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ICCT: IMO committee agrees to establish first climate framework for international shipping

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This strategy, which represents the first global climate framework for shipping, includes quantitative GHG reduction targets through 2050 and a list of candidate short-, mid-, and long-term policy measures to help achieve these targets. A separate decision on whether to institute new EEDI phases will be considered at MEPC 74 in 2019.

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European Commission approves €4.7B public support scheme for advanced biomethane and biofuels in Italy

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The measure will contribute to reaching EU energy and climate change goals while limiting distortions of competition. billion) and will run from 2018 until 2022. The Commission’s 2014 Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy allow Member States to support advanced biofuels under certain conditions.

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Volkswagen Group 2014 sustainability report shows progress on key environmental performance indicators; Strategy 2018 and leadership in e-mobility

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The report provides information on the progress achieved in economic, environmental and social sustainability in 2013, and was drawn up in accordance with the G3 Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In the reporting year 2013, average energy consumption per vehicle produced was 2,205 kWh, down 0.4% Strategy 2018.

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European Commission approves up to €5.4B of public support for IPCEI Hy2Tech; 41 hydrogen projects

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It is an indispensable component for the diversification of energy sources and the green transition. In 2018, the Commission established the Strategic Forum for IPCEI, a joint body of representatives from Member States and industry. Hydrogen has a huge potential going forward. Background.

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Study: PM2.5 pollution reduces global life expectancy by more than one year

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Lower panel b: Gains in life expectancy that could be reached by meeting World Health Organization guidelines for air quality around the world. The study was funded through the Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions, an interdisciplinary research collaboration supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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My Tour Operator Is a B Corp. What Does That Mean? Should I Care?

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With more than 2,909 employees, Intrepid Travel is the largest B Corp in the travel industry, earning its certification in 2018. For their original certification in 2018, the company also paid a one-time verification fee of 14,500 Australian dollars ($9,573). Plenty, along with guidelines, verifications and “ecostars.”

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EPA releases final Clean Power Plan; 32% reduction in CO2 from power plants by 2030

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EPA said that in addition to its projected climate benefits, the CPP will result in the avoidance each year of : 1,500 to 3,600 premature deaths. EPA thus estimates that the CPP will result in public health and climate benefits worth an estimated $34 billion to $54 billion per year in 2030, against implementation costs of $8.4

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