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Countries fight over keeping electricity pledge clean at COP31.
Source: Financial Times (by Attracta Mooney and Ian Johnston)
The push for a global electrification target at this year’s UN climate summit has raised concerns among negotiators that it could prolong the role of fossil fuels.
The co-hosts of Turkey and Australia are proposing the new pledge to increase electricity’s share of global final energy consumption from 23 per cent today to 35 per cent by 2035.
If this increase were powered by clean electricity, it would cut the projected level of warming of at least 2.6C above pre-industrial levels, based on present government policies, by 0.3C, according to research by the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) think-tank.
Meeting the target would mean switching to electric vehicles, rolling out heat pumps and changing industrial processes from being driven by fossil fuels to electricity, all of which would require big upgrades to grids across the world.
Scientists expect global fossil fuel emissions to ease this year
Source: Reuters (by Sarah McFarlane)
Global fossil fuel carbon emissions are set to fall this year, because of high energy prices and increased use of renewable power, though it is too soon to say they have peaked, a consortium of international scientists said on Tuesday.
Emissions are projected to ease by 0.4% from the previous year’s record level to 38.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, the Global Carbon Project said.
Scientists who contributed to the report said that renewable energy deployment needed to accelerate to send carbon emissions into more definite decline.
What makes people pay more for sustainable products? Study identifies a key factor
Source: Earth.com (by Andrei Ionescu)
Here’s a paradox that should keep sustainability marketers awake at night. Consumers who genuinely care about the environment and say they’d happily pay extra for eco-friendly products often don’t.
They walk past the biofuel, ignore the recycled-fiber T-shirt, and go home with whatever was cheapest and most practical.
The gap between what people believe and what they actually buy is called the sustainability value-behavior gap. A new study may have now found one of its key mechanisms.
EURATEX and GFA form alliance to advance sustainable textile policy
Source: Just Style (by Jangoulun Singsit)
Announced on 5 November, the alliance aims to unify European manufacturing perspectives with global fashion industry dialogue at a time of significant regulatory and market change.
According to the organisations, the partnership will facilitate joint efforts to promote circularity, textile waste reduction, and recycling, with both groups advocating for legislation that is both ambitious and practical for industry participants.
NYFIC opens applications for $10,000 Sustainable Textile Innovation Grants
Source: Textile Today
New York Fashion Innovation Center (NYFIC) has opened applications for the fifth and final scheduled round of its Sustainable Textile Innovation Grants, offering $10,000 per grant to support projects that advance sustainability in the textile and fashion industry.
The funding opportunity is open to a wide range of applicants, including textile and fashion designers, sustainable fashion entrepreneurs, startups, researchers, innovators, businesses and organizations developing solutions for a more sustainable textile ecosystem.
Another Danish ‘green’ factory in Hung Yen reduces CO2 emissions by 1,600 tons annually
Source: Vietnam.vn (by: Báo Tuổi Trẻ)
Spectre’s new plant (Denmark), with an investment of $30 million, reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 1,600 tons annually compared to conventional plants of similar size.
“This project demonstrates how Danish-Vietnamese cooperation can boost industrial development while reducing emissions,” said Lina Gandløse Hansen, the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, at the inauguration of Spectre’s new factory in Hung Yen province on October 30.
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