The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations (UN) agency, announced this Friday (7) an agreement for the sector to achieve carbon emissions neutrality in 2050.
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The Swiss voted this Sunday (18) in a referendum in favor of the objective of carbon neutrality in 2050, in a country that is suffering the impact of global warming in the melting of its glaciers.
See highlights from Curto Green this Monday (19): the world's first database to track global fossil fuel production, oil and gas reserves and emissions is launched; business initiative to protect and conserve the Pantanal; new ship to support the Brazilian Antarctic Program (PROANTAR) will be built; UN report states that the world can still achieve carbon neutrality if the right measures are taken; and France announces new “symbolic” measures to raise awareness of the energy crisis.
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Carbon credit speculators could lose millions of dollars as scientific evidence shows that many of the offsets they purchased have no environmental value and have become sunk assets. 💸
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), wants legislation to implement a “zero emission industry” of greenhouse gases, supported by green technologies – announced the president of the institution, Ursula von der Leyen, this Tuesday on Friday (17), at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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MEPs and Member States of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement this Sunday morning (18) on a broad reform of the carbon market, a key part of the bloc of 27's climate plan. The plan seeks to accelerate emissions reductions and it is a leap forward in the ambitions of the current European carbon market, gradually eliminating the free “polluting rights” attributed to industry.
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The expression “Net Zero” refers to a carbon neutrality objective, in which greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are balanced with the removal of these gases from the atmosphere. This involves drastically reducing emissions and compensating for the remainder through measures such as reforestation, carbon capture and storage, among other strategies. The term has been widely used in the context of climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Large financial institutions that are part of alliances that say they want to achieve carbon neutrality continue to finance oil and gas exploration, denounced 9 NGOs in a study published this Tuesday (17).
See highlights from Curto Green: at the opening of COP15, the UN criticized companies for transforming the world's ecosystems into “toys for profit”, and warned that, if there is no change of direction, the results will be catastrophic; Paris will host, in 2023, the second round of negotiations to agree on a global treaty on marine plastic pollution; study points out that the commitments of rich countries are insufficient to limit global warming; Annita launches recipes to involve fans in the “Veganuary” challenge, which seeks to encourage a diet without anything of animal origin throughout the month of January; and L'Oréal Brasil announces carbon neutrality in Brazilian units.
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Honda Motor aims to supply fuel cells to major technology companies in North America as an emergency clean power source for data centers in a bid to harness artificial intelligence (AI)-driven growth to reduce vehicle costs powered by hydrogen.
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