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Demand-side emission reduction key to meeting decarbonization goals, report says

Renewable Energy World

In the race to meet aggressive decarbonization and net-zero carbon goals and regulations, a new study shows that utilities cannot afford to just focus on clean energy supply investments. Fighting climate change has become a significant focus of governments, states, and cities worldwide and utilities have stepped up to the challenge.

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Open letter: Our governments must act now to decarbonize and expand the electricity system, or Canada will fail to reach net-zero by 2050. 

CREA

Our 25 organizations, representing a diverse range of interests, are writing to express our serious concern that Canada is not acting with the urgency required to build the foundation required to meet our climate-change commitments—a decarbonized and much expanded electricity system.

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Canada’s net-zero opportunities might skip some provinces

Corporate Knights

“The absence of a net zero emissions strategy for Ontario’s electricity grid could result in missed growth opportunities in promising new markets,” said the report, Net Zero Opportunities , pointing to renewables, smart grids and battery storage. However, B.C. We see this transition as inevitable,” Arnold said.

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South American Finance Ministers Discuss Incentives and Mechanisms to Finance the Decarbonization of their Economies

Sustainable Development Network

C by 2030 in order to limit the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. South America has abundant clean energy resources available and a huge opportunity to decarbonize power grids, transport, and industry across the continent, as well as to bolster natural carbon sinks and biodiversity. Further, the IPCC 1.5 °C

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How European Climate Policy Can Bolster Energy Efficiency Measures

3BL Media

These are just a few of the nightmare scenarios evoked by UN Secretary General AntĂłnio Guterres following the publication in April of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate science. Energy systems are, consequently, becoming more decentralized, digitized and decarbonized.

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Our clean energy future has arrived - if we want it

Corporate Knights

But implementing alternative technologies on a large scale and truly decarbonizing our atmosphere to prevent further climate change will take more than scientific expertise and technical skill. The astounding aspect of green energy technology is the fact that it all exists today, most of it has been around for decades.

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Podcast: Beyond the Scope of Climate Pledges

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Beyond the Scope is a new sustainability podcast series from Schneider Electric that brings sustainability experts and influencers together to offer insightful views on decarbonization solutions and pathways that lie ahead of us. The fight against climate change is too much for companies and governments to handle alone.