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UK green groups form new business alliance to spur corporate race to net-zero A cohort of UK corporate green groups have formally banded together to launch the UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero (BGA), in a bid to raise climate action in the build-up to COP26 and to ensure the nation meets its net-zero target for 2050. The BGA is encouraging corporates to sign up to the Race to Zero campaign The BGA has formally launched today (29 April) and consists of the CISL’s Corporate Leaders Group...

The energy transition must be backed by a strong and holistic approach to policy-making by governments. The key to this lies in more specific nationally determined contributions - and the year of COP26 is the year to do it. The very first automobiles, introduced in the 1880s, were expensive, niche, and used only by the rich. Within 30 years, Ford’s Model T entered mass production. This pushed the number of car-owning households in the US from 8% in 1918 to 60% by 1928, and triggered the sprea...

UN strategy paper sets strict 2030 AC energy efficiency targets Air conditioning systems are one of 20 priority areas for a new global strategy intended to begin realising short and long-term carbon reduction gains ahead of COP26 event  A global carbon reduction initiative has set a target of having one fifth of the world’s air conditioning equipment manufacturers offering affordable, more sustainable technologies for homes by 2025. The targets are among a number of commitments set out in an...

SUBSCRIBE to EIR Daily Alert Service WEF’s ‘Mission Possible Partnership’ Aims To Destroy the Building Blocks of Human Society Feb. 1 , 2021 (EIRNS)—The World Economic Forum is the leading motivator of a new coalition of business and institutional powers which is now aiming to destroy the very building blocks of human society itself. Launched Jan. 27, the Mission Possible Partnership has set its sights on “decarbonizing” the cement, steel, aluminum and chemicals industries, “as we...

COP26 President launches challenge to deliver net-zero tipping points in every sector The UN High-Level Climate Champions and COP26 President Alok Sharma have today (28 January) unveiled a radical new roadmap to push the global economy towards net-zero emissions, targeting a range of near-term, sectoral tipping points to deliver decarbonisation. Currently, corporate commitments under the Race to Zero campaign cover more than 12% of the global economy and $9.8trn in revenue The Race to Zero Brea...

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Date Time Launch of UN Race to Zero Breakthroughs UN Climate Change News, 28 January 2021 – The UN High-Level Climate Champions, COP26 President Alok Sharma, COP25 President Carolina Schmidt, together with the UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, today launch the Race to Zero Breakthroughs at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda. Race to Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, and investors for a healthy, resilient, zero-carbon...