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Michigan 2050 Carbon Neutrality Goal Could Be An Economic Engine - If It Avoids A Rush To Gas

Energy Central

Michigan’s new economywide 2050 carbon neutral proposal vaults it into the vanguard of United States climate ambition. It’s just the fourth such goal nationwide with interim targets of 28% carbon reductions compared to 2005 by 2025, 52% by 2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050, going net negative thereafter.

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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. Stéphane Rinderknech, President & CEO, L’Oréal USA, said: “…more than 2 out of every 3 products we sell in the United States are manufactured here.

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China considers going ‘Carbon Neutral’, peaking Emissions

Mr. Sustainability

Summary - China considers going carbon neutral. China is considering carbon neutrality as part of its long term climate plan, the country’s foreign ministry announced following a summit with EU leaders. At the summit on Monday, EU leaders pushed China to aim for climate neutrality by 2060 or face punitive carbon tariffs.

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On the road to carbon neutrality

Business Green

We began our sustainability journey over 25 years ago, and since then have made good progress, particularly in cutting carbon emissions. By 2030, Dow will reduce its net annual carbon emissions by five million metric tons versus its 2020 baseline. And by 2050, Dow intends to be carbon neutral. Our commitments.

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Virimodo: Web App Solutions for Lowering Carbon Emissions and Improving Building Efficiency in Cities

Green Business Bureau

Virimodo , whose name derives from the Latin viridis meaning “green” and modo meaning “now”, is a carbon reduction intelligence company that provides a web app for building owners and their tenants to lower their carbon footprint. Tackling Global Carbon Emissions through Partnerships. Sustainability at Your Fingertips.

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Media brief: What are carbon offsets and how can they be used?

Clean Energy Canada

Offsets offer a carbon polluter (like the operator of a steel plant) an additional option to comply with government rules that limit carbon pollution. Carbon offsets have been enabled under international law in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and were first used internationally in 2001. WHAT ARE OFFSETS? HOW ARE OFFSETS USED?

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Cities hold the key to turning the carbon challenge into clean growth

Business Green

The Danish capital has well-publicised plans to be net carbon-neutral by 2025, and has already reduced emissions by nearly half since 2005. Yet it has managed this while achieving 25 per cent economic growth.

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