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Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050

GreenBiz

A former research scientist in clean energy and transportation at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Gopal has a grant-making philosophy that focuses on electrifying the global economy quickly, resiliently and reliably with clean power. The second reason is its focus on job creation.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels. A statement provided by Shell welcomed signs that some form of new regulatory regime was on the way.

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Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Acting for Nature

3BL Media

Nature underpins societal wellbeing by providing basic life support services and material goods such as soil, air, water, food, fuel, and fibre 1 , so the impacts of nature loss are wide-reaching and threaten the foundations of our global economies, livelihoods, and food systems 2,3.

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Outcomes from Implications of COVID-19 for Public Health and the SDGs

Sustainable Development Network

Carlos Gadelha , Coordinator of Prospection Actions at Fiocruz, shared ( slides ) some health supply chain vulnerabilities which also affect our ability to respond, as many critical medical supplies, instruments, and devices depend on global supply chains.

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

The 2040 target will require a 90-95% reduction in an average ship’s GHG intensity. More recently, in June the International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act and the Clean Shipping Act 2023 were introduced to the US Senate.

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How much do we know about countries preparedness to respond to pandemics? Insights from two country-level indices

Sustainable Development Network

Confronting the Crisis: Priorities for the Global Economy’, 9 April 2020. Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases’. 7181 (February 2008): 990–93. Europe Could Face More Drug Shortages as Coronavirus Squeezes Supplies’. Germany Would like to Localize Supply Chains, Nationalization Possible, Minister Says’.