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New report says the building and construction sector can reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

The transition … requires immediate action to achieve greater awareness, innovation, improved processes to calculate, track and report embodied carbon, voluntary reduction targets from industry and roll out of new legislation at city, national and regional level. This report provides a concise roadmap of what that could entail.

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Embracing the suck

Envirotec Magazine

As the slipping of climate targets continues, it’s becoming increasingly clear that cutting emissions won’t be enough to keep global temperature increases below the 2ºC target enshrined by the 2015 Paris agreement. Is it happening? In September, the Washington-based Energy Futures Initiative , founded by former U.S.

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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. Purchase zero-carbon electricity.

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How the ‘Global Stocktake’ Can Accelerate Climate Action

Chris Hall

Established under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement , the Global Stocktake is designed “to assess the collective progress towards achieving the purpose of [the Paris] Agreement and its long-term goals. What is the purpose of the Global Stocktake? But the Global Stocktake is meant to go far beyond an assessment.