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With the electricity from the new solar plant, Rio Tinto will be able to cover about a quarter of the diamond mine's consumption.
Diamond mining

Rio Tinto supplies diamond mine in Canada with solar power

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Far up in the north of Canada, the mining company Rio Tinto is building a solar park. It will partially supply a diamond mine there with electricity.

Global warming:

IPCC calls for a halving of CO2 emissions by 2030

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued its third Working Group III report, which strongly suggests measures to limit global warming. Many of these are related to the energy sector:

Juan Carlos Arévalo, Director Green Power Monitoring & Solutions
Monitoring:

GreenPowerMonitor to manage EF Solare Italia's entire portfolio

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The monitoring solutions GPM Plus and GPM Horizon have been selected to manage over 300 plants in 17 Italian regions.

When weather extremes overlap  economic losses in the entire global supply network are on average  20 percent higher.
Climate Change:

Economic losses from weather extremes amplify each other

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Weather extremes can cause economic ripples along our supply chains. If they occur at roughly the same time the ripples start interacting and can amplify even if they occur at completely different places around the world, a new study shows.

Lewis Lee, General Manager of Sungrow Europe, at the BNEF London Summit 2021.
Climate action:

Sungrow calls for climate action at BNEF London Summit 2021

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As part of their presence at the BNEF London Summit on October 18-19, 2021, Sungrow called on the global renewable energy industry to do more on climate action.

Emissions are based on the portion of a company`s carbon footprint that is included in the net-zero target. Chart assumes companies constantly reduce their emissions year-on-year.
Bloomberg NEF:

Two thirds of the heaviest emitters have set a net-zero target

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Emission reduction targets require leading companies to cut equivalent of quarter of today’s global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

First Solar aims to achieve its science-based targets through increased energy efficiency, going 100% renewable across its US operations by 2026 and globally by 2028.
Zero emissions:

First Solar commits to science-based emissions targets

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First Solar announced its commitment to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2028, relative to its emissions in 2020. It has also committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.

The accelerated expansion of renewables is only one building block, albeit an important one, in slowing down global warming.
Climate change:

IPCC warns: 1.5 degrees will be reached before the end of this decade

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The Earth's surface temperature could be 1.5 degrees higher than in the pre-industrial era by 2030. It is the time to act, IPCC scientists agree with environmental and energy groups.


Coal Power Plant of RWE in Germany.
Climate protection:

Wake-up call from the 126 Nobel Laureates

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“Humanity is taking colossal risks with our common future,” unprecedented 126 Nobel Laureates tell G7 in statement in advance of their summit in UK.

The economic viability of BIPV is still influenced by the additional costs of the photovoltaics. But the stronger lever is the saving of electricity from the grid.
New study:

BIPV is economical in Europe

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Researchers at the University of Stavanger in Norway have studied the economic viability of solar building envelopes. The result: In most European countries, BIPV has reached grid parity.

Hydrogen internal combustion engine.
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK):

Hydrogen-based fuels can jeopardize climate protection

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Hydrogen-based fuels should primarily be used in sectors such as aviation or industrial processes that cannot be electrified, finds a team of researchers.

EU Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans .

EU confirms to increase 2030 renewable target

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The European Commission confirmed its plan to reduce greenhouse gases at least 55% compared to 1990 levels and to increase its renewable energy target up to 40% by 2030.

Beyond assessing, tracking and reporting financed emissions, a consistent and harmonized approach to portfolio carbon accounting gives financial institutions the information required to set climate targets and asses climate transition risks.

Measuring the climate impact of loans and investments

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The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is publicly releasing a standard to provide financial institutions with shared methodologies and rules for measuring and disclosing the greenhouse gas emissions of their loans and investments.