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Comment: Carbon net zero – we’re halfway there

Envirotec Magazine

By Faye Bowser, Head of Energy Solutions, Siemens plc. How do we find the energy and ideas now to put in place the changes needed to sustain our collective trajectory to 2050, and also identify the next set of ‘big wins’ for industry? We have already exceeded our interim global business goal of cutting CO2 emissions by half by 2020.

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SSEN advances 12 low carbon tech projects worth £41mn

Smart Energy International

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has reached an important stage in delivering 12 low carbon tech projects, worth a total £41 million ($49 million), across the north of Scotland and central southern England, aiding a green recovery. SSEN’s 12 green recovery projects include: A £2.7 million ($3.2 million ($3.2

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The Net Zero Review: Everything businesses need to know

Business Green

This new Office should take ownership of delivering the net zero agenda with oversight from both the Cabinet Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), working closely with devolved governments, the National Audit Office, and the Climate Change Committee (CCC), among other agencies.

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

Business Green

Package delivery giant and airline operator FedEx has announced it plans to achieve 'carbon neutrality' across its operations within the next 20 years through investments in electrification, sustainable fuels, energy efficiency, and carbon capture systems. FedEx CEO and chairman Frederick W.

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'Dire warning': Fears grow over net zero 'complacency' as emissions rebound

Business Green

Political and business leaders have certainly talked a good game in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. This morning sees the publication of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) influential Global Energy Review 2021 and it makes for sobering reading. Global carbon emissions are set to jump by 1.5

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Decade of delivery: How can businesses help keep 1.5C alive at COP26?

Business Green

The latest report from the Energy Transitions Commission has set out a roadmap for how the world can move on to a 1.5C Meanwhile, global emissions are spiralling upwards again as the economy recovers and surging fossil fuel prices are driving fears that a new wave of high carbon infrastructure investment could yet be unleashed.

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

Climate Tech VC

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. In new funds, energy transition infrastructure is bringing in the big bucks with Brookfield's record-breaking $28B infra fund and Antin's $1.2B sustainable infra fund.