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HP reboots climate goals with new net zero targets

Business Green

Tech giant pledges to deliver carbon neutral operations by 2025 and a net zero emission value chain by 2040. Combating the climate crisis is an unprecedented challenge demanding action across the private and public sectors," said Enrique Lores, HP Inc. President and CEO. "We

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'Urban mining is essential': Veolia plots EV battery recycling plant for the West Midlands

Business Green

"We will not reach carbon neutrality without increasing our investment and development of new technologies and recycling opportunities," he said. "As As the demand for electric vehicles increases, we will need this facility - and more like it in the UK - to ensure we don't hit a resource crisis in the next decade.".

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UK needs to act to prevent electric vehicle battery waste mountain – new study

Envirotec Magazine

The issue of LIB waste is already significant and is set to grow as demand for EVs increases. Analysis by the Faraday Institution – the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research – points to the need for eight gigafactories in the UK by 2040 to service the demand for LIBs.

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There’s gold (and lithium and cobalt) in all those EV battery packs

The Verge: Energy

Billions of dollars in incentives such as the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have spurred the creation of a so-called Battery Belt across the southeastern US, all fuel to fire an anticipated spike in electric vehicle demand. The solution, or part of it, might come from recycling.

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Has a new front opened up in the war on packaging waste?

Business Green

The aim is to tackle environmental impacts and resource inefficiency in every corner of the packaging ecosystem by promoting reusable packaging, cracking down on over packaging, standardising recycling labels, mandating the roll out of deposit return schemes, and introducing new rules to drive demand for recycled materials.

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From sustainable cocoa to solar-powered beer: 10 of the biggest, best, and quirkiest Earth Day announcements

Business Green

It is worth pointing out that, while consumer demand for green products may be skyrocketing, the optics of pushing any form of product to consumers on a day dedicated to celebrating a planet ravaged by over consumption are difficult, no matter how 'green' said item is. Beam Suntory toasts $1bn climate push. Solar-powered beer.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. and globally by 2040. The H&M Foundation and CO:LAB venture capital arm share a focus on advancing textile recycling.