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Ucommune Announces Merger With Guangdong Wanhe to Promote Carbon Neutrality and Eco-friendly Office Environments

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

By integrating Guangdong Wanhe into Ucommune, the Company expects to effectively increase its number of low-carbon emission use cases for office workers, including fully digital meetings and digital approval processes.

Key Points: 
  • By integrating Guangdong Wanhe into Ucommune, the Company expects to effectively increase its number of low-carbon emission use cases for office workers, including fully digital meetings and digital approval processes.
  • The Chinese government has repeatedly emphasized its goals and specific requirements for peak emissions and carbon neutrality, making carbon neutrality a clear strategic national goal.
  • For example, Guangdong Wanhe has improved the utilization rate of traditional space components to reduce secondary waste in space design and renovation.
  • Guangdong Wanhe also replaces traditional materials with new eco-friendly materials of higher energy efficiency to reduce the total carbon emissions throughout a building's entire life cycle.

International Financial Forum 2021: Carbon Pricing Requires Stronger Global Cooperation and Dialogue

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

While China's Emissions Trading Scheme gradually gathers pace, global experts are eyeing its roles, alongside other major global carbon markets, in accelerating decarbonisation in the global power sector.

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  • While China's Emissions Trading Scheme gradually gathers pace, global experts are eyeing its roles, alongside other major global carbon markets, in accelerating decarbonisation in the global power sector.
  • Against this backdrop, an International Financial Forum (IFF) Roundtable Conference invited energy and finance experts to clarify the progress of carbon pricing in China and Europe.
  • Alain Quinet, Chairman of the French Commission on the Value of Carbon, Deputy CEO of SNCF Reseau, emphasized that carbon neutrality hinges on innovation and international cooperation.
  • Headquartered in Beijing, it is a high-level dialogue and academic exchange mechanism co-sponsored by business leaders and scholars in the global financial community and academic circles.

Government of Canada and Cement Association of Canada announce partnership to advance global leadership in low-carbon concrete production

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Monday, May 31, 2021

This partnership and the resulting roadmap will position Canada's cement and concrete industry to become a global leader in low-carbon cement and concrete production and related clean technologies.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership and the resulting roadmap will position Canada's cement and concrete industry to become a global leader in low-carbon cement and concrete production and related clean technologies.
  • In keeping with the Greening Government Strategy, the government is showing leadership on the procurement of lowcarbon building materials, including cement and concrete products.
  • Through this partnership with the Cement Association of Canada, we are helping to make Canada a global leader in green concrete.
  • The mandate of the centre is to provide government-wide leadership toward net-zero, climate-resilient and green Government of Canada operations.

Black & Veatch Analysis of Carbon-Neutrality Projects Informs Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s 2030 Zero Carbon Plan

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Zero-carbon technologies, including carbon capture, energy storage, hydrogen, solar and wind, will allow the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to achieve its goals of zero-carbon emissions in its electricity supply by 2030, finds a recent analysis by decarbonization solutions leader Black & Veatch.

Key Points: 
  • Zero-carbon technologies, including carbon capture, energy storage, hydrogen, solar and wind, will allow the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to achieve its goals of zero-carbon emissions in its electricity supply by 2030, finds a recent analysis by decarbonization solutions leader Black & Veatch.
  • The 2030 Zero Carbon Plan was completed to help the public utility inform its customers and other key stakeholders as to how SMUD will address its goal of eliminating 100-percent of greenhouse gas emissions from all electric generation by 2030.
  • Other key takeaways from the report include:
    All the studied technologies are expected to be commercially available for SMUDs use by 2030.
  • Black & Veatch is an employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company with a more than 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure.

Epik Systems Joins AgGateway to Enable its Farm and Carbon Management Solution Development

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Epik is developing solutions for GHG measurement, reporting, and mitigation at the farm level.

Key Points: 
  • Epik is developing solutions for GHG measurement, reporting, and mitigation at the farm level.
  • "We want to help extend the ADAPT data model to support GHG management," said Kevin Hannah, Epik vice-president of product marketing & strategy.
  • "To this end, the next step will be to explore the potential of a new GHG Management Working Group with the AgGateway community."
  • For the farmer, any solution for both farm and carbon management requires data.

Babcock & Wilcox Announces ClimateBright™ Decarbonization Technologies Platform to Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Babcock & Wilcox ("B&W") (NYSE: BW), a leading innovator in clean energy technologies, announces its ClimateBright suite of revolutionary decarbonization technologies designed to help utilities and industry aggressively combat greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

Key Points: 
  • Babcock & Wilcox ("B&W") (NYSE: BW), a leading innovator in clean energy technologies, announces its ClimateBright suite of revolutionary decarbonization technologies designed to help utilities and industry aggressively combat greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
  • Our ClimateBright technologies can change the world, said Kenneth Young, B&W Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  • The United Nations has set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and that is supported by more than 100 countries.
  • Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox is a global leader in energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets.

Schneider Electric ranks 4th in Gartner's Top 25 Supply Chain Award

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Friday, May 21, 2021

"Leveraging our supply chain strategy, STRIVE, we managed to demonstrate resilience during a challenging year.

Key Points: 
  • "Leveraging our supply chain strategy, STRIVE, we managed to demonstrate resilience during a challenging year.
  • We\'re also working hard to both decarbonize our operations further, and to engage our suppliers to likewise decarbonize, towards our goal of a net zero carbon supply chain by 2050.
  • The Lexington site is the third Schneider factory to receive this honor for success in adopting 4IR technologies at scale with demonstrated benefits to date.\nThe Supply Chain Top 25 ranking comprises two main components: business performance and opinion.
  • We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.\n'

Project Launched to Probe Conversion of Existing Ships from Fossil-based Fuels to Decarbonized Energy Sources

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

b"TOKYO, May 20, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is to undertake technical, financial and environmental assessments for converting existing ships to vessels that run on zero carbon fuels.

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  • b"TOKYO, May 20, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is to undertake technical, financial and environmental assessments for converting existing ships to vessels that run on zero carbon fuels.
  • MHI Group, as part of its energy transition growth strategy, is collaborating with the Center's otherstrategic partners toward achieving a global zero carbon fleet.
  • In addition, financial assessments will be undertaken pertaining to fuel conversion costs, technology investments, fuel costs and related maritime shipping costs, etc.
  • ; and an environmental assessment will be conducted based on estimated cost benefits from reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over a ship's lifetime.

BETA Technologies closes $368 million funding round led by Fidelity and backed by Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

b'SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BETA Technologies ("BETA" or "the Company"), developer of a fully integrated electric aviation ecosystem, raised $368 million in a private round of funding that was meaningfully oversubscribed and led by Fidelity Management & Research Company.

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  • b'SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BETA Technologies ("BETA" or "the Company"), developer of a fully integrated electric aviation ecosystem, raised $368 million in a private round of funding that was meaningfully oversubscribed and led by Fidelity Management & Research Company.
  • "\n"We support BETA Technologies\' mission to reshape air transportation through zero-emission aviation and are proud to invest in them through Amazon\'s $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund," said Kara Hurst, Vice President, and Head of Worldwide Sustainability at Amazon.
  • "The development of sustainable and decarbonizing technologies will help facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy and protect the planet for future generations.
  • "We are pleased that the aircraft we\'re building can service these needs across so many applications.

Historic Climate Legislation Signed Into Law

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Monday, May 17, 2021

b'SEATTLE, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today Governor Jay Inslee signed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), SB 5126, into lawpositioning Washington State as a national climate leader by passing the first climate legislation to pave the way to net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050.\nIntegrated with a transportation funding package, the Climate Commitment Act will be the state\'s largest investment in climate protection, while also generating billions of dollars of investments towards the transition to a low-carbon economy.\n"The Climate Commitment Act took remarkable work, with Senator Carlyle and Representative Fitzgibbon each indefatigable in engaging other legislators and stakeholders for several years leading up to today\'s signing," said David Giuliani,founder of Washington Business Alliance, inventor of Sonicare, and an early backer of the legislation.

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  • b'SEATTLE, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today Governor Jay Inslee signed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), SB 5126, into lawpositioning Washington State as a national climate leader by passing the first climate legislation to pave the way to net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050.\nIntegrated with a transportation funding package, the Climate Commitment Act will be the state\'s largest investment in climate protection, while also generating billions of dollars of investments towards the transition to a low-carbon economy.\n"The Climate Commitment Act took remarkable work, with Senator Carlyle and Representative Fitzgibbon each indefatigable in engaging other legislators and stakeholders for several years leading up to today\'s signing," said David Giuliani,founder of Washington Business Alliance, inventor of Sonicare, and an early backer of the legislation.
  • "Through grassroots efforts we were able to bring together business leaders, environmentalists, tribes, social justice advocates, energy companies, and labor in support of this historic legislation.
  • It can be found here .\nBusiness supporters include Puget Sound Solar, McKinstry, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, bp America and Shell, along with business associations like Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC), Tabor 100 and more.
  • A more complete list of supporters can be found here .\nAdditional information on the bill, supporters and other updates can be found at Clean & Prosperous Washington as well as this DropBox Link .\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/historic-climate-legislation-sig...\n'