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COP28: How Du and Ericsson’s partnership is supporting UAE Net Zero Strategy

CIO

Ericsson and Du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (EITC) have partnered to support the communications service provider to enhance the sustainability of its networks and accelerate their transition to Net Zero by reducing network energy consumption and carbon emissions.

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ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-powered vision for aviation nets $21.4 million from Amazon, Shell and Bill Gates-backed fund

TechCrunch

“By 2050 everybody wants to be zero emission and net zero. 2050 is one vehicle lifetime away. Transitioning to a hydrogen fleet is going to take more than the technical ability of a new breed of manufacturers though, Miftakhov said. It will also require government intervention. But] we are already too late. ”

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AI-driven energy startup Octopus hits $2B mark after $200M investment from Tokyo Gas

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a target of reaching net-zero by 2050. Japanese renewables lag the U.K. by 50% (renewables in Japan in 2019 accounted for 18.9% of electricity versus 37.9% in the U.K.), so the potential for growth is significant. In the U.K.,

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Boasting a pedigree in business intelligence, Sweep launches a new carbon accounting and offset tool

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And together with Zendesk colleagues Raphael Güller and Yannick Chaze, and the founder of the Net Zero Initiative, Renaud Bettin, they’ve created a software toolkit that gives companies a visually elegant view into not just a company’s own carbon emissions, but those of their suppliers as well. .

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Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions

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Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050. The push to clean up the built environment has spawned a lot of policy, as well as overlapping acronyms, including net-zero energy buildings (nZEBs) and zero-emission buildings (ZEBs).

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Emirates NBD drives sustainability goals with Microsoft partnership

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Emirates NBD took the lead in the region in offering carbon future contracts trading, fulfilling growing demand from corporations to manage their carbon emissions offsetting and align with the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 action plan.

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Porsche joins $400M bet on lithium-silicon batteries to juice up future EVs

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OMERS’ portfolio also includes several crude oil and gas ventures, though the pension fund has promised to reach net-zero emissions across its investments by the distant year of 2050. billion investing giant has a tendency to talk out of both sides of its mouth. million or so in venture dollars and government grants.

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