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World Energy Outlook 2021 Shows a New Energy Economy is Emerging – But not yet Quickly Enough to Reach Net Zero by 2050
A new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish. But as the pivotal moment of COP26 approaches, the IEA’s new World Energy Outlook makes it clear that this clean energy…
Zero waste to landfill achieved at ABB’s Frosinone factory in Italy
Zero production waste to landfill has been achieved at ABB Smart Power’s manufacturing unit in Frosinone, Italy — 14 years ahead of the European Union’s Circular Economy Package target of no more than 10 percent landfilling by 2035. Driven by…
Support to Scale up Renovation of Private Residential Buildings and Cut Emissions
Addressing a core issue in the effort to improve the use of energy in Lithuania, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending EUR 67.5 million to support an innovative scheme to scale up renovation of residential multi-apartment…
With Only 2 percent of Governments’ Recovery Spending Going to Clean Energy Transitions, Global Emissions Are Set to Surge to an all-time High
Governments worldwide are deploying an unprecedented amount of fiscal support aimed at stabilising and rebuilding their economies, but only about 2 percent of this spending has been allocated to clean energy measures, according to new analysis from the International Energy…
Snøhetta & Saferock Turn Mining Waste Into Zero-Carbon Concrete
Internationally renowned Norwegian architecture and design company Snøhetta has teamed up with Norwegian startup Saferock to develop a zero-carbon concrete for use in construction. This is big news considering the level of carbon emissions of the construction industry; currently, cement production is responsible for 8…
New Research Shows Food System is Responsible for a Third of Global Anthropogenic Emissions
The world’s food system is responsible for a third of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to new research by a team led by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and consisting of experts from UNIDO, UNDESA, Columbia University,…
Energy Pathway to Net Zero by 2050
The world has a viable pathway to building a global energy sector with net-zero emissions in 2050, but it is narrow and requires an unprecedented transformation of how energy is produced, transported and used globally, the International Energy Agency said…