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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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The report also covers an assessment of the potential contribution from reductions in short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). This has raised hopes that emissions have peaked, as they must by 2020 to remain on a successful climate trajectory. The 1 Gigaton Coalition is supported by UN Environment and the Norwegian Government.

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ITF launches global initiative to decarbonize transport

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The preliminary results of the project will be presented at the next ITF Summit in May 2017. It is anchored in the ITF’s Corporate Partnership Board, the organization’s platform for discussions with the private sector. The work will be completed by 2018/19, in time for the first round of reviews of the COP21 decarbonization targets in 2020.

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Toyota to collaborate in research for the creation of H2-based society in the United Arab Emirates

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As part of the program, Toyota will begin driving and refueling demonstration tests of the Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in the UAE from May 2017. The agreement was announced at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), which was held at the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi.

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How Eddie Custovic Is Building His Legacy

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And if that isn’t enough, he is working to combat impending food shortages by developing imaging technology to determine how to grow plants in inhabitable environments. I grew up in a healthy environment and had the opportunity to pursue the career I wanted. Hissey Outstanding Young Professional Award.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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“People were really interested in clean air and clean water, so I decided there would always be interest in the environment,” Crawford says. You study many areas in civil engineering, including structures, soils, transportation, and the environment,” she says. She died in 2017.

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

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Can advanced semiconductors cut emissions of greenhouse gases enough to make a difference in the struggle to halt climate change? Globally, lighting accounts for about 20 percent of electricity use and 6 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program. The answer is a resounding yes.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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To arrest the accelerating pace of a changing climate, the world needs a lot more clean energy to electrify heating, transportation, and industry and to displace fossil-fuel generation. They are making sure that everything works in this moving environment,” he says. Peter Fairley This rush to deep water is a global phenomenon.

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