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UAE Plans to Invest $54 Billion by 2030 to Meet Sustainable Energy Demand

ESG Today

It was also the first country in the Middle East to set a net zero goal, which it announced in 2021, ahead of the COP26 climate conference. The UAE is one of the world’s largest oil producers, with average production of approximately 3.2 million barrels of petroleum and liquids per day.

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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

They could have an amazing impact on accelerating decarbonization, but theyve decided not to do it. According to a report by the London-based NGO Global Witness, 503 fossil fuel lobbyists attended the COP26 meeting in Glasgow in 2021. At the same time, the number of conference participants who represent the industry has surged.

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Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote

GreenBiz

Thu, 03/25/2021 - 00:30. In order to deliver its targets, Unilever said its priority was to decarbonize its use of heating and cooling, including removing HFCs — harmful greenhouse gas pollutants — from its refrigerants, having already achieve 100 percent renewable electricity across its business worldwide. Michael Holder.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s," he explained. "To To achieve 2 degrees we need to decarbonize by mid-century. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s. Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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Ten Steps to Create a Successful Decarbonization Roadmap

3BL Media

Last year saw significant activity as governments, utilities, businesses and other entities zoned in on mitigating climate change by setting aggressive decarbonization goals in an effort to lower carbon emissions. Look for easy-to-decarbonize areas of your operations where you can make a difference right away. Accept uncertainty.

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Schneider Electric Announces Additional Participation in First-of-Its-Kind Supplier Program To Advance Climate Action

3BL Media

Launched at COP26, the Energize program has educated hundreds of pharmaceutical suppliers. Renewable energy procurement can be a game changer as companies decarbonize.” To make progress toward our goals to mitigate climate change it is imperative that we at Bristol Myers Squibb take action to decarbonize our value chain.

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What effect will the “Code Red” climate report have on COP26?

Renewable Energy World

It sounds like the start of a disaster movie, but this is real life, just one month’s notable events in 2021. I count on government leaders and all stakeholders to ensure COP26 is a success.” Whatever happens at COP26, all eyes will now be trained more firmly on the conference come November.

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