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Today’s Energy Crisis Is Very Different from the Energy Crisis of 2005

Gail Tverberg

Back in 2005, the world economy was “humming along.” per year in the 2001 to 2005 period. The problem in 2005, as now, was inflation in energy costs that was feeding through to inflation in general.

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Today’s Energy Crisis Is Very Different from the Energy Crisis of 2005

Energy Central

Back in 2005, the world economy was “humming along.” per year in the 2001 to 2005 period. ” World growth in energy consumption per capita was rising at 2.3%

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Victoria cut emissions by 29.8% on 2005 levels by 2020. There is a pathway to decarbonisation by 2035 to meet 1.5C target.

John Englart

per cent emissions cut on 2005 levels up to and including 2020. The Victorian Premier, Dan Andrews, announced on 20 September that Victoria Smashes Emissions Targets. Victoria achieved a 29.8

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The climate litigation trend is gathering global momentum

GreenBiz

New analysis reveals 80 cases have been filed against governments since 2005, seeking more ambitious action

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Growing building sector carbon emissions threaten 2050 net-zero goal, report warns

Utiliity Dive

economywide greenhouse gas emissions fell 12% from 2005 to 2019, but direct emissions from the building sector were higher, according to the report

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Optimizing Energy Efficiency: The Benefits of Microgrids, PPAs and CHP

Environment + Energy Leader

In the aftermath of major power outages, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the interest in microgrids increased significantly as a way to provide critical infrastructure and services with reliable and resilient power during emergencies.

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Optimizing Energy Efficiency: The Benefits of Microgrids, PPAs and CHP

Environment + Energy Leader

In the aftermath of major power outages, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the interest in microgrids increased significantly as a way to provide critical infrastructure and services with reliable and resilient power during emergencies.

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Labor Climate Policy for 2022 Federal Election, and science based climate targets

John Englart

The Australian Labor Party announced on 3 December 2021 they would be taking to the next election (sometime in the next 6 months) an interim emissions target of 43 percent reduction by 2030 on 2005 levels.

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EU Lawmakers Vote to Require all Member States to Cut Emissions by 2030

ESG Today

Setting more ambitious goals for higher income member states, the regulation included 2030 targets ranging from 0% to 40% reductions compared to 2005 levels.

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Gary Forster, Publish What You Fund: Holding development finance institutions accountable for impact

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, January 27 – Gary Forster left his job in logistics at Procter & Gamble to volunteer in Zambia, inspired by the 2005. The post Gary Forster, Publish What You Fund: Holding development finance institutions accountable for impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Agents of Impact

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'Misguided': Asia Pacific energy leaders think emissions are falling at a time of record global warming

Eco-Business

Most believe that emissions have dropped since 2005 — when they have grown by 50 per cent, according to a survey conducted at the recently-concluded Asia Pacific Energy Week.

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Biohacking: The Latest Health Craze, Health Hazard or Biowarfare?

Impakter

In 2005, the Australian physician, Professor Barry Marshall, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering that rather than stress, stomach ulcers were in fact most commonly caused by infection with the bacterium, Helicobacter pylori.

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How Brad Pitt’s green housing dream for Hurricane Katrina survivors turned into a nightmare

Environmental News Bits

by Judith Keller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built 109 eye-catching and affordable homes in New Orleans for a community where many people were displaced by damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Workshop series signals turning point for exposome research

Environmental News Bits

Ever since molecular epidemiologist Christopher Wild coined the term “exposome” in 2005 to describe the totality of our environmental exposures, researchers have been discussing how the concept could advance environmental health research. Read the full story at Environmental Factor.

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Renewables on the Rise 2021: The Rapid Growth of Renewables, Electric Vehicles and Other Building Blocks of a Clean Energy Future

Environmental News Bits

The number of homes heated with clean, efficient electric heat pumps increased by 28% in a decade from 2005 to 2015. Download the document. Wind turbines and solar panels made up a tiny fraction of our energy infrastructure 10 years ago. Today, they are everyday parts of America’s energy landscape. Just a few years ago,… Read more → Publications Renewable energy

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Schneider Electric Is Working to Cut Its Suppliers’ CO2 Emissions By Half

Environment + Energy Leader

In 2005, Schneider Electric became one of the first companies to highlight its goals on people, the planet, and profit. In the intervening years, the company has saved its customers 120 million tons of CO2 emissions while giving energy access to 30 million more people.

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Michigan 2050 Carbon Neutrality Goal Could Be An Economic Engine - If It Avoids A Rush To Gas

Energy Central

It’s just the fourth such goal nationwide with interim targets of 28% carbon reductions compared to 2005 by 2025, 52% by 2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050, going net negative thereafter.

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Kiva closes $32.5 million fund to promote financial inclusion for refugees

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, April 7 — San Francisco-based Kiva launched in 2005 soared to prominence as a microfinance crowdfunding platform. In its second act, “I. The post Kiva closes $32.5 million fund to promote financial inclusion for refugees appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Canada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index

Corporate Knights

Canada must make up for lost ground if it’s going to meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 45% from 2005 levels by 2030. The agriculture sector has seen emissions flatline since 2005, but a small GHG reduction in 2019 nudged it in the right direction.

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First Nations leaders urge Ottawa to cut red tape to build needed infrastructure

Corporate Knights

But the rigorous certification process can bog down as the federal government is slow in “scheduling” First Nations as candidates under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, which established the FNFA in 2005. Let us borrow so we can build.

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Gas monitoring at volcanic fields outside Naples, Italy, exposes multiple sources of carbon dioxide emissions

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Since 2005, the Solfatara crater -- one of many circular depressions in the landscape left by a long history of eruptions --has been emitting increased volumes of gas. The Phlegraean volcanic fields just west of Naples, Italy, are among the top eight emitters of volcanic carbon dioxide in the world. Today it emits 4,000-5,000 tons of carbon dioxide each day, equivalent to the emissions from burning ~500,000 gallons of gasoline.

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Michigan 2050 carbon neutrality goal could be an economic engine – if it avoids a rush to gas

Environmental News Bits

It’s just the fourth such goal nationwide with interim targets of 28% carbon reductions compared to 2005 by 2025, 52% by 2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050, going net negative thereafter. Read the full story in Forbes. Michigan’s new economywide 2050 carbon neutral proposal vaults it into the vanguard of United States climate ambition.

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Electric heat pumps use much less energy than furnaces, and can cool houses too – here’s how they work

Environmental News Bits

greenhouse gas emissions 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030. by Robert Brecha (University of Dayton) To help curb climate change, President Biden has set a goal of lowering U.S.

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How a focus on nature is changing therapy for kids

Environmental News Bits

Nature-deficit disorder,” a concept introduced by journalist and author Richard Louv in 2005, underscores the importance of access to green spaces. Read the full story in the Washington Post. A growing number of studies indicate that exposure to nature benefits kids in different ways, such as by lowering stress and promoting better cognitive development. Ecotherapy — also called… Read more → Green lifestyle K-12

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Ottawa mulls new carbon tax system for oil and gas sector

Corporate Knights

The industry accounted for more than a quarter of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 and has been the fastest-growing source since 2005. . Its plan aims to reduce GHGs by 40% to 45% below 2005 levels nationally by 2030, with a 31% cut from the oil and gas industry. .

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MUFG Bank bets $200 million on Indonesia’s Akulaku to gain access to underbanked consumers

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, January 4 — Tokyo-based MUFG Bank, the megabank created by the 2005 merger of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group and UFJ Holdings, is. The post MUFG Bank bets $200 million on Indonesia’s Akulaku to gain access to underbanked consumers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Colorado pension fund loses US$2.7 billion by not divesting from fossil fuels

Corporate Knights

If passed, the bill would also adopt new GHG targets for the state that would slash emissions by 65% (of 2005 levels) by 2035 and 100% by 2050. Divesting from fossil fuels isn’t just good for the planet. It can be good for financial returns, too.

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America’s productivity engine is sputtering. Fixing it is a $10 trillion opportunity

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Since 2005, productivity growth has been lackluster, averaging 1.4% a year, compared to the post-World War II average of 2.2%. That is a problem. Increasing productivity–economic output per unit of input–maintains U.S. competitiveness and improves our quality of life. It is also essential to meet challenges like inflation, debt loads, entitlements, and the energy transition, write Asutosh Padhi and Olivia White in Fortune. MGI in the News

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Aegon AM Appoints Anne Scott as Global Climate Solutions Lead

ESG Today

Scott has been working at Aegon since 2005, initially establishing and leading lead its middle office delivery teams, and later providing business development support to the CEO.

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The benefits of being a climate optimist

Corporate Knights

The year was 2005, and Samsø had been chosen by the Danish government as a showcase for its emerging expertise in renewable energy and other emission-cutting efforts. Chris Turner is the author of How to Be a Climate Optimist.

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Budget 2023’s clean investments don’t add up

Corporate Knights

Last year, the government rolled out its Emissions Reduction Plan to big fanfare, stating that the country would cut its emissions by 40% (of 2005 levels) by 2030.

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Canada’s oil-sands companies reap windfall profits while lobbying against real climate action

Corporate Knights

As part of this effort, the government has started discussions about a 2030 cap on oil and gas emissions – a sector that accounts for more than a quarter of Canada ’s emissions and has been the fastest-growing source since 2005.

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Aviation industry emissions are sky high - what is Canada doing about?

Corporate Knights

In Canada, “emissions from Canadian airlines increased by 75% between 2005 and 2019 to over 22 million tonnes a year; equivalent to the emissions from five million passenger vehicles,” Adamson and Vipond say.

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We’re decoding ancient hurricanes’ traces on the sea floor – and evidence from millennia of Atlantic storms is not good news for the coast

Environmental News Bits

The year 2020 had the most tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, with 31, and 2021 had the third-highest, after 2005.

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Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities Helps Three Million Kids Get in the Game

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: TORONTO, November 14, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (Jumpstart), a national charity committed to ensuring kids in need have equal access to sport and recreation, is celebrating an impressive milestone of helping 3 million kids across Canada since 2005.

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Canada’s Environment Ministry Approves Offshore Oil Project While Touting 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan

Energy Central

It is scheduled to go onstream by 2028, two years before the country’s 2030 deadline to reduce emissions from the sector by 31% from 2005 levels. Canada's Bay-du-Nord offshore oil project has received federal government approval.

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India Commits to 45% Emissions Intensity Reduction by 2030

ESG Today

The Government of India announced the approval by cabinet of a new series of 2030 climate commitments, including a pledge to reduce emissions intensity by 45% and to transition to approximately 50% electric power from non-fossil-based sources.

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Canada needs to make Big Oil pay their fair share

Corporate Knights

Ottawa is updating its climate plan to align with the target set last year of reducing emissions by 40% to 45% by 2030 from 2005 levels and achieving net-zero by 2050. .

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EU Revamps Emissions Trading System with Tougher Goals, More Sectors

ESG Today

Established in 2005, the European Emission Trading System puts a price on carbon emissions for key greenhouse gas (GHG) intensive sectors, including electricity and heat generation, oil refineries, steel, cement, paper, chemicals, and commercial aviation, among others.

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How a one-man scrap metal recycler became the world’s most sustainable corporation

Corporate Knights

It’s only the second recycling company and the first steelmaking company to earn the top spot in the Global 100 since its inception in 2005, highlighting the growing importance of both the circular economy and low-carbon metals in creating a more sustainable future.

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2023 Global 100 most sustainable companies

Corporate Knights

While b oth the Global 100 and ACWI fell somewhat in 2022, since its inception on February 1, 2005, the Global 100 Index has generated a total investment return of 270.7% Illustration by Michael Byers. 2023 Global 100.

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It’s a Big Deal for Job Growth and for a Clean Energy Future

American Clean Power

Importantly, the measures in the IRA package are expected to drive an estimated 40% reduction in economy-wide emissions by 2030, relative to 2005 levels.

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Rockwell Automation Employees Embrace Opportunity to Educate During Black History Month

3BL Media

AAPN was founded in 2005. SOURCE: Rockwell Automation.

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