The Verge: Energy

MAY 6, 2024

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, speaks during a climate initiative event at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, on Thursday, January 16th, 2020. Photo: Getty Images Microsoft is doubling down on a controversial plan to capture carbon dioxide emissions from wood-burning power plants.

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Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 10, 2020

Early this year, Microsoft rocked the sustainability world by announcing it was going not only carbon neutral but carbon negative by 2030. What is carbon negative and how will Microsoft achieve this goal? Microsoft says it wants to achieve net zero carbon emissions. of its energy from renewable sources.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 1, 2024

This announcement is a testament to Honda’s dedication to leveraging clean energy sources and leading the way towards a carbon-neutral future. This article explores these initiatives and Honda’s broader strategy for promoting carbon neutrality across various industries.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Accounting giant to both reduce and offset its carbon emissions as part of plans to 'drive long-term, sustainable growth'. Global accounting giant Ernst & Young (EY) is aiming to be 'carbon neutral' by the end of 2020 by both reducing and offsetting its carbon emissions, the company announced on Friday.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sustainable housing development is to be developed in Bristol, featuring innovative low-carbon heating. The Bristol Mayor has set out the commitment of building 2,000 new homes – 800 affordable – a year by 2020. Bristol has previously made a public commitment to net zero by 2030, ahead of any other UK city.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 30, 2022

Technology fund Andromeda – launched last May in Spain by Iberdrola, the ICO Next Tech Fund, Nortia Capital and Seaya – has begun to seed with an investment in construction company 011h, which designs and constructs carbon neutral buildings, becoming Andromeda’s first investment.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The term “clean hydrogen” doesn’t have a specific official definition, but on the whole, it tends to refer to H2 that is produced in a way that doesn’t generate carbon emissions. That said, there are many questions left open about this type of technology.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? Thu, 11/19/2020 - 01:30. 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. Jim Robbins. This summer, a large U.S. It’s hard to beat.".

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 26, 2021

American multinational technology company Apple has announced that its 2020 green bonds will support the installation of 1.2 In 2020, Apple has funded the development of 350MW of new energy generation capacity in Nevada, Illinois, Virginia, and Denmark in 2020 from its green bonds. GW of renewable energy capacity.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

Intel has today unveiled a raft of new sustainability goals, declaring that "carbon neutral computing" is possible within the next 10 years if the right advances are made in sustainable design and energy efficiency are made. Swan said that technology must play a key role in combatting the climate crisis.

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

Mon, 05/18/2020 - 02:16. Simply stated, they are: Revolutionize health and safety with technology. Make technology fully inclusive and expand digital readiness. Achieve carbon-neutral computing to address climate change. Make technology fully inclusive and expand digital readiness. Heather Clancy.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Global technology giant unveils plan to invest more than €1bn in energy efficiency measures, as it promises to step up green energy sourcing and offset programmes.

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2020

Thu, 05/21/2020 - 00:46. The main change the farm made over the past two years to receive Regenerative Organic Certified recognition was stepping up its planting and investments in cover crops such as legumes to improve soil fertility and carbon capture, according to Nature Path founder and chairman Arran Stephens. . Heather Clancy.

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Charged

AUGUST 26, 2020

Mercedes-Benz and Contemporary Amperex Technology ( CATL ) are collaborating to create new battery technology for the high-volume electrification of Mercedes vehicles. The carmaker is accelerating its Electric First strategy, and plans to use carbon-neutral battery cells, modules and systems supplied by CATL.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

Fri, 08/28/2020 - 00:00. The world's largest automakers have been relatively slow to build and market electric trucks and buses, citing a lack of demand from customers and technology that isn't ready for prime time. Mercedes-Benz says it will become net carbon-neutral by 2040. . Katie Fehrenbacher.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Tue, 11/10/2020 - 01:00. Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may be as difficult as getting to the moon. . Launched on Earth Day 2019, Project Vesta aims to enhance natural weathering processes to accelerate carbon capture and storage in the world's oceans. Tali Zuckerman. So far, Project Vesta has raised $2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

Kyoto Protocol agreed to use as a benchmark for their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 2050, the year many countries set as their target for carbon net zero. We have already exceeded our interim global business goal of cutting CO2 emissions by half by 2020. In 2020, the UK went without coal power for 180 of the 366 days.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

Latest batch of carbon analysis from electronics giant reveals how clean technologies can help slash emissions from transportation and distribution. Can a company that helps produce clean technologies harness those same technologies to meet its own climate goals?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 1, 2020

SMUD is the first utility in the country to count avoided carbon emissions from the existing building stock as part of its progress on energy efficiency. The switch to "avoided carbon" is part of SMUD’s ambitious effort to accelerate decarbonization of its existing building stock. A holistic vision.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Modern aviation had never seen a year like 2020. The pandemic led ICAO to scale back the program, CORSIA (for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), to make it easier for airlines to comply. aviation sector to achieve a 35 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2035 and net zero emissions by 2050.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 21, 2020

Apple embeds racial justice into new supply-chain carbon neutrality pledge Heather Clancy Tue, 07/21/2020 – 04:13 Apple already has ventured far beyond most other companies when it comes to pushing for climate action within its supply chain. Now, it’s wandering farther into uncharted territory.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 7, 2020

Vestas, the world's leading supplier of wind turbines, canceled its 2020 financial guidance on Tuesday, saying the coronavirus pandemic is driving too much uncertainty to produce reliable numbers. “Just over $6 billion worth of turbines and component supply production is already jeopardized in Q1 2020. They create growth.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012. To help businesses create their individual decarbonisation strategies, Siemens has published a new whitepaper suggesting a range of specific steps towards carbon neutrality. Shift to low-carbon heat.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Counting on 'negative carbon' solutions.

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Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2021

The UK is committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and this year's edition of National Grid ESO's 'Future Energy Scenarios' shows that a 2035 clean power sector driven by a massive expansion of renewables is now the benchmark for the UK if it is to reach this goal. Zero carbon power by 2035. Credit: Ember.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Mon, 10/26/2020 - 02:00. However you look at it, 2020 is a turning point for fleets. . But in early 2019, Amazon announced an industry-first for a delivery company: It pledged that half of all of its shipments would be net-zero carbon by 2030. The entire company (including transportation) will be net-zero carbon by 2040.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Wed, 09/16/2020 - 01:30. Skyven Technologies, founded in 2013, is a company with a unique proposition for companies in the industrial sector — a way to save money through decarbonizing. Rather than trying to fit one technology or one solution into every plant, we found that the plants are all unique and they have unique needs.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 3, 2023

Fuels are hydrocarbons, meaning they are long chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms strung together (sometimes along with nitrogen or oxygen). While most fuels are long-chain hydrocarbons, the exact ratio and arrangement of the carbon and hydrogen varies, even within the same types of fuels.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 01:30. 3 and 4 was pioneered by founders Lorenzo Albrighi and ShihYun Kuo of Lablaco , a company that uses technology to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy for fashion, and was an official part of the Paris Fashion Week program this fall. . Lilian Liu. Screenshot courtesy of Lilian Liu.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Wed, 09/23/2020 - 01:30. Our observations and point of view for 2020 so far are: The pandemic has been an accelerator of trends, such as the digital transformation of the water sector, attention on lack of access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and the appalling underinvestment in water infrastructure in the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We will then be able to offset this as part of our carbon neutral commitment and further work with our people to reduce it. The business has, to date, raised over £1 million from angel investors – including early backers of Tesla, Amazon and Spotify and a successful 300% overfunded crowdfund in May 2020.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Originally, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 16, 2021

This week FERC issued a policy statement clarifying how it will consider market rules proposed by regional grid operators that seek to incorporate a state-determined carbon price in organized wholesale electricity markets. Finally, the policy statement does not indicate a preference for carbon pricing over any other state policy.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

“With the UK hosting COP26 in Glasgow in 2020, the country’s actions will be under close scrutiny and there will be nowhere to hide if we fall short of doing our part,” said Kiran Sura of PwC. Regulatory intervention will be key to helping many technologies and business models reach critical lift-off point.

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2020

Tue, 07/21/2020 - 00:30. During last week’s GreenBiz webcast "How Businesses Can Overcome Barriers to Achieving Climate Goals," three corporate sustainability leaders offered insights for how businesses can best adopt TCFD recommendations into their carbon reduction strategies. . The company aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.).

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

Pioneering beer company confirms it has secured 'carbon negative' status as it steps up efforts to slash emissions and plant new Brewdog forest. So happy that @BrewDog is now carbon negative. This means we take twice the carbon out of the air each year that we emit. — James Watt (@BrewDogJames) August 22, 2020.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 20, 2021

In January 2020, Microsoft launched a company-wide focus on sustainability by announcing an? to become carbon negative by 2030, and by 2050 to remove from the environment more carbon than they have emitted since they were founded. ambitious goal and a detailed plan ?to Source: Microsoft. Project Highlights.

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