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Rotterdam will host the World Energy Congress in 2025

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A Dutch bid by WEC The Netherlands, together with proposed host city Rotterdam and several bid partners, was announced the winner of an international bid process for the 2025 edition of this event by the World Energy Council (London). In addition, Rotterdam is taking a frontrunner role with its goal of becoming a climate neutral city by 2050.

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Innovation Challenge Brings Members and Startups Together to Address Climate Change

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The Innovandi Open Challenge , run by the Global Cement and Concrete Association, is part of the association’s strategic goal of net-zero emissions from concrete by 2050. Claude Loréa, GCCA In this year’s challenge, startups are invited to submit proposals for developing new ingredients for low-carbon concrete.

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Five for 2023: Michael Begley, managing director of venuedirectory.com, shares his top wishes for the new year

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Here are the five key steps I’d like to see our industry take as we enter the new year: With the goal of achieving net zero by 2050 edging ever closer, it’s essential that corporate procurement teams make it mandatory that all venues booked must have an audited sustainable accreditation.

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How COVID-19 has created a new kind of audience that could be a key element for our economy recovery

Event Industry News

According to a recent analysis by Carbon Brief, the UK is now halfway to meeting its target of ‘net-zero’ emissions by 2050, largely as a result of the pandemic. Given this backdrop, we have developed the Live Group’s Sustainability Calculator, to enhance businesses’ ability to determine the environmental impact of a proposed event.

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Alzheimer’s Association to Vote on Proposed Consolidation Plan

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By 2050, according to a recent study by the Alzheimer’s Association , 14.5 trillion by 2050. As for the internal communication about Mission Forward, Putnam said there has been a “high degree of visibility” since the proposal’s debut late last year.