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Five Ways in Which Beijing 2022 Will Become Carbon Neutral

3BL Media

Five of the seven venues in the Beijing 2022 competition zone will be legacy venues from Beijing 2008, including the iconic “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium – which will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies – and the Water Cube, which has been transformed from the Beijing 2008 swimming venue to the Ice Cube, to host the curling competitions.

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Beijing's Shougang Park: How the Olympic Games Helped Turn a Steel Mill Into a Trendy Urban Area

3BL Media

Built on the site of a former steel mill, the Park’s history leads us back to the Olympic Games 2008, which were a catalyst for its transformation into the vibrant community it is today. . But nearly 90 years later, ahead of Beijing 2008, the city developed an ambitious plan to fight air pollution.

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Singapore Finalises Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Chris Hall

As such, the introduction of amber thresholds caters to vessels that are aligned with industry targets under the 2023 International Maritime Organisation Greenhouse Gas Strategy to reach net zero emissions by or around 2050, which sets intermediate targets of reducing emissions by at least 20% and striving for 30% by 2030 compared to 2008 levels.

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Shipping sets Sail for Greener Horizons

Chris Hall

As regulatory expectations force shipping companies to chart greener paths across the ocean, there are emerging opportunities for investors to invest in the upscaling of climate-positive solutions. . Buoyed by solutions .

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. More broadly, the company is moving toward a "climate positive" value chain by 2040, embracing science-based targets. Company profile.