GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future. Beyond 2030, BCG aspires to be "climate positive" — by removing more carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere on an ongoing basis than it actually emits through its own activities. Heather Clancy. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

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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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. By 2040, FedEx says its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet will consist of electric vehicles.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A £3 million investment underpins the project, which employs siphon technology to draw water up though the intake and over the top of the dam which then runs down through the siphon, through the hydro turbine, and back to the natural environment. The hydro scheme is being delivered by renewable energy specialist Emtec Energy.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery. Many are considering a tried-and-true method to boost economies in the short term and provide wide societal benefits in the long term: infrastructure investment. trillion from investing in infrastructure that prioritizes future-focused resiliency.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

trillion could deliver savings of $3 trillion in the net zero transition by 2040, new analysis based on the Future Energy Outlook shows. With Europe’s power network already highly connected, only modest expansions are foreseen by 2040 but strengthened Euro-African links would help to decouple Europe from Russia.

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Charged

JANUARY 5, 2021

Several of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers have promised to stop selling ICE vehicles by 2040. The industry will invest some 50 to 100 billion euros in new technologies, Scania Chief Executive Henrik Henriksson told the Financial Times. The pledge calls for major investment in energy grids and a higher tax on carbon across Europe.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 30, 2020

billion in new wind and solar investments in the next 12 months and is outlining plans for electric vehicle charging, energy storage and green hydrogen production pilot programs to meet its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. billion, five-year capital investment plan from the multistate utility.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

British fashion brand accelerates its supply chain emissions reduction targets as it pledges to invest in climate solutions outside of its value chain. The British firm claimed its 'climate positive' goal, which comes on top of a previous pledge to become a net zero emission company by 2040, is a first for the luxury fashion industry.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

Infinium makes biofuel by taking hydrogen made with clean power and electrolysis, combining it with carbon dioxide and running it through two thermochemical processes — turning it into a replacement fuel for airplanes, ships and large trucks. This isn't Amazon's first investment in biofuels.

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2022

Global logistics giant becomes latest major firm to pull forward its net zero emission target to 2040. Moller - Maersk has today announced it is to pull forward its net zero emissions target by 10 years, making it the latest global company to commit to delivering net zero emissions by 2040.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments. . Amazon also has committed $100 million to support sustainable forest, wildlife and nature projects in its quest to reach net-zero carbon status by 2040. Thu, 04/22/2021 - 00:12.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion in funding today to upgrade the US’s aging electric grid, the largest investment to date in the grid. And President Biden has a goal of creating a 100 percent carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035, which will help the US keep commitments it made under the Paris climate agreement.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

Sainsbury's has today become the latest corporate giant to adopt a net zero target, pledging to turn the UK's second largest supermarket chain into a net zero emissions operation by 2040, a full decade ahead of the UK government's national target and the goal set by arch rival Tesco.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Governing body of UK capital's financial district lays out detailed decarbonisation and green investment roadmap. The plan commits the City Corporation, which is a major public services provider across the capital, to achieving net zero carbon emissions in its own operations by 2027 and by 2040 across its investments and supply chain.

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Forbes Green Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Amazon is investing in companies that produce low-carbon products and becoming their biggest customers. It's goal: net-zero by 2040 -- and to bring others along with it.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

The move shows the efforts that Amazon is willing to go to eke out carbon emissions across its vast network of planes, vehicles and distribution centers that deliver on-demand goods across the globe. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Telecoms group brings forward its net zero deadline to 2040 as it touts new 2030 carbon reduction targets validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative. warming scenario by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). warming scenario by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2021

Reinsurance giants revs up coal phase-out as it pledges to reduce carbon intensity of equity and corporate bond portfolios by 35 per cent by 2025. Swiss Re has announced it is to phase out thermal coal from its treaty reinsurance by 2040, in a move that has been billed by campaigners as a breakthrough for the global reinsurance industry.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Amazon has been investing in sustainability for many years. Back in 2014, Amazon started making major investments in renewable energy. Date/Time: April 29, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT).

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

billion invested in Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Shell, a new analysis from Stand.earth and Climate Safe Pensions Network has found. CalPERS and CalSTRS defend their fossil fuel investments. CalSTRS and CalPERS collectively have over $4.3 We should divest.” In 2022 a similar bill also died in Assembly committee.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2021

AB InBev has become the latest multinational to announce plans to achieve net zero emissions across its entire value chain, pledging to deliver net zero for its supply chain and product use and disposal by 2040. The projects are expected to provide a template for the company's wider push to achieve net zero emissions.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Evergy has become the latest utility to pledge to long-term carbon cuts even though the states it serves, Kansas and Missouri, aren’t demanding them. To get to 80 percent, the company plans to retire all coal plants in the 2040-2050 timeframe, except its Iatan 2 plant in Missouri, the newest and cleanest in its fleet.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

Carbon capture is becoming big business. Despite further investment in renewable energy, fossil fuel usage is still increasing, and it’s expected that fossil fuels will remain the dominant form of energy by the end of this century. We all know why. But it’s important we dive into the figures to assess the scale of the challenge.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Investment firm sets target to slash carbon intensity of its portfolio by 60 per cent by 2030. Rathbone Greenbank Investments has detailed its plan to become a net zero emissions business by 2040, with the wider business aiming for 2050. Progress will be tracked through the group's annual public reporting.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

Banking giant commits to ending support for coal by 2040 after reaching compromise with shareholders. The board-backed proposal commits the bank to phasing out all project finance, corporate finance, and underwriting of coal-fired power and thermal coal mining by 2030 in the EU and OECD, and by 2040 globally.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 1, 2020

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. What Is UPS’s Carbon Neutral Shipping Program? UPS rolled out its carbon neutral shipping option several years ago and has been improving upon it ever since.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

Japanese firm secures approval from Science Based Targets initiative to eradicate emissions from its core business by 2040. climate action strategy from the Science Based Targets initiative, as it yesterday unveiled further details of its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.

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Business Green

MAY 4, 2021

Retailer promises to tackle supply chain emissions in 10 point climate plan designed to help it hit net zero by 2040. The Co-op has announced its own-brand food and drink will be 'carbon neutral' by 2025, as it unveiled a new 10-point climate plan designed to help it achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040.

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Business Green

JULY 5, 2022

European fossil fuel giant pledges to ramp up investment in hydrogen and end sale of carbon-based products by 2040. It will also reorient VARO into the higher growth low-carbon sector and generate significant EBITDA growth.".

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2022

Semiconductor giant sets out plans to invest slashing core and value chain emissions through greener product design, energy conservation and new renewables-powered facilities. We're now raising the bar and entering an exciting era to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across our operations by 2040.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The green finance drive is designed to support Walmart's wider climate commitments, which in addition to reaching net zero by 2040, also include interim targets to reduce direct scope 1 and 2 emissions by 35 per cent in the next four years from a 2015 baseline, and by 65 per cent by 2030, all without relying on carbon offsets.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

The UK aviation industry is set to face strict mandates for delivering low carbon biofuels, stronger carbon price signals, jet fuel efficiency goals, and a goal for operating zero-emission domestic routes under the government's new plan for achieving net zero emission flights within 20 years.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Construction company outlines plan to achieve zero carbon across its own operations and its building developments by 2030 without the use of carbon offsets. All buildings and major refurbishments will also be delivered with net zero embodied carbon by 2040, the firm said. global warming pathway.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Nine global corporates back new ambition statement that sees them commit to transitioning their freight vessels to zero carbon fuels by 2040. In the statement, zero carbon fuels are defined as fuels that release no or very little greenhouse gases over their lifecycle, including no emissions at production stage.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 20, 2020

Join us for a conversation about the power of companies (big and small) coming together to tackle the climate crisis, and hear why Global Optimism and Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge—a bold commitment to become net zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. . Speakers: .

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Bidgely

JUNE 22, 2021

Hear Portland General Electric’s Larry Bekkedahl in a fireside chat, as we discuss the role that data is playing in helping the utility achieve “Net Zero by 2040” in the on-demand session from UA Summit 2021 called “ Unlocking Operational Outcomes: Digital Transformation and Clean Energy Initiatives with AMI Data.”.

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