Business Green

JULY 21, 2020

Apple has become the latest US tech behemoth to step up its net zero ambitions, today pledging to be 'carbon neutral' throughout its entire business, manufacturing supply chain and product life cycle by the end of the decade. With our commitment to carbon neutrality, we hope to be a ripple in the pond that creates a much larger change.".

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The investment covers 40% of the Texas facility’s $1.3B project cost and is one of the largest DAC investments to date. Tech-enabled credits continue to constitute a big chunk of an anticipated $1T voluntary carbon market , and Oxy is on a development frenzy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Aviation biofuels producer and petrochemicals giant join consortium aiming to deliver 'world's first' net zero industrial cluster by 2040. INEOS Acetyls chief executive David Brooks said joining the industrial decarbonisation consortium reinforced its commitment to "producing essential products while reducing emission to net zero by 2050".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

An Ikarus C42 aircraft piloted by Group Captain Peter "Willy" Hackett completed a 20-minute flight on the morning of 2 November using Zero Petroleum's ZERO SynAvGas 100 per cent synthetic aviation gasoline, as part of a joint mission to defossilise the RAF's fuel intake ahead of its 2040 net zero target.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

“They are donating all of this electricity they paid highly for in subsidies to other countries, often with negative prices,” said Jussi Heikkinen, director of growth and development for the Americas at Wärtsilä, a Finnish company that manufactures battery storage and flexible gas power plants.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Insect protein developer has created a patented process for cultivating mealworm to produce low carbon feed for fish, pet and livestock. In addition, the firm said the new facility in France would be carbon negative, and use a circular economy model than generates zero waste.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The first has to do with the carbon budget — the amount of carbon that can be emitted before the planet warms more than 1.5 The paper uses a carbon budget of 580 billion metric tons, an amount that is estimated to give only a 50 percent chance of stabilizing the global climate at 1.5 degrees C above preindustrial temperatures.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2021

Advocates of BECCS argue that by sourcing sustainable biomass feedstocks for power plants and then capturing the resulting emissions, the technology can deliver both reliable renewable power and negative emissions.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 8, 2023

. “Chicken and Egg” Dilemma The decarbonization of the sector rests largely on the commercialization of zero-carbon fuels and technologies for ships. C-aligned 1 interim targets for 2030 and 2040 to motivate investment in low- and zero-carbon fuels. Ensuring the adoption of 1.5°C-aligned

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Mike Appleby, investment manager at Liontrust's Sustainable Investment Team, explains how it is engaging with companies to enhance climate action. The science is telling us we need to decarbonise rapidly, the sooner the better, to avoid the negative impacts of climate change on our economy, society, and the environment.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2021

The adverts regularly highlight the companies’ preferred solutions to climate change — from carbon capture and storage, to experimental algae biofuels, and investment in renewable energy sources — without being open about the small percentage of overall investment allocated to these technologies, nor their various limitations.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But differing and overlapping terminology and meanings - including 'net zero', 'carbon neutral', 'climate positive', and 'zero carbon' - has led to confusion among investors and consumers, leaving the net zero movement "open to sleight of hand and greenwashing", the BNEF report warns. Credit: BNEF. or 2C boundaries.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Google announced that it has now invested in enough high-quality carbon offsets to essentially erase its carbon footprint , compensating for all the carbon the company ever emitted. Google first became carbon-neutral in 2007. Microsoft plans to be carbon-negative by 2030. Via BBC Image via Pawe?

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

She promoted Walmart’s goal of achieving 100 percent renewable energy for its operations by 2030, and zero emissions by 2040. Microsoft also positions itself as a climate champion, publicly vowing to reach 100 percent renewable energy for its operations by 2025 and to become a “carbon negative” company by 2030. CC BY 2.0).

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That is the upbeat conclusion of a major new report today, which argues that while the chemicals industry currently lags behind many other sectors of the economy in terms of climate action, it has the potential to reinvent itself as a critical climate solution and even become carbon negative by 2040.

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2020

The outlook for carbon capture and storage, both with gas and bioenergy, also appears to have improved significantly over the past four years. Under the low scenario offshore wind's LCOE could fall to a once inconceivable £36/MWh in 2040. In contrast, the projected LCOE for gas power, including carbon costs, has barely moved.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2020

Microsoft has successfully used hydrogen technology to power a row of its data centre servers for two consecutive days, a test run designed to fast track the software giant's divorce from carbon-intensive fuels as it works to become carbon negative by 2030, it revealed yesterday.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2020

The Treasury should set in stone a new fiscal rule for an annually-increasing carbon price in the UK, argues SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies. Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow I think it's imperative the Treasury installs a new fiscal rule: the need for an annually increasing carbon price.

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 17, 2020

Amazon is investing in locally generated power installing more than 50 rooftop solar arrays that generate a combined total of 98 MW and 130,000 MWh annually. On September 19 Amazon announced that they would be participating in The Climate Pledge and promising to zero out carbon emissions by 2040.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It had been conceived in London earlier that year, when Günther Thallinger, CEO of German investment giant Allianz and a passionate advocate for bolder climate action, walked into the headquarters of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), his head buzzing with ideas. "Günther

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Circular models made the rounds, starting with the design department, where a lot of negative environmental and social impacts are baked into garments, usually unwittingly. Microsoft , JetBlue and Royal Dutch Shell are among those seeking to offset a portion of their carbon footprint by investing in forest protection and reforestation.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Electric vehicles: 30+ nations and 50+ auto companies, fleet operators, and investors made a nonbinding commitment for all car and van sales to be zero-emissions globally by 2040, and by 2035 in “leading markets.” Carbon Negative Shot is a U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Carbon Tracker deep-dive into the risks facing oil and gas investments is corroborated by study in Nature that warns overwhelming majority of fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to cap global temperatures in line with global goals.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 6, 2021

There were also significant ties to banks and investment vehicles supporting polluting industries, as well as to thinktanks and lobbying groups with a history of campaigning against climate action. To accelerate action, shareholder activists have filed climate resolutions for upcoming AGMs at three of the institutions analysed.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2022

Investment in the facility has created 125 new jobs, while 500 were contracted onsite at the peak of the construction phase, according to Viridor. It is right that consumers who pay for recycling see the benefits in local investment and jobs. "We

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns. BP predicts plastics will make up 95 per cent of growth in the sector through to 2040, while the IEA estimates it will account for 45 per cent of growth.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Business as usual is not working The report is unequivocal that human-caused climate change is affecting weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, and is set to get worse without a major acceleration in policy action and drastically increased investment in climate solutions. of warming.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns. BP predicts plastics will make up 95 per cent of growth in the sector through to 2040, while the IEA estimates it will account for 45 per cent of growth.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

Renewables procurement, carbon credits, materials sourcing and supply chains, public advocacy, employee and consumer engagement, and nature protection were all covered in a wide-ranging conversation, which dove into the latest guidance from WWF on how companies can move beyond simply setting a net zero target.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 28, 2020

Amazon announced, “The Climate Pledge calls on signatories to be net-zero carbon across their businesses by 2040 — a decade ahead of the Paris Accord’s goal of 2050.” AECJ wants Amazon to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 and steer away from contracts with fossil fuel companies.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2021

Could Denmark deliver a carbon neutral farming sector by 2050? Whether you have a stake in Denmark's farming sector or not, the findings of the technical report, entitled A Pathway to Carbon Neutral Agriculture in Denmark , are significant. The World Resources Institute (WRI) thinks so.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

It can include commitments related to being more energy efficient, reducing waste, reducing your carbon footprint, minimizing pollution, eliminating plastic, changing how you manufacture, and sourcing from other sustainable companies. Document and Share Your Sustainability Commitments.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2022

So what's really the impact of these impact investments? Still, they've proven to be an attractive investment for many. The startup is targeting a few reduction goals: 25 per cent by 2025, 50 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2040. I recently got on the phone with Rebekah Moses to explore that question.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

The timeframe for this developments varies, with some saying the maximum population will peak at around 2040, others proclaiming it will more likely be 2100. The OECD regions minus the USA will most likely peak in between 2020-2025, with the USA expected to peak at around 2040. Not taking into account the negative externalities.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

and globally by 2040. 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. million in Neighborhood Grants.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A significant number have made net-zero commitments, and 398 have signed Amazon's Climate Pledge , which aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040 through decarbonisation strategies and business innovation. Identify the qualities of this desired future and how it differs from the present. Identify drivers of change.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

Population growth will plateau after 2030-2040, causing energy demand to stabilize and decline afterwards. The timeframe for this developments varies, with some saying the maximum population will peak at around 2040, others proclaiming it will more likely be 2100. Not taking into account the negative externalities.

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