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GHG Protocol: Scope 2 Emissions Explained

Green Business Bureau

They’re the result of bought energy, such as electricity, steam, heat, and cooling. Cooling : Cooling agents – such as chilled water – provided by a third party will contribute to a business’s scope 2 emissions. The carbon footprint of data centers can be reduced by: Accurately measuring and tracking use.

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'Energy efficiency capital of the world': Inside a Danish municipality's mission to dramatically slash its energy use

Business Green

The town, and the municipality of the same name that it sits in, is the home to a host of pioneering energy efficiency technologies and innovations, from a carbon neutral manufacturing plant, supermarkets whose waste heat is piped to nearby homes, to the world's longest range electric passenger ferry. But it is not undeserved.

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How the Climate Conversation Changed in 2021

Planet Pulse

As Google CEO Sundar Pichai explained, the company is aiming to run a 24/7 carbon-free operation worldwide by 2030; it’s been carbon-neutral since 2007. Meeting audacious goals with meaningful change. But real change, Pichai explained, happens when such actions spread outside the company. .

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Canadian Company is Making History and the Business Case for All Electric Commercial Aviation

Green Market Oracle

In addition to the engine magniX has also developed inverters and a proprietary cooling system for their batteries. The airline has been carbon neutral since 2007, however, the decision to go all-electric is not just an environmental decision, it is also good for business. Subscribe in a reader.

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Pineapple, Banana & Coconut: Sustainable Fabrics – Out of the Kitchen and Into the Closet

Unsustainable

Their processing and manufacture is also nearly carbon neutral. It provides a secondary income to growers and is environmentally neutral. Like banana fibers and Piñatex, cocona is made from waste products – activated carbons derived from coconut shells mixed with volcanic sand (a by-product of water filtration industries).

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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Prepare for a Day of Boundless Inspiration at 2nd Annual WCS Talks

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Google has made investments in sustainability both at home and abroad , and has been carbon-neutral since 2007. With so many people these days concerned about the carbon footprint of their internet use, data centers like Google’s are a focus of ongoing efforts to be as sustainable as possible. But it doesn’t end there.