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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

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Many countries have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, aligning with the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. trillion to the global economy by 2050. And they could drive economic gains: Research shows markets for carbon-neutral goods and services may be worth $10.3

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IBM and Microsoft partnership accelerates sustainable cloud modernization

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Its aggressive sustainability goals included achieving net zero emissions by 2050, making all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025 and investing more than USD 3 billion globally over several years to drive momentum.

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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

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Portugal : The country was one of the first in Europe to pledge carbon neutrality by 2050. Optimizing energy efficiency : Companies are also investing in technologies to optimize their energy use and further reduce their carbon emissions.

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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

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feet) by 2050 and by 1.01 In Europe, policymakers approved a law in 2023 setting nature restoration objectives for the European Union, including binding targets to restore at least 30% of degraded habitats in EU countries by 2030 and 90% by 2050. millimeters (0.1 inches) per year to 3.4 millimeters (0.13 inches) per year.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

Dell’s sustainability commitments At Dell, advancing sustainability is at the core of everything it does, with strong goals and commitments , including: [ 2] Climate action: By 2050, Dell will reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across Scopes 1, 2, and 3.

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Swiss energy services company uses machine learning to see the future

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That changed in 2017 when Swiss voters approved an energy act that would reduce the country’s dependency on fossil fuels by 2050. But because electricity consumption was easy to gauge, there was no urgency for measuring current and low voltage power flows.

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Renewable energy trends and developments powering a cleaner future

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Based on the IEA’s Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE), if current growth rates are maintained through 2030, solar PV is “on track” to meet annual generation capacity of approximately 8,300 terawatt hours (TWh) by the end of the decade.