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Sustainability Spotlight May 2025
May 2025 newsletter promoting an Insights series on thermoelectric cement, human influence on climate change and the climate cost of AI, plus the launch of the Emission: Possible podcast. It lists events, gives work-from-home energy-efficiency tips, and spotlights Customer Success Manager Alice Szuszkewicz's first anniversary.
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China’s Clean Energy Revolution: Turning the Tide on Carbon Emissions
Reports China's first clean-energy-driven year-on-year CO2 decline of 1.6% in Q1 2025, driven by record wind, solar and nuclear expansion outpacing demand and cutting coal, alongside stable hydropower and strong policy support. It draws lessons on clean-energy investment, policy, strategy and a mixed energy portfolio.
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Neutral Carbon Zone Achieves Carbon-Conscious Website Accreditation
Announces NCZ's website was accredited Carbon-Conscious by the Eco-Friendly Web Alliance, recognising green hosting, reduced per-page emissions, insetting or high-integrity offsetting and independent audits. It notes the internet is around 3.7% of global emissions and EFWA's goal of one million carbon-conscious websites by 2030.
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The Climate Cost of AI
Summarises a National Engineering Policy Centre report on AI's environmental cost, covering data-centre electricity, water use (Microsoft's 7.8 billion litres in 2023), critical materials and e-waste. It sets out a five-step plan: mandate environmental reporting, bridge the information gap, set green data-centre standards, smarter data practices and government leadership.
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Sustainability Spotlight April 2025
April 2025 newsletter promoting an Insights series on hydrogen aviation, the economic impact of climate change and the cost of inaction. It promotes the free Carbon Calculator, lists events, gives office energy-efficiency tips such as LED lighting and monitoring, and spotlights Ramielle Teresa.
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The Truth about the Human Influence on Climate Change
Marshals evidence that human activity drives climate change: rising CO2 from 280 to over 430 ppm, plus methane and nitrous oxide; observable warming, ocean acidification, ice loss and extreme weather; and fingerprints such as declining carbon-14 and stratospheric cooling, while rebutting common misconceptions.
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A Breakthrough That Could Power the Built Environment to Net Zero
Reports a thermoelectric cement-hydrogel composite from Southeast University, led by Professor Zhou Yang, that converts ambient heat into electricity with a -40.5 mV/K Seebeck coefficient. It explores implications for self-powered infrastructure and decarbonising the built environment, noting cement is around 8% of global emissions.
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The Cost of Inaction & Why CEOs Must Step Up
Argues CEOs must lead on climate risk, citing over $3.6 trillion in disaster losses since 2000 and potential economic shrinkage of up to 22%. It distinguishes physical and transition risks, contrasts an estimated $14 trillion green-economy opportunity, and offers a CEO playbook for embedding climate into strategy.
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The Economic Impact of Climate Change
Frames climate change as an economic issue, citing that 2°C warming could cut average wealth by around 16%. It uses deforestation of the Gran Chaco as a case study linking environmental and economic loss, and urges businesses to measure footprints and integrate climate risk into financial planning.
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The Future of Flight: Is Hydrogen the Breakthrough Sustainable Aviation Has Been Waiting For?
Examines hydrogen-powered aviation, focusing on Airbus's ZEROe programme and its turboprop, turbofan and blended-wing concepts targeting service by 2035. It discusses the required hydrogen ecosystem of airport infrastructure and green hydrogen supply, partnerships and technical and cost barriers, noting aviation is around 2.5% of global emissions.
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Sustainable supply chains: a competitive advantage you can’t ignore
Argues a sustainable supply chain is a competitive advantage that improves efficiency, cuts costs and strengthens brand. It emphasises accurate carbon data, especially Scope 3, to set credible goals, engaging suppliers to measure and disclose emissions, and embedding sustainability criteria into procurement. It flags the Total Supply Chain Summit.
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Sustainability Spotlight March 2025
March 2025 newsletter celebrating nearly 2000 trees planted via Tree in a Million with the Forest of Marston Vale, toward a 65,000-tree woodland with Cranfield University. It promotes the Total Supply Chain Summit, lists events, gives a remote-working emissions tip, and spotlights new Customer Success Executive Angel Roble.