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Siemens publishes advice for businesses on steps to decarbonise

Envirotec Magazine

In addition, decarbonisation is not just an objective imposed by policies such as the Paris Agreement: with the right approach, it also creates tangible business opportunities that go beyond long-term financial savings. Use smart load controls that utilise digital solutions to go beyond just monitoring a facility’s equipment.

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Our Sustainable Development Report Card Has Arrived. Did We Pass? 

Sustainable Development Network

The COVID-19 pandemic has also accelerated the expansion of digital technologies and services, though more needs to be done. C Paris-agreement compatible climate action according to the November 2020, Climate Action Tracker. Regarding climate change, the US is marked “critically insufficient” for 1.5°C We must do better.

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Using the Sustainable Development Goals to guide the Covid-19 recovery

Sustainable Development Network

Best practices during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially those adopted in Asia-Pacific countries, should be documented and disseminated rapidly. 2030 for the SDGs and 2050 for the Paris Agreement) and develop policy pathways for achieving them. Countries should consider medium-term targets with time horizons of 10-30 years (i.e.

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Take Five: A Victory for Vigilance

Chris Hall

COP16 reconvened in Rome with the launch of the Cali Fund , the broad outline of which was agreed before the summit failed to reach agreement on how to fund the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The CCC explains how to limit UK emissions to 535 MtCO 2 e in the five years to 2042, while keeping the average cost at 0.2%

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Tackling Scope 3 emissions: the key to keeping 1.5°C alive

Envirotec Magazine

This is especially fitting as the conference is taking place seven years after the signing of the Paris Agreement – a legally binding international treaty that commits countries to limiting global warming to below 2 (and preferably below 1.5) Enabling solutions: Shrinking your digital carbon footprint. degrees Celsius.

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Preparing for COP26

Envirotec Magazine

Finance will obviously be the enabling factor in making the kind of transition that is required, so it’s a problem if accounting systems continue to act as if nature is “free to use”, a key issue pinpointed earlier this year by The Dasgupta Review , hailed at the time as a landmark document.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: May 19, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

The research by Bloomberg NEF showed that 17 countries maintained or improved their net-zero policy ratings, though the group as a whole are still falling behind on the goals of the Paris Agreement. The US has risen up the rankings thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.