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TED Talk: 3 Rules for a Zero Carbon World

Strategic Sustainability Consulting

The role of the UN is to drive transformation in every global system, from agriculture to retail from cement to steel to reach a zero carbon future. To transform these industries Topping argues for a systems approach, where all actors in every system follow underlying rules to get to zero carbon.

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DP World Enhances Sustainability Leadership in the Americas With Key Appointment

3BL Media

This strategic appointment aligns with DP World’s global commitment to driving sustainable change and innovation throughout the logistics and supply chain industry. Last year, the company announced its global objective of achieving 100% carbon neutrality by 2040 and net-zero carbon status by 2050.

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DP World Bolsters Green Initiatives at Peru’s Port of Callao with 15 Electric Cranes

3BL Media

A Strategy Rooted in Decarbonization Emphasizing DP World's broader sustainability strategy, these cranes are fully powered by electricity, aligning with the company's global objective of achieving 100% carbon neutrality by 2040 and net-zero carbon status by 2050.

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AccountAbility Joins With Global Commons Alliance and UN Climate Champions Team to Launch Navigator Addressing Nature and Climate Action

3BL Media

Global Commons Alliance Accountability Accelerator Executive Director. trillion per year from the global economy by 2030. With over 25% of earth’s species at risk of permanent loss and credible net zero pathways to 1.5°C Matic, Ph.D., The World Bank estimates that the collapse of natural systems could erase US $2.7

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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

Manufacturing is going electric, too, as companies ratchet up their net-zero-carbon goals. All of these represent the surest pathways toward decarbonizing the global economy, and all are ramping up to meet the commitments by governments to align with the goals of the Paris climate agreement. Surge protection.

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Black & Veatch to assess feasibility of world’s largest green hydrogen plant

Renewable Energy World

Facilities such as the one proposed by Enegix are at the heart of making hydrogen a core component of a zero-carbon global economy; and our integrated approach places us in a unique position to contribute,” said Gary Martin a Managing Director with Black & Veatch’s Oil & Gas business.

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Shifting the Burden of Proof: Why It's Now On the Fossil Fuel Industry to Defend Itself

3BL Media

When you compare those costs (and the long-term savings they will yield in the form of a more efficient global economy) against the costs of inaction, they show a clear choice. According to the Swiss Re insurance company, inaction on climate change would yield a contraction in our global economy in 2050 by 11-14%.