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China installed 125GW of new wind and solar capacity in 2022, and now generates enough wind and solar to meet demands of every home, but not industry. The post China now has enough wind and solar to power every home appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NSW pilot program to guide how homes and communities can kick out gas and use rooftop solar and electric cookers, water and heating systems. The post “A slam dunk for families:” Pilot launched to kick gas out of homes and communities appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
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Enel Green Power is making first concrete pours at its first Australian wind farm, just in time for visit of global CEO. The post Enel boss visits energy giant’s first Australian wind farm in time for first concrete pours appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Enel Green Power is making first concrete pours at its first Australian wind farm, just in time for visit of global CEO. The post Enel boss visits energy giant’s first Australian wind farm in time for first concrete pours appeared first on RenewEconomy.
With the threat of more frequent storms of increasing intensity, is it time to concede that overhead powerlines just won't cut it? The post Cyclones vs grids: Does Gabrielle strengthen the case for burying power lines? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Global asset management firm AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) announced today that it will begin including ESG targets in the incentive compensation packages for senior executives, including goals focused on reducing the carbon footprint of investment portfolios. The compensation policy will apply to approximately 400 senior executives at the firm, and focus primarily on portfolio decarbonization, with 75% of the ESG portion of deferred compensation tied to targets to reduce carbon intensity in
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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
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UK bank Barclays announced a new policy significantly limiting its financing activities for some emissions intensive energy sectors, including ending financing for oil sands companies and projects, and accelerating its phase out of financing for coal-powered generation for clients in OECD economies. Sustainability-focused groups, however, said that Barclay’s new commitments did not go far enough to address the emissions impact of its financing activities.
Networks say putting emissions reduction into grid objective will be useless without a rapid change in the rules, and could delay upgrades for solar, EVs and batteries. The post “No time to waste:” Networks warn of delays for EVs, rooftop solar and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL Group announced today the launch of its GoGreen Plus service for its international courier division DHL Express, enabling customers to address Scope 3 emissions from shipping through the use of sustainable aviation fuel. DHL’s GoGreen service provides shippers with the option of climate-neutral shipping through investments in internationally recognized climate protection projects to offset emissions generated during transport.
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Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.
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