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The nuclear option

Corporate Knights

In a 2023 report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that to meet net-zero goals, electricity’s share of total energy demand needs to double between now and 2030 to accommodate the electrification of transportation, building heat, industrial processes, agriculture and information technology.

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Canada isn't challenging banks enough to prepare for climate chaos

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Those would waste food,” says the economist, “so here’s the solution: let’s assume we have a can opener.” The joke is a good reminder of the limitations of the climate-scenario exercise about to be conducted by Canada’s financial regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).

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Cisco Refresh Empowers Businesses to Work Toward a More Sustainable Future

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From the technology we create to help reduce waste, to reducing the waste that our technology creates, it dramatically impacts how the environment responds and adapts. percent of e-waste is known to be collected and properly recycled. of e-waste is known to be collected and properly recycled. Contact us to learn more.

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These 50 Canadian corporate citizens are a cut above

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Just as more than 95% of climate scientists accept the truth of climate change, most corporate leaders recognize that their role in society has changed. Climate commitments legend 1.5°C: Especially if they want to succeed long-term. C: Business Ambition for 1.5C

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Cisco Refresh empowers businesses to work toward a more sustainable future

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From the technology we create to help reduce waste, to reducing the waste that our technology creates, it dramatically impacts how the environment responds and adapts. percent of e-waste is known to be collected and properly recycled. Technology plays a vital role in creating a more sustainable future.

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Ram Amar’s “crazy” plan to store a gigaton of carbon at the bottom of the Black Sea

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His startup, Rewind , wants to sequester a gigaton of carbon each year — about 10 percent of what climate scientists deem necessary each year to reach net zero by 2050 — in a remarkably simple way. However, the Black Sea is bordered by six agriculturally productive countries that generate a lot of waste.

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How Carbon Lockdown’s Wood Vault Is Pioneering Carbon Removal: In Conversation With Climate Vault

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He is also a professor at the University of Maryland and a climate scientist specializing in the global carbon cycle. In the interview below, Dr. Zeng shares about Carbon Lockdown’s unique approach to CDR and the verifiable impact Carbon Lockdown’s wood vault is having on the fight against climate change.