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Allegheny College To Host Fifth World Symposium on Sustainable Development At Universities June 16-17

PA Environment Daily

Allegheny College in Crawford County will host the Fifth World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities (WSSD-U-2022), June 16–17, 2022. This year's symposium focuses on "Educating the Sustainability Leaders of the Future" and will contribute to development of this fast-growing field.

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Three International Climate Priorities for UNGA and NYC Climate Week

Union of Concerned Scientists

That goal was finally met in 2022, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Reforming international multilateral lending architecture to be fairer and more aligned with climate and sustainable development objectives is also critical.

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International Year of Glass gets cracking in Geneva

Physics World

Events throughout the year will also highlight why glass is critical in achieving the United Nations ’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Welcome to transparency, welcome to sustainability, welcome to the age of glass,” said IYOG2022 chair Alicia Durán , in her opening remarks. Supporting the UN’s sustainability goals.

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7 ” Energy Policy 140 (2020): 111428.

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Investment in renewables reached record highs in 2022

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen The world invested a record-high amount in renewables in 2022, a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found. It revealed that the global investments in renewable energy as well as energy efficiency reached $ 1.3 trillion in 2022, another record-high.

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Canada delivers on climate promise, takes significant step towards ending public fossil finance 

Enviromental Defense

The International Energy Agency is clear that investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy are the solution to the current energy crisis, not investments in new oil and gas. Vanessa Corkal, Senior Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development.

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What Happens to Wind Turbine Blades at the End of Their Life Cycle?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Companies have also started to develop new, more recyclable blade technologies which continue to guarantee strength while facilitating end-of-life processing. For example, Siemens Gamesa installed the first ever recyclable wind turbine blade at an offshore wind farm in Germany in July 2022. It employs a new type of blade epoxy resin.

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