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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

These include offsetting greenhouse gas production by purchasing carbon credits, investing in more efficient gas turbine engines, using sustainable aviation fuel, and manufacturing with novel materials and 3D printing methods. Figure 2: Aviation Industry CO 2 Emissions. Billion industry by 2027. The Aviation Market.

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The Factory of the Future

BCG

New technologies are profoundly changing industrial production, giving rise to “the factory of the future.” The goals were to define a vision for the factory of the future in 2030, assess the benefits, and create a roadmap for implementation. Focus Tuesday, December 06, 2016. But they appear to be struggling to build momentum.

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The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Harvard Business

°F) since pre-industrial times, holding the world to 1.5°C ” We will need to cut CO2 emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, the report says, and get to no emissions by 2050. auto industry. The current administration gave the auto companies way more than they wanted and froze the fuel efficiency levels.

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Are You A Future-Ready Leader?

Organizational Talent Consulting

In the warehouse and distribution industries staffing challenges, and increasing competitive pressures have accelerated the use of technology. link] Development is an essential investment to realize the full potential of your organization and prepare the next generation. Automation is everywhere and is a controversial employment topic.

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The False Choice Between Automation and Jobs

Harvard Business

The performance benefits for companies are compelling and not just (or even mainly) in terms of reducing labor costs: automation can also bring whole new business models, and improvements that go beyond human capabilities, such as increasing throughput and quality and raising the speed of responses in a variety of industries.

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The 3 Stages of a Country Embracing Renewable Energy

Harvard Business

Earlier this year, the European Union announced that its climate and renewable energy targets—a 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions, 20% of EU energy from renewable sources, and a 20% improvement in energy efficiency—are actually on track to realization by the year 2020. Morocco aims to do so by 2030.

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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Based on this grim prognostication, the UN has argued that carbon dioxide emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030. However, energy production derived from fossil fuels is a $5 trillion industry, so it cannot simply be abandoned. There will be some clear winners in the clean energy transition, namely more developed countries.

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