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Tackling Scope 3 emissions: the key to keeping 1.5°C alive

Envirotec Magazine

Randeep Somel is VP, Global Head of Communications and Sustainability with technology firm Iron Mountain. This November, world leaders, climate activists, and business executives have been gathering in Sharm El-Sheikh for COP27, the UN’s annual Climate Change Conference. degrees Celsius. Putting scope 3 emissions in the spotlight.

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Methane release from UK shale gas site equivalent to 142 trans-Atlantic flights, says research group

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tonnes of methane gas to atmosphere that was detected at a nearby monitoring station installed by researchers from The University of Manchester. Elevated methane (CH4) concentrations in the air were measured at an atmospheric monitoring station near the Preston New Road (PNR) shale gas site over a one-week period in January 2019.

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New Spectator Boss Paul Marshall in Business With ‘Carbon Bomb’ Fossil Fuel Investor

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private equity giant with more than $500 billion in assets under management, bought a 25 percent stake in Marshall Wace in 2015 and increased its share to 39.9 million metric tons from coal power. (check all that apply) All International UK Sign Up KKR, a U.S. percent as of June 2023. What is a hedge fund?

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End of new coal power 'within sight' worldwide, report claims

Business Green

Analysis by E3G and Global Energy Monitor calculates pipeline for pre-construction coal plants has plummeted 76 per cent since 2015. Moreover, it claims a further 16 countries only have one new coal power plant each in development, putting them just "one project away from a future without coal".

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Net zero targets: How to manage the 'hot air' to limit global warming

Business Green

Seven years after the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, a large majority of country signatories and hundreds of companies have committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. At the same time, emissions have rocketed, with global annual CO2 emissions rising to 36.3 gigatons in 2015, further jeopardising the 1.5C

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CO2 Storage Plans Risk Leaving Future Generations with ‘Carbon Bombs’, Energy Expert Warns

DeSmogBlog

And as the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted , emissions pathways that limit global warming to 2°C or below generally assume that some form of carbon dioxide removal, such as CCS, is necessary, alongside reducing emissions. Gorgon is led by U.S.

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UPM inks €750m sustainability-linked loan to help drive climate action

Business Green

Finnish forestry business UPM has become one of the first businesses in the world to link repayments on a €750m loan to its performance against long-term biodiversity and climate targets. UPM has developed a range of indicators and methods to monitor a net positive impact on biodiversity, he added.