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California Passes Extensive Climate, Clean Energy Bill

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The overall goal of the newly passed legislation is to codify new benchmarks in the state to have California at 90% clean energy by 2035, 95% by 2040 and 100% clean energy by 2045. Read More : Healthy World: Is Net-zero Enough? Hospitality, Tourism Industries Combat Climate Change.

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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

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Instead of advertising its brand, Amazon chose to use its naming rights to spotlight its pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by calling the Seattle venue Climate Pledge Arena — just one example how sustainability has become top of mind for organizations and consumers. Michael Dyerland/Visit Seattle). ” — Shawna McKinley.

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Earth Day 2024: Ending Single-Use Plastic

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The official theme for Earth Day 2024 is “Planet vs. Plastic,” a call to arms issued by Earthday.org to reduce all plastic production by 60 percent by 2040 and to rapidly phase out all single-use plastics by 2030.

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Seattle Convention Center Set to Open Summit Expansion Next Month

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Savory and Sustainable. What the two locations have in common is a commitment to fresh, creative catering and environmental sustainability. It marries the two sides of the building and provides a dramatic backdrop to dinners and meetings. Local, woman-owned Juicy Café offers raw, cold-pressed refreshments in the common area.

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Well-Connected and Welcoming, Vienna Is a European Hub to Watch

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Planners who have made sustainability a priority for their meeting program can also look to the Vienna Convention Bureau for support. Groups can also take pride in the fact that they’re meeting in a destination where sustainability is woven into its fabric.

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The Future of Business Travel: Supersonic Flights, Computerized Chauffeurs, and Beyond

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Thanks to new advances in artificial intelligence, the future of transportation will be increasingly automated and sustainable, per Euromonitor’s Future of Travel 2040 report.

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Destinations Transforming Community Sentiment Towards Tourism

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A real success story is Costa Rica where sustainability is not just a practice, it’s a way of life. A pioneer in the area of sustainability, Costa Rica produces almost all of it’s electricity from renewable resources and 30% of it’s territory is protected natural land.

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