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L’Oreal achieves carbon-neutrality across US operations

Renewable Energy World

French-headquartered beauty products company L’Oreal has reached carbon neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 emissions across its facilities in the US. Our customers can be proud their products are made in facilities that use 100% renewable energy. L’Oréal uses onsite gas for space and water heating.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules.

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Total and Marubeni to Build 800MW Solar Plant in Qatar Ahead of World Cup

GreenTechMedia

French oil major Total and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni have won the rights to build Qatar’s first utility-scale solar PV project, due online in time for the 2022 World Cup. Qatari national power firm Kahramaa has signed a 25-year power-purchase agreement for the output of the project. Lowest-ever solar PPA price.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair.

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Energy efficiency needs priority in Hungary’s energy policy – IEA

Smart Energy International

The IEA has released its annual review of Hungary’s energy policy, stating that energy efficiency needs to be central in the coming years for the European country to reach its net zero targets, The Hungary 2022 Energy Policy Review states how Hungary has significantly increased its climate ambitions since the last review.

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New Plans Reveal How China’s Grid Is Prepping for Net-Zero Carbon

GreenTechMedia

General Assembly that the country is aiming to be carbon-neutral by 2060. The publication of China’s 14 th five-year plan, covering 2021-2025, is expected this month. It will likely include more details on the first stages of this path to net-zero carbon. Building a grid and power market fit for net-zero carbon.

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Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises to Capture Carbon. Here’s What Actually Happened.

DeSmogBlog

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry. The data showed us that their carbon capture plans are not working at scale.” What CCS Projects Promise.