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Study Confirms Significance of Reducing Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Protect the Future of the Olympic Winter Games

3BL Media

International Olympic Committee news As world leaders meet at COP29 to agree actions to address the climate crisis, a new study illustrates how effective climate action could reduce the impact of climate change on winter sport. These decisions are supported by extensive consultation and scientific evidence.

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Leading the Way To Net-Zero: Lenovo’s Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets and 2050 Net-Zero Strategy

3BL Media

Originally published in Lenovo's 2023/24 ESG Report Lenovo has responded to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)s urgent call for corporate climate action by committing to align with 1.5C campaign, an official partner of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Race to Zero campaign.

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Q&A: Understanding the Carbon Footprint Methodology for the Olympic Games

3BL Media

First published in December 2018 and updated in December 2024, this methodology provides a structured, transparent way to measure emissions and identify opportunities to reduce impact. Climate change is evolving fast, and so is the global community’s approach to addressing it. How is the methodology updated?

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Efficiency first: A decarbonization powerhouse hiding in plain sight

We Mean Business Coalition

A 2018 California Air Resources Board study found BEBs are on average 4.2 Meanwhile, Spain’s Climate Change Act and Japan’s 35% improvement goal are setting clear pathways for industry and infrastructure to follow. Battery-electric buses (BEBs) deliver substantial energy efficiency gains compared to conventional diesel models.

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Increased Chance of Overshooting 1.8°C

Chris Hall

Upheaval of US climate policies aligns countrys net zero trajectory with Chinas. Although climate-focused policies largely maintained momentum in 2024, there is heightened concern that increasing policy uncertainty places the Paris Agreements well below 2C by 2050 commitment under pressure. GtCO2 a year by 2050.

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As the legal fight over climate action heats up, here are five cases to watch

Corporate Knights

Around the world, the courts have emerged as the leading edge to compel more meaningful climate action and call greenwashing to account, with as many as 3,000 legal challenges filed in more than 55 countries. courts that accuse big polluters of lying about climate change to hamper the energy transition.

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Take Five: With Science on our Side

Chris Hall

China’s crisis – President Xi Jinping committed China to an all-economy and all-greenhouse gases climate strategy at a virtual meeting of global leaders co-chaired by the UN and COP30 hosts Brazil. He who hesitates – New data this week revealed that the ESG backlash has finally arrived in Europe, with investors pulling US$1.2