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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

And not just cars: The electrification of trucks , tractors , buses , trains , ships , even aircraft is gearing up faster than many had predicted. Manufacturing is going electric, too, as companies ratchet up their net-zero-carbon goals. Yet it could take decades to convert all of these things to electric powertrains.

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Church of England Pensions Board Slashes Carbon Intensity by a Fifth

Chris Hall

UK asset owner now 10 years ahead of net zero target; switches climate engagement focus to auto sector. The Church of England Pensions Board (CEPB) has cut the carbon intensity of its £3.7 On the road to net zero. Over the course of 2021, the pension fund reduced the carbon intensity of its portfolio from 93.6

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A Just Transition is an Orderly Transition

Chris Hall

In the race to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, many companies are jeopardising success by leaving workers and communities behind. The decarbonisation of our global economy is most likely to succeed in the short timeframe required if those most affected by the transition are brought on the journey.

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We’ve taken stock of corporate climate action and business knows what it needs to deliver the clean energy transition

We Mean Business Coalition

Amongst a series of insights, the report finds, “achieving net zero CO2 and GHG emissions requires systems transformations across all sectors and contexts, including scaling up renewable energy while phasing out all unabated fossil fuels, ending deforestation, reducing non-CO2 emissions and implementing both supply- and demand-side measures.”

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

The actions being taken by signatories to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to tackle whole life carbon are critical because they are driving emissions reductions now and in the future. The report tracks developments across sectors covering 90% of global emissions in 2015-2021. ANALYSIS: .

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