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Sofidel Commits to Net Zero by 2050

3BL Media

The Net Zero goal, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent removal of residual emissions to as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain , is at the heart of the European Green Deal and considered crucial to limiting global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Delivering Net Zero - What It Takes in the Telco Industry

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Taking action to achieve Net Zero right now is more important than ever, as we only have a narrow window of opportunity to keep the increase in temperature within 1.5?C. The industry has made a commitment to reach net zero by 2050 at the latest. Now is the time to act and realize a Net Zero ambition.

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Expectations Going Into COP28

3BL Media

Serving as a negotiator to the series of Climate Change COP events since COP21 (2015), where the Paris Agreement was adopted, Dr Abdel-Aziz provided the Alliance with exclusive insight into landmark developments and prospects this year. I've been participating since COP 21 when the adoption of the Paris Agreement took place.

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Corporate climate action: 3 acceleration areas to get ahead on in 2024

Corporate Knights

It marked the first time the international community assessed its collective progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions since the Paris Agreement in 2015. The findings confirmed that without increased climate action, the world could face between 2.5C (4.5F) and 2.9C (5.2F) of warming above preindustrial levels.

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Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

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A deal to establish a new carbon market and trading scheme for offsets, comprising a bilateral system in which countries can trade credits to meet decarbonization targets, and a centralized system for offsets, with 5% of the proceeds going toward a climate adaptation fund for developing countries. . It’s hard to say.

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

In background briefings, officials said the announcement makes Canada the first of the world’s wealthiest countries to publish a detailed implementation plan for a pledge that was first announced at the G20 leaders’ summit in Pittsburgh in 2009. Given the persistent technical problems still facing CCS, that may not be likely.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. The electronic engineer and MBA spent 19 years as a supply chain vice president at Unilever before joining Natura in 2009. In 2019, Gutierrez issued a new goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, expecting to reach it halfway by 2025.