Food decarbonization comes of age at COP28
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Governments, funders and businesses are rolling up their sleeves at the climate summit to transform food systems.
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Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 5, 2023
By Carole Roberts, Researcher, Carbon Footprint of Transport, UCL; Mark Maslin, Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL; and Priti Parikh, Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development, UCL writing in The Conversation. Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28.
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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
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With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Zero-Emission Vehicles Factbook: COP28 Edition
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By Colin McKerracher, Head of Advanced Transport, BloombergNEF While the climate and energy world gather in Dubai this week for COP, BloombergNEF has published its annual zero emission vehicle factbook. The report was first launched at COP26 in Glasgow and provides a comprehensive picture on where we are on the journey to cleaning up road […] The post Zero-Emission Vehicles Factbook: COP28 Edition appeared first on BloombergNEF.
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Study shows power plants can recycle water using wastewater from oil and gas mining
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The Cool Way to Heat: CA is poised to encourage “smart” AC units
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