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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

Or, in the words of James Marape, president of Papua New Guinea, theyre now a total waste of time. The landmark Paris Agreement was forged in the corridors of COP21 back in 2015. For the last 30 years, COP has been the planets main vehicle of hope for averting climate catastrophe. Shes changed her mind.

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O-I Glass Announces New Ambitious 2030 Sustainability Goals

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Energy Management : Weve created an energy strike team to find and destroy energy waste across our network. Aligning with the Paris Agreement The elevated sustainability goals reflect O-Is decisive action to better position the company as a leader in sustainable glass manufacturing. It does not cause end-of-life waste issues.

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Microsoft Signs Deal to Remove 1.1 Million Tons of CO2 Through Waste-to-Energy Carbon Capture

ESG Today

Oslo-based power and heat provider Hafslund Celsio announced today a new carbon removal offtake agreement with Microsoft, with the tech giant purchasing more than 1 million tons of carbon credits over ten years, to be generated by a new carbon capture project at Norway’s largest waste-to-energy plant.

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Use of Employee Incentives to Hit Climate Goals More than Doubles Over Past Year: Accenture

ESG Today

The report found that most companies are making progress on decarbonization, revealing a 6% annual decrease in average emissions intensity, or emissions per unit of revenue, since the 2016 Paris Agreement.

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12 Sustainability Resolutions for Businesses That Will Help the Planet Be Healthy in 2025

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2- February: Set Reduction Targets for Your Carbon Emissions With your GHG inventory in hand, establish reduction targets aligned with global climate goals like the Paris Agreement or the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). These small investments can lead to significant reductions in your scope-2 emissions over time.

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What Is Energy Transition? A Guide to the Future of Energy

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above pre-industrial levels as outlined in the Paris Agreement. Smart grids : Digitalized grids optimize electricity distribution, reduce waste, and enhance energy efficiency. This transformation is essential to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting international climate targets, including limiting global warming to 1.5C

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Collecting Air Emissions Data for Compliance and Carbon Reduction

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Scope 3, or other indirect emissions, are all other indirect emissions in the value chain, such as from employee commuting, transportation, waste management, and product use. raw materials with associated emissions), and waste disposal methods. Key data points for GHG emissions calculation include type and quantity of fuel used (e.g.,