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In a critical session during the Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit in Dubai, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin stressed the urgency of doubling energy efficiency and tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 to combat global warming
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Lloyds Bank, in partnership with the Soil Association, is launching a new pilot program to help British farmers accelerate their transition to 'net zero' farming. The Soil Association Exchange will provide a comprehensive assessment of farmers' land to identify financial and environmental benefits, and offer a 1%
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Critics of the Building More Homes Faster Act, introduced last week, argue that the legislation will make new buildings in Ontario's cities less efficient and more expensive to heat and cool, sabotaging efforts to cut carbon emissions and fight climate change. The bill eliminates the ability of municipalities
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As President Joe Biden pushes his climate agenda through Congress, the US nuclear energy industry is poised to receive fresh funding and recognition, marking a turnaround for an industry that has been on the decline for decades. The infrastructure bill signed into law on Monday and the "Build Back
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Business and climate groups expressed disappointment and frustration that nearly 200 countries at the COP26 summit in Glasgow failed to reach a more ambitious deal to tackle climate change. The agreement, reached in the final minutes, watered down a commitment to end coal use and fossil fuel subsidies due to
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A new report by ABI Research and sponsored by InterDigital, Inc. establishes a forecasting model comparing 4G and 5G networks to understand how new generations of wireless can significantly improve carbon efficiency. The report finds that 5G adoption for key enterprise verticals can reduce global CO2 emissions by up to
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The New Zealand government has committed to building healthier and lower-carbon buildings, in line with the country's efforts to reduce climate change pollution. This move could have a significant impact on the built environment, given that buildings account for around one-fifth of New Zealand's carbon emissions.
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Milliken & Company, a global manufacturer, has announced that all its carpet, luxury vinyl tile, and entryway tile products worldwide are now carbon neutral. This milestone is part of the company's ongoing sustainability journey, specifically addressing carbon reduction to support the fight against climate change. Milliken's
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Renowned scientists from Lincoln University have developed an innovative effluent treatment system in partnership with Ravensdown, significantly reducing methane emissions from farm dairy effluent ponds. The new technology, branded EcoPond, achieves a 99% reduction in methane emissions, as well as slashing E.coli, ammonia emissions, and phosphate leaching losses by
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As twenty-four developing nations - including China, India, Vietnam, and Pakistan - denounce new net-zero standards ahead of the United Nations Climate Change summit (COP26), the complexity of climate negotiations emerges. The plan asks for all countries to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a goal that has been long-shrouded
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) has introduced a resolution aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the US military, which is the single largest institutional source of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet. The resolution calls for the Department of Defense to set clear annual emission reduction targets in line with
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World leaders gathered in Glasgow for the climate summit, issuing dire warnings about the urgent need to address catastrophic global warming, but offering few concrete commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The two-week gathering aimed to unite nations in agreeing on meaningful steps to mitigate climate change, but fault lines
