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FedEx says it will be carbon-neutral by 2040

Renewable Energy World

Company is going all-electric and funding a new Yale center for applied research focused on carbon-negative technologies. announced this week that it wants to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. Key steps toward reaching the FedEx carbon neutral goal include: Vehicle Electrification. FedEx Corp.

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UK steel maker delivers low-CO2-emissions steel to cable management firm

Envirotec Magazine

Tata Steel UK says it has achieved a significant milestone in its decarbonisation journey after delivering its first OptemisĀ® Carbon Lite steel to infrastructure supplier, Boecker Stahl-Service. Further deliveries of Carbon Lite steel to the Niedax Group are due in the coming weeks.

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First carbon neutral apartment building coming on blockchain

Smart Energy International

Australian blockchain pioneer Powerledgerā€™s Montreal Commons project is set to be one of the worldā€™s first carbon neutral apartment buildings. Powerledger targets over 3 million peer-to-peer prosumers by 2030 Horizon Europe: Five next-gen data projects. Have you read?

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Low carbon diamonds? De Beers pledges to reach carbon neutrality across operations by 2030

Business Green

New climate target will be achieved by transitioning mining operations to clean energy, improving energy efficiency, developing proprietary carbon capture technology and purchasing offsets, company said.

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Duke Energy Pledges to Eliminate Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Business by 2030

GreenTechMedia

Duke Energy has upped its net-zero carbon by 2050 goals, pledging to eliminate methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 through a combination of better pipeline leak detection, more efficient operations, and investing in renewable natural gas to reduce the carbon intensity of its supplies.

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Key players in concrete and cement align around ā€˜real-worldā€™ roadmap towards net zero-emissions

Envirotec Magazine

Without efficiency gains, demand for cement is projected to increase by 50% by 2050. 53% of emissions can be reduced, eliminated or captured through a combination of fuel switch, power sector decarbonisation and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS). ” Javier Durand of Peruvian cement giant Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.,

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Siemens factory in Cheshire set to hit carbon neutral targets eight years early

Business Green

The Siemens Congleton factory is on track to hit carbon neutrality this year following a number of sustainable improvements. Global energy technology giant Siemens claims it is on track on achieve 'carbon neutrality' at its Congleton factory in Cheshire before the end of 2022, a full eight years sooner than its original target.