreover, the package comes at a crucial time with a few months to go before the world heads into a new round of climate diplomacy at COP26 in Glasgow. One of the key points of debate at COP26 will revolve around the role of carbon removal by natural sinks in the calculation of ‘net’ carbon emissions. in 2010 to 9.3%

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