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World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

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Deforestation accelerates climate change by reducing the Earths carbon absorption capacity, while soil degradation threatens global food security. Renewable energy innovations. The Semiconductor Climate Consortium seeks to reduce environmental impact during fabrication and the rest of the semiconductor value chain.

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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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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. As part of the EU 2020 strategy, the Renewable Energy Directive requires all Member States to ensure that at least 10% of all energy consumed in transport come from renewable sources by 2020.

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US Climate Action Report to UN Projects 4% Growth in Total US GHG Emissions to 2020

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while the US GDP is projected to grow by 40%, according to the fifth National Communication on US climate change actions submitted by the US Department of State to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The United States released previous Climate Action Reports in 1994, 1997, 2002, and 2006.

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EPA proposes new standards to reduce methane and VOCs emissions from oil and gas industry

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The gas and hydrocarbons can then be treated and used or sold, avoiding the waste of natural resources that cannot be renewed. EPA also is issuing draft Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) for reducing VOC emissions from existing equipment and processes in the oil and natural gas industry.

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European aviation sector and NGOs agree on sustainability of future fuels

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The Fueling Flight initiative was convened by the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and ClimateWorks Foundation (CWF) to provide recommendations on the sustainability aspects of the EU’s policy design to support Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). —Pete Harrison, Executive Director for EU Policy at the European Climate Foundation.

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Germany launches call for funding for construction and operation of a development platform for power-to-liquid fuels

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To do this, however, we need a large amount of climate-neutral fuel by 2030—especially for aircraft and ships. billion euros in renewable fuels in the coming years. The funding of the PtL development platform is part of the BMVI’s overall funding concept for renewable fuels, which provides a total of €1.54

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