Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

is launching a new service to help media outlets include information on air pollution levels in their weather forecasts. Between March and June, air pollution reports gave the UK a glimpse of life with less air pollution , as nitrogen oxide levels in some cities fell by around 60 per cent due to less traffic on the roads.

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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 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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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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Business Green

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Plan includes a string of new targets and commits NHS to reducing emissions under its direct control to net zero by 2040, before bringing its supply chain footprint in line by 2045. The NHS today took a major step into the decarbonised future, announcing a multi-year plan to become the world's first net zero national health system.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 30, 2021

climate pollution by at least 50 percent by 2030 – a commitment that was supported by major automakers and that will require significant emission reductions from the transportation sector. climate pollution – more than any other sector. In June 2020, Ford expanded its climate change goals and set a target to be carbon neutral by 2050.

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2021

America's largest automaker unveils plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 by significantly ramping up its electric vehicle range and shifting all its operations to clean energy. Environmental Defense Fund president Fred Krupp hailed the updated climate agenda as "an extraordinary step forward" for both the firm and US. "GM

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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. The environmental group also wants the bank to stop doing business with polluting companies that fail to demonstrate that they have credible climate plans.

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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. We encourage others to follow suit and make a significant impact on our industry and on the economy as a whole.”.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 28, 2021

General Motors plans to achieve companywide carbon-neutrality by 2040 and sell only carbon-emissions-free light-duty vehicles by 2035, a major step by America’s biggest automaker to align its future with the climate-change imperatives of the international Paris Agreement and the Biden-Harris administration.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Huang’s speech points to an industry nervous about its role in a carbon-constrained future. Studies show these activities represent the majority of the sector’s emissions, yet many meat companies exclude them when calculating their carbon footprint. Meat Industry Playbook.

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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. LinkedIn | Personal website. million acres the 4.4

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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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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

To date, Replate has been able to save 819 million gallons of water, avoid 6 million pounds of harmful carbon dioxide and rescue nearly 3 million pounds of food. Living walls and roofs act as a noise buffer, cut down on air pollutants and create tranquil spaces for increased productivity and wellness. Ginkgo Sustainability.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Under growing pressure to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, developers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are turning to questionable claims about “carbon neutrality,” “net-zero,” or “green LNG,” in order to pass muster with governments, investors, and society, who are becoming increasingly anxious about the climate crisis.

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Defend Our Future

MARCH 1, 2021

Businesses are responsible for their products, have ultimate control over their own levels of climate pollution, and are accountable to the government and their customers – YOU! E conomy-wide: Government can enable the transition to a carbon neutral economy at scale through creating a system-wide implementation framework.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Although flying is one of the most carbon intensive activities a person can do, and despite growing focus on polluting behaviours in recent years, emissions from aviation have more than doubled since 1990. Historically, aviation has not been held to the polluter pays principle.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

In December, Coca Cola European Partners (CCEP) became the latest major company to announce a goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2040, 10 years ahead of the hard deadline set out by climate scientists and a growing number of governments around the world. The corporate sustainability strategy, which is aligned with a 1.5C

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Stockholm Environment Institute scientist Derik Broekhoff presents the case for carbon offset buyers relinquishing their claims to the credits so they are instead counted only towards national climate goals. The voluntary carbon market has been slow to recognise how difficult it will be to meet those criteria on a large scale.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Thousands of companies have hitched themselves to the carbon-neutral bandwagon, from fossil fuel producers like BP and Shell, to other household names including United Airlines, Dell, Burger King, and Vodafone. Some companies say they’ll decarbonise by 2040 , others as early as 2022. And it’s already made waves.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Within the supply chain alone, steel, aluminium and batteries are particularly carbon intensive - steel alone accounting for 20 per cent of the production emissions of an EV. So, Volvo Cars is aiming to reduce our lifecycle emissions per vehicle by 40 per cent by 2025, on our way to becoming a climate neutral business by 2040.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. His performance will help determine whether a country dependent on petrodollars can transition into a supplier of non-polluting fuels. That $1 trillion-plus stimulus package will try to make the continent carbon-neutral. “By

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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

JULY 3, 2020

It's important to put a price on the pollution - at the moment it is simply free to pollute.". They also promised to confirm the country's net zero emissions by 2050 goal in law through a new Climate Action bill that will set economy-wide five-year carbon budgets and establish a cap on how much each sector can emit.

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EDF + Business

JULY 22, 2020

Today, Apple announced its own goal to be carbon neutral by 2030. As noted by Amy Harder of Axios , “[Apple’s] plan will shed light on how to neutralize the climate impact of complex supply chains.”. Advocating for climate policy.

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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

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The climate crisis is deepening and this is the year we need all major polluters to step up and deliver stronger plans to deliver a safe, clean and prosperous future for everyone. AP Moller-Maersk reveals fast-tracked plans for first carbon neutral vessel. Oatly reportedly seeking $10bn IPO.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Related: GM pledges carbon neutrality by 2040, expands electric fleet So far, the Chevy Bolt has been General Motors’ EV offering. The commercial is part of GM’s “Everyone In” ad campaign designed to bring electric vehicles into the mainstream and increase North American sales.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. His performance will help determine whether a country dependent on petrodollars can transition into a supplier of non-polluting fuels. That $1 trillion-plus stimulus package will try to make the continent carbon-neutral. “By

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EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

For example, AT&T pledged to make its operations “carbon neutral” by 2035, Morgan Stanley became the first major U.S. bank to commit to net zero financed emissions by 2050 , and Walmart aims to achieve zero emissions by 2040. trillion, per a new analysis by NewClimate Institute and Data-Driven Enviro Lab.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2021

It also highlights the disproportionately large carbon footprint of rich people and nations, and singles out the significant emissions that result from SUVs and meat eating. A low-carbon economy is already becoming a reality and companies that aren't prepared for it could pay a heavy financial cost," DiNapoli said.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025. She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . percent of its GDP.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Awareness is high, with around three quarters (75 per cent) of UK respondents to recent consumer research now concerned about the threat of carbon emissions to the planet. You must only look at the light pollution across cities at night-time to see this. In the fight against climate change, some progress has already been made.

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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2021

Last week, the UK government announced it will count emissions from international shipping and aviation in its carbon accounting from 2033, caving to long-running pressure from campaigners and climate experts.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Contract law may not get the same headline-grabbing attention as blockbuster climate litigation cases brought against feet-dragging governments or polluting oil and gas companies, but it could prove just as crucial to tackling the climate crisis. You can sign up for a free pass now.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2021

The Restore Fund money will go to investing in working forests to transition them to more sustainable management practices that will sequester more carbon from the atmosphere to balance Apple’s carbon footprint in its hardware supply chain, while the timber production will produce financial profits for Apple as an investor.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2021

The Restore Fund money will go to investing in working forests to transition them to more sustainable management practices that will sequester more carbon from the atmosphere to balance Apple’s carbon footprint in its hardware supply chain, while the timber production will produce financial profits for Apple as an investor.

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