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Monitoring an important greenhouse gas (Sponsored content)

Envirotec Magazine

Scientists at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands have employed Vaisala carbon dioxide sensors in their research greenhouses for over a decade. The Dutch horticultural sector aims to be climate-neutral by 2040. Carbon dioxide in greenhouses. Monitoring carbon dioxide.

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UPS Goes Carbon Neutral With Offset Program

Green Business Bureau

The transportation industry, and heavy and light-duty vehicles in particular, uses a significant amount of energy and emits large portions of CO2 every year. An offset program like UPS’s carbon neutral service , though, can help minimize these emissions, paving the way for a new era of sustainable shipping.

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Low carbon packages: FedEx pledges to deliver 'carbon neutrality' across its operations by 2040 with $2bn investment drive

Business Green

Air cargo operator pledges to invest in sustainable fuels, carbon capture research, and fleet electrification in bid to meet new climate goals. The company said it was targeting a fully zero emission parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet by 2040, a push that will be accomplished by gradually phasing out its existing fossil fuel fleet.

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Data centre virtualisation and cloud computing can play a pivotal role in power sector emissions reductions, says report

Envirotec Magazine

A new report from power market analytics firm Aurora Energy Research suggests that increased deployment of (and continued improvements in) virtualisation technology could reduce potential future European computing emissions 55% by 2040.

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CyrusOne switches its European data centres to run on 100 per cent renewable energy

Business Green

Data centre firm CyrusOne announces all its facilities are now running on a 100 per cent renewable energy tarrifs. Data centre firm REIT CyrusOne has announced that all its facilities in Europe are now running on 100 per cent renewable energy tariffs. A version of this article first appeared at BusinessGreen's sister site Computing.

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Kansas City achieves LEED Gold with LEED for Cities

Greenability Magazine

Kansas City has taken several steps to help us reach our goal of climate neutrality for city operations by 2030. Our goal is to reach climate neutrality by the year 2040,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said. We’re working with community partners to ensure we’re building a more resilient energy system for the future.”

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Geothermal heating and cooling coming soon to Miami University, Ohio

ThinkGeoEnergy

The Miami University on Oxford, Ohio will soon begin drilling for a geothermal heating and cooling system that will replace the existing natural gas-powered system at the North Chiller Plant. More than 500 wells will be drilled to a depth of 850 feet (~259 meters) in the front lawn of Millett Hall.

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