GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Media Authorship. Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has announced that all new Transport for London (TfL) buses will be carbon-neutral. London will no longer procure new diesel or hybrid buses, and will only procure zero-emission buses,” the Mayor announced, adding that London’s chronic air pollution is “a shameful health crisis.”.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies. Which raises the obvious question, why? Shrago said.

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Charged

MARCH 4, 2021

FedEx has announced a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040. The delivery giant will invest $2 billion in vehicle electrification, sustainable energy and carbon sequestration. Americans expect our institutions of government to lead, not cling to older, more polluting technologies. Source: FedEx.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

This modeling showed the state is off track for its 2030 and 2045 climate goals, and must triple its historic emissions reduction pace. This year’s Draft Scoping Plan proposes a pathway to achieve the state’s target of 40 percent emissions below 1990 levels and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045. .

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Greenability Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The city of Kansas City, MO announced last week that it is committing to an all-electric fleet for new vehicle purchases as part of its’ pledge to reach climate neutral citywide by 2040. Air pollution contributes to the high rate of asthma in the central city, so reducing gas emissions will make breathing easier for many residents.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

What Ahoskie got was approximately 50 direct jobs, local tree loss, noise , heavy traffic, air pollution, and combustible dust from wood drying and processing that threatens their health and enjoyment of their homes. South, which is already bearing the brunt of climate change effects. . “As

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Regenerative Agriculture Often accompanied with: carbon storage, no till, crop rotation With host country the UAE spearheading a new “Regenerative Landscapes” project in close partnership with the likes of Pepsico, Nestlé and fertilizer giant Yara, the term “ regenerative agriculture ” is likely to be a hot topic at COP28.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Swedish EV brand is working with host or pioneering metals, electronics and other suppliers to shrink carbon footprint of its cars to zero by end of the decade. per cent worldwide off the back of 6.75 million global sales last year.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Labour's Party Conference kicked off yesterday, with the new tag line 'A Fairer, Greener Future' on prominent display, and the opening policy announcement coming in the form of a commitment to deliver a net zero emissions power system by 2030, a full five years earlier than the government's current 2035 target date.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

The United States-based oil major’s willingness to publicly throw down the gauntlet to policy-makers underscores the stakes for the fossil fuel industry as the EU fleshes out its plans to slash carbon emissions, ahead of June’s European parliament elections. million tonnes of greenhouse gases during the same period.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

For instance, roughly 16 percent of recovery spending could bring positive air pollution impacts, but 16.4 percent is likely to increase net air pollution. billion has been spent on low-carbon transport, $28.9 percent of all COVID-induced spending to date had "positive green characteristics." Meanwhile, $86.1

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

The spoof ads are part of a wider campaign calling on regulators to ban adverts from polluters in public spaces, which hopes to build on policies in Amsterdam and France to restrict advertising of high carbon activities. Toyota's stand at the Brussels Motor Show features in the video, which is decorated in green foliage.

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Charged

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sustainability is another major goal—Audi hopes to make all its production sites worldwide net carbon-neutral by 2025. By 2030, the company aims to cut its environmental impact in the areas of primary energy consumption, power plant emissions, air pollutants and water usage in half, compared with the 2018 figure.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2020

Both Evian and Volvic also set to become 'carbon neutral' in the UK in 2020, claims the French food and drinks giant. The challenges of plastic pollution and climate change that we face are more pressing than ever, therefore we need to accelerate the actions to reduce our footprint.".

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 15, 2023

A “granfluencer” known as “our Filipino grandma” is among an army of US-based influencers being used by fossil fuel giants to promote major polluters to younger audiences, DeSmog can reveal. No energy transition can be successful if people are not aware of the alternatives available to them. Juarez and Sangaland declined to comment.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will stop backing fossil fuel energy projects in 2021, except those using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology or offsets to cancel out their emissions. It's targeting €1 trillion of climate action and sustainability investments between 2021 and 2030.

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Charged

JANUARY 29, 2021

GM has thrown down the electric gauntlet to the auto industry, announcing plans to become carbon-neutral by 2040, and to set “science-based targets” to achieve carbon neutrality. GM will also work with suppliers to “reduce emissions, increase transparency and source more sustainable materials” in its supply chain. “We

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

When Royal Dutch Shell lost a landmark climate lawsuit in The Netherlands, climate advocates said the Dutch court’s ruling put polluters and their financiers on notice. Akin to that demand, Milieudefensie now seeks to compel ING to cut its CO2 emissions roughly in half by 2030 and align its policy with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board also voted for interim targets that would require 35 per cent of new cars, SUVs, and small pick ups sold in 2026 to be zero emission models, rising to 51 per cent of all new car sales in 2028, and 68 per cent in 2030 before reaching 100 per cent in 2035. Japan announces plan to revive nuclear industry.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We await the federal government’s plan to meet and surpass its 2030 climate target, both through policy and through investments in the forthcoming budget and beyond. The legislation will ensure Canada reduces carbon pollution from the 729 megatonnes in 2018 to its stated goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The fundamental purpose of the taxonomy is to enable capital to be channelled towards economic activities that are fully compatible with the EU's commitment to climate neutrality by 2050 and reducing emissions by 55 per cent by 2030… Put simply, there is no remaining carbon budget for new investments in natural gas.".

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

million to develop a new zero carbon heat network. Following the publication of the Heat and Buildings Strategy , funding awards were announced on 6 January for a suite of low carbon heat network projects, under the Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) , a scheme partly funded by the UK government.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 25, 2021

Any serious climate plan needs a backbone that does the heavy lifting, and carbon pricing is widely considered the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions. “As It’s also important to remember that Canada’s price on pollution gives money back to Canadians in the form of a rebate. As our largest trading partners, from the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2021

The climate champions who attended were recognised for their individual efforts towards moving Canada to net-zero carbon emissions.”. Suncoris currently the subject of public hearings into whether Suncor’s oil refinery near Denver, USA, should keep its permit after breaking pollution level limits 15 times between March 27 and April 22.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 24, 2023

Hall tweeted: “Carbon neutral by 2030 promises [London Mayor Sadiq] Khan. The Spiked article criticised Khan’s green policies, claiming that his “pledge to make London carbon-neutral ignores the issues that really matter to Londoners.” I recommend this article – it’s a good one.”

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

Come 2030 and the sale of new diesel and petrol-only vehicles will be outlawed. The Department for Transport’s ‘Freight Carbon Review 2017’ estimates that 23.5% Mega infrastructure projects like HS2 also aim to tackle a net zero carbon logistics industry. Many severely underestimate the hidden cost of the UK’s logistics model.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But an impending flood of liquefied natural gas exports from western Canada to Asia could make it harder for countries there to achieve their national climate targets and contribute to tens of thousands of additional deaths due to air pollution. This could have dire health impacts. Burning all that gas could release 13.7

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

Cars and vans are on their way to carbon neutrality. The government's landmark target of 2030 to phase out internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles is a serious statement of intent. Van use - many of which are used for deliveries - has increased by 30 per cent in the last decade, driving much of this rise in traffic.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A comprehensive review of national climate plans from the 191 countries and states signed up to the Paris Agreement - known as 'nationally determined contributions' (NDCs) in UN jargon - calculates global greenhouse gas emissions are set to rise by 16 per cent by 2030 against 2010 levels. We can change the course of history for the better.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 21, 2020

“Making the target a reality means getting commercially viable deep-sea zero-emission vessels into operation by 2030,” said Katharine Palmer, global head of sustainability at Lloyd’s Register, the maritime classification society. Here, though, the problem is cost. Green ammonia's manageable drawbacks.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Located in the Gansu Province, this colossal wind energy project is a shining example of how a country can harness its vast natural resources to address its growing energy demands while simultaneously reducing its carbon footprint.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2021

The report — titled “ The Big Con: How Big Polluters Are Advancing a “Net Zero” Climate Agenda to Delay, Deceive, and Deny ” — was published by Corporate Accountability, the Global Forest Coalition, and Friends of the Earth International, and is endorsed by over 60 environmental organizations.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

It would therefore appear to be the first UK government support package to come with green conditions attached, following months of appeals from green groups for climate-conditional bailouts to help steer high-carbon industries towards a greener, net zero future.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

But while solar and wind have an obvious role to play in helping miners control their carbon emissions, the mining industry faces steep decarbonization challenges, analysts say. Brazilian mining giant Vale has gone a step further with a pledge to achieve self-sufficiency in renewable energy by 2030.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Decarbonising in line with global climate goals could also help reduce air pollution by up to a third and deliver $280bn health-related economic benefits in C40 cities, driven in large part by a reduction in fossil fuel use. million homes, while avoiding a potential 950,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, the companies said.

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

With climate change a top of mind issue for Canadians, this platform lives up to its billing as an unprecedented effort to cut carbon pollution. But the bulk of the efforts are focused on enabling Canadians to cut pollution associated with our buildings and how we get around. And while $2.75

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