How sustainable cooling could help combat the climate crisis
2024年10月3日 · Sustainable cooling replaces traditional refrigeration with more energy-efficient solutions to reduce emissions. Other approaches include transforming urban buildings and environments with green spaces, as well as policymakers incentivizing businesses to create energy-efficient cooling products.
US researchers develop climate-friendly method of cooling
2023年2月27日 · US Department of Energy scientists have developed a new method of cooling and heating that is more climate friendly than existing methods. The innovation can help countries meet climate targets. As the planet continues to heat up, demand for cooling and refrigeration systems like air conditioning will soar.
How to heat up - and cool down - climate innovation
2022年2月21日 · Trane Technologies' building energy management analysis, combined with data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Project Drawdown, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and other third-party sources, shows that 15% of global carbon emissions comes from heating and cooling buildings specifically, while another 10% comes from food loss and ...
4 climate topics we should be talking about - The World Economic …
2022年11月9日 · Climate change is unequivocally a threat to all humanity but not everyone is affected or at risk to the same extent. Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate-rated disaster than men. Those living in low and middle-income countries bear the brunt of caring responsibilities, looking after children and elderly relatives, in incredibly ...
How to mitigate the effects of climate change on global food …
2023年4月6日 · In order to mitigate the effects of climate change on food security, it is essential that governments and organizations take proactive steps to develop strategies for food production and access that can better withstand extreme weather events and climate variability.
How 4 leading companies are tackling supply chain emissions
2022年11月2日 · The cases of Royal Philips, Ingka Group, Unilever and ZF all clearly highlight the need for collaboration to make supply chain decarbonization a reality. At the same time, we also need leadership from the top.. It is crucial for senior leaders in companies to engage on climate issues and prioritize progress against climate goals.
The breweries going green to battle climate change | World …
2021年6月10日 · Barley crops are under threat from increased droughts and extreme heat, due to climate change. Beer will become increasingly expensive and in short supply as a result. But brewers such as Carlsberg and Heineken are taking action. Solar-powered breweries, tree planting and shock tactics are all part of attempts to make the industry more sustainable.
Air conditioning is threatening our ability to tackle climate change ...
2019年1月10日 · As the latest round of global climate talks, COP24, came to a close in Katowice, in Poland’s coal country, much of our climate discourse has taken on a note of abject despair. The National Academy of Sciences tells us that current rates of warming, comparable only to the effects of a “meteorite impact”, will take us back to a climate that ...
10 actions to change the climate course | World Economic Forum
2024年1月11日 · As highlighted in The State of Climate Action in November, achieving 1.5°C would now require an annual emissions reduction of around 7% globally, more than the impact from COVID-19 and against a trend of +1.5% per year. While the path keeps getting steeper, progress in climate action remains insufficient, from national and corporate ...
These are the top 3 climate risks we face - The World Economic …
2024年1月11日 · Nature and climate risks are getting the attention they deserve — that’s a positive first step in addressing some of the greatest challenges that we, as a global community, face. Just this week, scientists announced that temperatures in 2023 reached 1.48°C above preindustrial averages, with the 1.5°C threshold that takes the Earth into an ...