The Big eBook of Sustainability Reporting Frameworks 2024
This guide will help you navigate through the complex landscape of sustainability frameworks with a climate, energy and financial sector focus. Despite the myriad of challenges of the last year including energy and cost of living crises, and geopolitical conflicts, momentum on climate-related sustainability has continued.
The Big eBook of Sustainability Reporting Frameworks 2024
This guide will help you navigate through the complex landscape of sustainability frameworks with a climate, energy and financial sector focus. Despite the myriad of challenges of the last year including energy and cost of living crises, and geopolitical conflicts, momentum on climate-related sustainability has continued.
The Clean Hydrogen Economy and Saudi Arabia (Chapter7: Hydrogen Investment: Carving Out a Competitive Position for the MENA Region in the Energy Transition)
INTRODUCTION
The global energy supply chain is undergoing a major transition toward zero-carbon energy resources. The transition has been accelerated by the commitment of 198 countries to the legally binding 2015 Paris Agreement, an international climate change treaty reached at the twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Agreement calls for limiting global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century and pursuing efforts to limit it to below 1.5°C.
The Clean Hydrogen Economy and Saudi Arabia (Chapter7: Hydrogen Investment: Carving Out a Competitive Position for the MENA Region in the Energy Transition)
INTRODUCTION
The global energy supply chain is undergoing a major transition toward zero-carbon energy resources. The transition has been accelerated by the commitment of 198 countries to the legally binding 2015 Paris Agreement, an international climate change treaty reached at the twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Agreement calls for limiting global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century and pursuing efforts to limit it to below 1.5°C.
CCUS in the Indian Cement Industry: a Review of Co2 Hubs and Storage Facilities
India has committed to achieving net zero by 2070, and to achieve 50% electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030. India’s economic growth over the past two decades has been among the highest globally, with oil and coal being the foundation for industrial growth and modernization. The rapid population growth has also seen a significant increase in fossil energy consumption
- India is currently the world’s third highest greenhouse gas emitter. This creates a significant opportunity for carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) to be deployed as a mitigation pathway for India to reach its transformation and emissions reduction targets.
CCUS in the Indian Cement Industry: a Review of Co2 Hubs and Storage Facilities
India has committed to achieving net zero by 2070, and to achieve 50% electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030. India’s economic growth over the past two decades has been among the highest globally, with oil and coal being the foundation for industrial growth and modernization. The rapid population growth has also seen a significant increase in fossil energy consumption
- India is currently the world’s third highest greenhouse gas emitter. This creates a significant opportunity for carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) to be deployed as a mitigation pathway for India to reach its transformation and emissions reduction targets.
CCS in Germany’s Decarbonisation Pathway: State of Play and Way Forward
In February 2024, a gradual shift in Germany’s take on carbon capture and storage (CCS) that has been observed since late 2022 culminated in a complete turnaround towards embracing CCS as an indispensable climate mitigation option. On 26 February, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action announced the
key points that will be included and further clarified in the upcoming country’s Carbon Management Strategy, highlighting the important role CCS and CCU technologies are expected to play in meeting the country’s ambition to reach carbon neutrality.
CCS in Germany’s Decarbonisation Pathway: State of Play and Way Forward
In February 2024, a gradual shift in Germany’s take on carbon capture and storage (CCS) that has been observed since late 2022 culminated in a complete turnaround towards embracing CCS as an indispensable climate mitigation option. On 26 February, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action announced the
key points that will be included and further clarified in the upcoming country’s Carbon Management Strategy, highlighting the important role CCS and CCU technologies are expected to play in meeting the country’s ambition to reach carbon neutrality.
Green Data Center Technology Roadmap
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Green Data Centre Technology Roadmap sets out a framework to improve data centre sustainability. The roadmap aims to reduce energy consumption and improve the energy efficiency of the constituent systems of a data centre – facilities and IT. It assesses and makes recommendations on potential directions for Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) to improve the energy efficiency of data centres in Singapore’s context. Most data centres in Singapore, many in the middle of their lifespan, were designed and constructed without sustainability and energy conservation in mind. Looking ahead, the Singapore data centre industry is expected to experience strong and sustained growth. Consequently, the Roadmap covers the green initiatives that span existing data centres and new data centres.
Green Data Center Technology Roadmap
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Green Data Centre Technology Roadmap sets out a framework to improve data centre sustainability. The roadmap aims to reduce energy consumption and improve the energy efficiency of the constituent systems of a data centre – facilities and IT. It assesses and makes recommendations on potential directions for Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) to improve the energy efficiency of data centres in Singapore’s context. Most data centres in Singapore, many in the middle of their lifespan, were designed and constructed without sustainability and energy conservation in mind. Looking ahead, the Singapore data centre industry is expected to experience strong and sustained growth. Consequently, the Roadmap covers the green initiatives that span existing data centres and new data centres.
Technological Solutions for Water Sustainability: Challenges and Prospects
India is soon to become the most populous nation in the world. Also, it is projected that by 2050, more than 800 million people will live in urban areas in India. As the resources are limited, expanding cities have been facing severe crises concerning the pollution of water bodies, the increasing gap between the demand and supply of domestic water, and the widening chasm between the amount of wastewater generated and the installed capacity of wastewater treatment plants. Challenges are also posed by lack of space, monitoring and data acquisition on water quality and quantity, appropriate and sustainable technologies, and vulnerability to climate change. Moreover, the existing infrastructure is aged and dilapidated, urging immediate attention.
Technological Solutions for Water Sustainability: Challenges and Prospects
India is soon to become the most populous nation in the world. Also, it is projected that by 2050, more than 800 million people will live in urban areas in India. As the resources are limited, expanding cities have been facing severe crises concerning the pollution of water bodies, the increasing gap between the demand and supply of domestic water, and the widening chasm between the amount of wastewater generated and the installed capacity of wastewater treatment plants. Challenges are also posed by lack of space, monitoring and data acquisition on water quality and quantity, appropriate and sustainable technologies, and vulnerability to climate change. Moreover, the existing infrastructure is aged and dilapidated, urging immediate attention.
Digital Twin Values Guide
Introduction
The global water sector is grappling with unprecedented challenges, ranging from water scarcity, pollution and poor water quality to ageing infrastructure, affordability concerns and operational intricacies. Against this backdrop, the integration of digital twins has emerged as a powerful and unifying solution. By leveraging the capabilities of digital twins, utilities can make optimised, data-informed decisions that advance water management practices, leading to increased sustainability, resilience and efficiency across the entire water lifecycle. This guide explores how digital transformation, driven by digital twins, can address these critical challenges and deliver transformative outcomes by optimising asset lifecycle management and creating value.
Digital Twin Values Guide
Introduction
The global water sector is grappling with unprecedented challenges, ranging from water scarcity, pollution and poor water quality to ageing infrastructure, affordability concerns and operational intricacies. Against this backdrop, the integration of digital twins has emerged as a powerful and unifying solution. By leveraging the capabilities of digital twins, utilities can make optimised, data-informed decisions that advance water management practices, leading to increased sustainability, resilience and efficiency across the entire water lifecycle. This guide explores how digital transformation, driven by digital twins, can address these critical challenges and deliver transformative outcomes by optimising asset lifecycle management and creating value.
Five Steps to Good Sustainability Reporting (a Practical Guide for Companies)
Sustainability reporting and disclosure on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues is increasing globally. Twenty percent of S&P 500 companies published sustainability reports in 2011, and eight years later, that number reached 90 percent in 2019. Sustainability reporting has moved from a “nice to have” to an expectation of all companies. BSR sees sustainability reporting as achieving two compelling outcomes: informed decision-making by stakeholders and improved sustainability performance by companies. Companies that disclose information in a sustainability report do so because it provides clear external and internal benefits.
Five Steps to Good Sustainability Reporting (a Practical Guide for Companies)
Sustainability reporting and disclosure on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues is increasing globally. Twenty percent of S&P 500 companies published sustainability reports in 2011, and eight years later, that number reached 90 percent in 2019. Sustainability reporting has moved from a “nice to have” to an expectation of all companies. BSR sees sustainability reporting as achieving two compelling outcomes: informed decision-making by stakeholders and improved sustainability performance by companies. Companies that disclose information in a sustainability report do so because it provides clear external and internal benefits.