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4 days agoFrance climate targets off track as emissions cuts slow again
France's greenhouse gas emissions reductions have slowed, remaining insufficient to meet 2030 climate targets despite previous declines.
The University of California Irvine's new healthcare campus has a long list of innovative features, from its combined inpatient-outpatient surgical suite to its outdoor chemotherapy infusion terrace to an entire floor dedicated to staff only. The one thing it doesn't have is a gas line.
It wants to ensure the electricity its customers use to power Apple products is matched by renewables. In what may become another strategically positive moat around its business, Apple has announced a huge 650MW European energy investment to ensure the energy required to use its devices and services is offset with renewable power. The move forms part of a global commitment as the company moves to build a circular business by 2030.
An ecologically-friendly hotel never hurts, either; having a sense that one is minimizing one's impact on the environment is a plus for many travelers, whether they're on the road for business or personal reasons. In an article for Hotels, Tatiana Valenzuela explored the case of GHL Hoteles, a hospitality company based in Colombia with locations in 10 countries across Latin America.Valenzuela's article cites the head of HR for GHL Hoteles, Sandra Zapata, who stated that the company has a goal of being carbon-neutral by 2035. To that end, the company's carbon footprint dropped by 6.18% over the course of 2024.