The RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy presents a roundtable discussion with Hana AlHashimi, Head of the Office of the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change. The panel discussion will open with her remarks on the recent U.S. climate summit, the UAE’s climate priorities and initiatives, and expectations for the COP26 summit.
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Crowley Maritime Corp. is the latest shipper committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company announced it submitted its emissions-reduction targets, which include scope 1 (direct), scope 2 (indirect) and scope 3 (all other) emissions, to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Tuesday. “On emissions, admittedly this is a bold goal, and we need to ensure our goal and targets are credible. This is why we are submitting our interim targets to reduce emissions through the SBTi, which is the world’s expert on validating companies’ methodologies on emissions targets to include monitoring progress along the way to net-zero,” Alisa Praskovich, vice president of sustainability at Crowley, told FreightWaves. In October, SBTi released a global standard for setting credible net-zero targets backed by climate science. Crowley is expecting its net-zero target to be approved by SBTi in the next few months.
I had a chat with Sustainable Fashion Dublin about how to easily upcycle your clothes at home, and I learned a bunch of handy tips and tricks.
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The movement to ban single-use plastic in the US was gaining ground but fears of spreading the virus with reusable bags have sparked second thoughts.
Yes, it’s true — astronauts share ‘underwear’ when they put on spacesuits to work outside of the International Space Station. This isn’t quite the same type of underwear you’re thinking of, as the astronauts first put on a disposable diaper, then the full-body underwear layer. Still, there are some downsides to this arrangement that the ESA is attempting to address with a new project.