RSE et Développement Durable

China could achieve an orderly phase out of coal power consistent with the Paris Agreement goals and at a reasonable cost, according to a recent paper that’s sparked a debate on the country’s energy sector.

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Arrayed between elegant stone buildings and run-down railway tracks in the northwest of Paris lie bustling playgrounds, plant-filled ponds and stretches of lush grass. The Clichy-Batignolles area, a former industrial wasteland, has morphed into the French capital's first "eco-neighbourhood", billed as a model of sustainable development for the rest of the city. Clarisse Genton, project coordinator for the Clichy-Batignolles district, said it aims to be "environmentally responsible" – with solar panels on homes and clean geothermal energy for heating, for example. But the eco-effort also has a social aim: to address the city's affordable housing crisis and ensure green benefits reach the poor as well as the rich.

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• The report identifies and quantifies the ways established and cutting edge digital technologies can deliver transformative impact for each of the 17 SDGs.
• The report finds that expected adoption of digital technology will lead to the abatement of 1.34 GtCO2e by 2030, as a result of efficiency gains from optimizing processes in agriculture, energy networks and manufacturing and on roads.
• The report also illustrates how digital technology needs will vary for each geographic region.

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our produire leurs biens et services, les entreprises peuvent avoir des impacts négatifs sur la planète. Elles peuvent par exemple participer à la perturbation de la biodiversité en place (via la pollution des nappes phréatiques ou une urbanisation à outrance) ou contribuer au réchauffement climatique (via l’émission de gaz à effet de serre néfastes). A contrario, pour diminuer significativement leurs impacts, les acteurs peuvent utiliser des technologies propres (ex: éoliennes, solaire), pratiquer le recyclage et travailler en circuit court pour leurs approvisionnements ou la recherche de nouveaux marchés. Elles peuvent aussi proposer des produits ou services qui vont permettre à d’autres entreprises ou aux particuliers de réduire leur consommation d’énergie. Dans ce cas précis, leur rôle est indirect mais bien réel car il consiste à apporter des solutions qui multiplieront les économies d’énergie auprès de leurs clients et usagers.

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