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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 13, 2022

I was invited to speak at a panel discussion last Wednesday as part of The Economist ’s annual Sustainability Week, titled “What technologies are needed to avert a climate disaster?” True to the theme, I was asked about which technological innovations would be necessary to save our planet. Clean energy on hold.

Technology

Environmental Leader

AUGUST 12, 2021

Nomura, a global financial services group, has begun research to determine sustainability bonds — based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — using natural language processing (NLP) technology in collaboration with Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. Read more ».

Technology

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Some strategies include: Ensure an ethical, sustainable supply of balsa wood.

Recycling

Circle of Blue

APRIL 5, 2022

lawmakers are pushing to create a new agency dedicated to sustainable development in the Great Lakes region. Other grants will be spent on projects to reduce gang violence, restore historic sites, and fund health technology. New federal grants will allow the city of Detroit to fix local water systems. ON THE HILL: U.S.

2022

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What makes me most optimistic are the recent technological innovations and falling costs for renewable energy generation, battery storage and alternative fuel vehicles. Now, a framework of foreign diplomacy exists through which we can decide how to best utilize new technologies as they develop.

Climate Change

Frontiers

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The Role of Ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies for Climate Mitigation. The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technologies in a Net-Zero Carbon Future. Green Finance, Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy, and COVID-19. Research Topics: 1) Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5

Climate Change

Environmental Leader

JULY 26, 2021

Jacobs, a global technology, consulting, and business solutions company, has announced the launch of PlanBeyond 2.0, a refresh of its global sustainable business approach, aimed at integrating sustainability throughout its operations and client solutions in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Sustainable Development

Frontiers

APRIL 6, 2023

million collective views, scientists explored topics and advanced fields, including sustainable aviation fuels , marine ecosystem restoration , renewable energy solutions , and sustainable urban infrastructure. Join us by reading up on the incredible findings and solutions made by researchers from across the globe.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

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.

Sustainable Development

Physics World

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

India’s current reliance on coal is inextricably linked with its development process, and a just transition to renewable energy requires stronger international support. Historically there has been far more focus on energy supply and little consideration of how changing energy demand will shape future emissions.

Renewable Energy

HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

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.

Renewable Energy

Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gases produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere – with net zero meaning that there are no net greenhouse emissions from the entire energy system. Nuclear is also capable of supporting the decarbonization of other sectors, such as heating and transport.

Nuclear Power

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This new policy will end a significant portion of EDC’s support for fossil fuels and redirect those funds to support the clean energy transition. 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.

Fossil Fuels

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 25, 2023

This resulted in the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Just Transition Guidelines , which state that sustainable development policies must come alongside policies that guarantee social protection, rights at work, employment and social dialogue.

Government

Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

Governmental policies established as a result of commitments made in the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement have already successfully prevented the emissions of several Gigatons of CO 2 , targeting deforestation, energy efficiency, new technology deployment, and carbon accounting as their main mitigation efforts.

Climate Change

Nanotech

AUGUST 22, 2023

According to the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), by convening stakeholders from different sectors, backgrounds, and expertise, the roundtable is intended to identify applicable lessons across the spectrum of technologies and to discuss system-specific needs, scalability, and commercialization challenges, as well as potential paths forward.

2023

A Greener Life

MARCH 2, 2023

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 Photo credit: IRENA.

2022

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Yet, new research by Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth US shows that between 2018 and 2020, G20 governments and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) still spent at least $188 billion on fossil fuels. times more than G20 support for renewable energy, which averaged $26 billion per year. This was 2.5

Fossil Fuels

Environmental Leader

JULY 26, 2021

Jacobs, a global technology, consulting, and business solutions company, has announced the launch of PlanBeyond 2.0, a refresh of its global sustainable business approach, aimed at integrating sustainability throughout its operations and client solutions in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Sustainable Development

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Despite the worldwide mobilisation towards the adoption of renewable energy, the Brazilian government continues to promote the use of coal, the most polluting fossil fuel. The UN’s climate conference, COP26 , has seen more than 70 countries commit to putting an end to energy sources such as coal by mid-century.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The JTM endeavours to smoothen these socio-economic turbulences and to “leave no one behind”, which is the motto used by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well. These regions will or strongly risk to lose at some point their industries and the workers their jobs. The JTF composes the 1 st pillar.

Fossil Fuels

Edouard Stenger

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

These days if you read renewable energy news, everything is shining for solar photovoltaic: it is fast becoming the cheapest energy source, technology is getting better every year and it is wildly successful from the US to Asia, from Europe to Africa.

Electricity

A Greener Life

JULY 19, 2023

Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélez, discusses renewable energy projects with Wayuu Indigenous communities in the northern department of La Guajira. Elsewhere, other renewable energy projects have been unable to connect and deliver power to the grid, the National Interconnected System.

Wind Power

Edouard Stenger

MAY 30, 2023

Renewables are indeed on an exponential, as “By 2024, renewable energy capacity is expected to be twice that of the total cumulative installed capacity in 2019. We have seen it previously, how we quickly slash energy consumption is a trillion-dollar question. Lithium ion technology is just one among many others.

Wind Power

Vermont Law

APRIL 24, 2019

In South Asia, deployment of sustainable energy is less a matter of technology and more about easing regional tensions between Pakistan and India. The disparity between the economies of Pakistan and India is related, in part, to energy infrastructure and policy. appeared first on.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

During COP28, Frontiers will showcase its latest initiatives to support global efforts to combat climate change, achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and fulfill the goal of becoming net-zero by 2050. FRONTIERS IN ACTION AT COP28 The urgent nature of the climate crisis demands swift and comprehensive action.

Climate Change

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Royal urged countries to take concrete steps to advance the Paris Agreement, including by deploying low carbon technologies. Royal, this technological change will be vital to achieve the Paris Agreement’s 2 o C target and prevent the most devastating effects of climate change, particularly in Africa. In her opening address, Ms.

Paris Agreement

Frontiers

JULY 17, 2023

In honor of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 , I spoke to Ivana about how her research contributes to making cities and human settlements safe and sustainable. Photo credit: Ivana Dusparic Could you start by giving us an overview of your main areas of research?

Sustainable Development

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

Digesters are key nodes in a growing movement to use biogas derived from animal manure for energy, sometimes under the guise of “green” or “renewable” energy. 17 Precision irrigation technologies may provide “more crop per drop,” but they do not necessarily lead to an overall reduction in water use. Accessed May 3, 2023.

Waste

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

At the same time, businesses, states and others making commitments to net zero goals are being asked to ensure that these are robust commitments, with high standards for integrity and without harmful loopholes designed to perpetuate business-as-usual fossil fuel use while misleadingly invoking carbon management technologies as a panacea.

Fossil Fuels

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

There may also be requirements on what technologies must be used for mitigation such as the use of catalytic converters in cars that used older lead fuel (6). As well as prevention, treatment and mitigation of the above resources, there is increasingly a need for laws concerning sustainability. It covers the following areas.

Government

Global Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Michael Moore’s last movie, Planet of the Humans , questions the reliability, affordability and sustainability of renewable energy. The thought-provoking film also highlights the renewables’ dependence on fossil fuels. What are the limitations of renewable technologies? Solar and wind.

Renewable Energy

Physics World

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

IYoG2022 will celebrate this versatile material that underpins many technologies that have transformed the modern world. Events throughout the year will also highlight why glass is critical in achieving the United Nations ’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Supporting the UN’s sustainability goals.

Sustainable Development

Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

The clash resolved itself when Malthusians, including Paul Ehrlich, accepted a redistributive agenda of rich nations assisting poor nations with development aid so long as that money went to charity and not things like infrastructure. This was the seed of what the UN would christen “sustainable development.” Ehrlich agreed. “In

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