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Technology not growing fast enough to decarbonize steel and cement industries by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

To meet zero-emission targets under the Paris Agreement, countries, cities, and industries are depending on new large-scale infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage, renewable electricity and green hydrogen. One slight problem: The quantities of steel and cement required for such projects.

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UN Report Finds Global Climate Plans Insufficient to Hit 1.5 Degree Goal

ESG Today

Current climate plans from the 193 signatory nations to the Paris Agreement are insufficient to achieve the goal to limit warming to 1.5°C, by 2030, compared to 2010 levels, this marked a significant improvement over last year’s assessment of a 13.7% degrees Celsius world.”.

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Sustainable Finance Demands More Than Just Cutting Carbon

Chris Hall

As laid out by the international Paris Agreement on climate change, we also need to build resilience to climate impacts and ensure a just transition for workers and communities affected by climate action. trillion from 2010-2019. Paris Agreement alignment is a holistic process. Going Beyond Net Zero Emissions.

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How the ‘Global Stocktake’ Can Accelerate Climate Action

Chris Hall

Established under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement , the Global Stocktake is designed “to assess the collective progress towards achieving the purpose of [the Paris] Agreement and its long-term goals. What is the purpose of the Global Stocktake? But the Global Stocktake is meant to go far beyond an assessment.

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The ESG Interview: Closing the Net Zero Reality Gap

Chris Hall

C warming target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, and there must be a “rapid acceleration of mitigation efforts after 2030” if there is any hope of limiting global temperature increases to 2°C. . Average annual GHG emissions during 2010-2019 were higher than in any previous decade.” .

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Immediate action on organic waste needed to meet Paris targets, says biogas group

Envirotec Magazine

“By mapping out how AD and biogas could help countries to dramatically cut their greenhouse gas emissions, especially methane, over the next decade and beyond, this report aims to put humanity back on track to deliver on the ambitions of both the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals.”

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1.5°C Future Depends on Nascent Technologies – NZAOA

Chris Hall

Technologies that the Alliance now considers to be mature only started to scale once they became profitable through cost reductions, the report said, noting that the unit costs of solar energy and wind decreased by 85% and 55% respectively between 2010-19.