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SDSN Kenya Co-hosts Carbon Markets Clinic and Debate

Sustainable Development Network

On 25 March 2024, SDSN Kenya joined WRI Africa and other Kenyan partner organizations in co-hosting an interactive workshop and debate format entitled: ‘Carbon Markets: Which Way for Kenya? A Carbon Markets Clinic and Debate’.

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Is 'net zero' much ado about nothing?

GreenBiz

According to one telling , a group of female climate leaders met at a Scottish estate in 2013 to discuss bold climate goals that could be enacted two years later in Paris. After a heated debate, they agreed that the goal should be to pursue net zero by midcentury. Is net zero greenwash? Some think so.

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Academia, Cities, and the Private Sector Gather to Discuss "Systems Transformations for a 1.5 Degree World" alongside Global Climate Summit COP25

Sustainable Development Network

The event wouldn't have been possible without the collaboration and support of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) who are also host to the SDSN Spain Network , REDS (Red Española de Desarrollo Sostenible). Zero-Carbon Cities This session looked at the decarbonization of buildings, including both embodied and operational emissions.

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From China’s stand to Walmart’s wish list: A Climate Week news cheat sheet

GreenBiz

As with virtually all gatherings of the climate community during the COVID age, this year’s Climate Week was convened as an online event — one hosted from more than 20 countries across myriad time zones rather than its usual host city of New York. . The intention is to align its portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement.