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How adopting sustainability as a service can drive business success and help the planet

CIO Business Intelligence

Due to the complexity and scale of the challenge, not all businesses have the resources to move toward net-zero at the necessary pace, and many are lagging. You can solve any problem given enough budget. Smart spaces can reduce energy use when unoccupied, while predictive/preventive maintenance can reduce wasteful downtime.

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Microsoft unveils new sustainability steps in effort to remove all carbon produced in company history

GeekWire

Microsoft President Brad Smith, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood, and CEO Satya Nadella preparing to announce Microsoft’s plan to be carbon negative by 2030. Nike, Starbucks, Unilever, and Wipro — to create Transform to Net Zero, a coalition dedicated toward creating a net-zero carbon economy. Brian Smale / Microsoft Photo).

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$10B Bezos Earth Fund hires a long-time global leader on climate issues as president and CEO

GeekWire

In a Twitter post, Steer said that the $10 billion will be spent by 2030 — the first time that a deadline has been set for granting the money. The organization noted that during his tenure the organization, whose reach spans more than 60 countries, grew its staff five-fold and its budget quadrupled between 2012 and 2021.

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Smaller, cheaper, safer: The next generation of nuclear power, explained

Vox

Most countries in the world, including the US, have now committed to zeroing out their net impact on the climate by the middle of the century. will need ~550–770 [gigawatts] of additional clean, firm capacity to reach net-zero; nuclear power is one of the few proven options that could deliver this at scale.” degrees Fahrenheit (1.5

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EU dreams data centers that work “above clouds”

Dataconomy

EU-backed ASCEND says it’s feasible to send data centers to space According to Damien Dumestier, manager of the project, the 16-month study titled Advanced Space Cloud for European Net Zero Emission and Data Sovereignty ( ASCEND ) has produced “very encouraging” results. With a budget of 2 million euros ($2.1

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Seattle-area ports vying for $500M in federal funding to boost zero-emissions tech

GeekWire

Corporate retail giants including Amazon and Walmart have deadlines for getting to net-zero carbon emissions within their operations. The ports have a 2030 target of providing power to their international shipping container terminals. ” Port leaders say there’s private sector pressure to clean up shipping.