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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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Sustainable fuels coalition calls on IMO to regulate GHG emissions on full lifecycle basis

Envirotec Magazine

With this in mind, and ahead the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 80th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80), industry association SEA-LNG is calling on the IMO to regulate all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping, including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide on a full lifecycle, Well-to-Wake, basis.

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Three New Business Models to Achieve Carbon-Reduction Goals

3BL Media

This is the second in a three-part series exploring how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can spur the clean energy transition. It also supports sectors struggling to decarbonize, such as trucking, aviation, shipping, heating, and other energy-intensive industries. Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets.

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Why Working for Cisco Means Better Sustainability for the Future

Cisco CSR

Having the privilege to shape our distribution channel means I am not only confident in technically supporting our partners as they pave the way for their customers, but I am also confident every hardware that gets shipped out will incorporate Circular Design Principles by 2025.

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New Report: "Roadmap to 2050: The Land-Water-Energy Nexus of Biofuels"

Sustainable Development Network

C, as specified by the Paris Agreement, and to ensure access to affordable, clean, and reliable energy to all, as specified by SDG 7. Performing proper life-cycle analysis in production and supply chains could help biofuels play a key role in the aviation, heavy-duty transport, and shipping sectors pathways to net zero.

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European Commission launches proposals to reach 55% emissions reduction by 2030

Sustainable Development Network

The ‘Fit for 55’ package will help the region reduce its emissions and set it on a path towards achieving the Paris Agreement ambition of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C. Moreover, the package comes at a crucial time with a few months to go before the world heads into a new round of climate diplomacy at COP26 in Glasgow.

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Key Messages from the Zero Emissions Solutions Conference 

Sustainable Development Network

After successful events at COP22 , COP23 , COP24 , and COP25 , this year, SDSN virtually hosted the Zero Emissions Solutions Conference (ZESC) , formerly the “Low-Emissions Solutions Conference,” on the sidelines of COP26 from November 1-5, 2021. It can also improve the economic and financial stability and reduce inequality post-COVID.”