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O-I Glass Announces New Ambitious 2030 Sustainability Goals

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Aligning with the Paris Agreement The elevated sustainability goals reflect O-Is decisive action to better position the company as a leader in sustainable glass manufacturing. This aligns O-I with the target of the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit the temperature increase to 1.5

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What Is Energy Transition? A Guide to the Future of Energy

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above pre-industrial levels as outlined in the Paris Agreement. National and international climate commitments, including those under the Paris Agreement, are driving policy shifts toward decarbonization by setting emissions reduction targets.

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Going for the E-S-Gold: Home of the Paris Agreement Hosts the Olympics

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While there have been some setbacks, particularly regarding pollution in the Seine River and a reversal on using air conditioners in the Olympic Village, the Paris Olympics have won overall high marks for being environmentally friendly.

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Green steel may be a climate game-changer. Which carmakers are making the shift?

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If, as recommended by groups such as Transport and Energy, European automakers replace 40% of the steel used in their manufacturing process by 2030, carbon dioxide emissions from the production of cars plummets by 6.9 Steel’s great big carbon footprint Around 75% of steel worldwide is manufactured using coal-fired blast furnaces.

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Forecast: 8 million energy jobs created by meeting Paris agreement

Renewable Energy World

Globally, jobs in the energy sector are projected to increase from 18 million today to 26 million in 2050 if the world cuts carbon to meet the well-below 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement , according to a model created by researchers in Canada and Europe. The new study was published earlier this summer in One Earth. Pai concurred.

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Four reasons to be hopeful about the planned global plastics treaty

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Instead, it envisages a treaty akin to the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change, which addresses greenhouse gas emissions. Under the plastics resolution, states will adopt regulations which require manufacturers to design plastic products that can be reused, remade or recycled. Clear objectives and standards.

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Cascale Expands Manufacturer Climate Action Program

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October 3, 2024 /3BL/ - In its first year, Cascale’s Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP) has expanded to engage over 60 manufacturers in the fight against climate change, the organization announced today. C pathway of the Paris Agreement was a great experience”, said Jim Yuan, Assistant Project Manager at TÜV Rheinland.