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CBRE 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Environment

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: With buildings responsible for 40% of carbon emissions globally and our 7.1 In 2021, CBRE announced our commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the goal set by the Paris Agreement. Advancing Net Zero. nancing firm for building owners and occupiers.

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Time to Take Stock

Chris Hall

C target set by the Paris Agreement before 2040, according to UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) AR6 Synthesis report. Many perceive COP conferences as merely talk sessions without tangible outcomes.

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SDSN and UNIDO Welcome First Cohort of Engineers to the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET)

Sustainable Development Network

The CEET has been established with the aim of contributing to the UN Secretary-General’s coalition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 , and providing engineering pathways to achieve comprehensive decarbonization by mid-century. Achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is possible!

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New Metrics Needed to Track Oil and Gas Transition

Chris Hall

As a high-emitting sector, oil and gas companies are under increasing pressure from investors and regulators to set decarbonisation targets that align with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Reducing emissions across all scopes . At risk of being left behind . C global warming scenarios. .

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Comment: Why hydrogen is the key to a low carbon future

Envirotec Magazine

Moreover, there is no “silver bullet” that can deliver a zero carbon society overnight. If society is to reach net zero within the timeframe set out by the Paris Agreement, then this will require a major shift in how we produce our energy. What’s driving the shift to hydrogen?

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

The number of companies proclaiming their intent to go net-zero by 2050 has expanded exponentially in the past 12 months, but the ones short-cutting that commitment by a decade are a rarer breed. We choose mathematically and analytically and concentrate on those communities on the wrong side of the poverty line.".

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. million in Neighborhood Grants. million acres the 4.4