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What’s the difference between net-zero and carbon-neutral policies?

Renewable Energy World

As understanding of the climate crisis increases and the harm to ourselves, the environment, business, industry, and the economy that will follow, so a desire to not only reduce carbon but to be seen reducing carbon increases. In both cases, carbon offsetting removes CO 2 from the environment.

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'Moral need for action': University of Cambridge targets full fossil fuel divestment by 2030

Business Green

The University of Cambridge has committed to divest from all direct and indirect investments in fossil fuels by 2030, as the institution works towards its goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2038.

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Low carbon diamonds? De Beers pledges to reach carbon neutrality across operations by 2030

Business Green

New climate target will be achieved by transitioning mining operations to clean energy, improving energy efficiency, developing proprietary carbon capture technology and purchasing offsets, company said.

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UK Ministers Met 1-on-1 with Fossil Fuel and Biomass Producers Nine Times as Often as Renewables Since Kwasi Kwarteng Took Energy Portfolio

DeSmogBlog

Policymakers met with fossil fuel and biomass producers nine times as often as with their renewable energy counterparts, DeSmog can reveal, raising fresh concerns over the depth of the government’s commitments to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Drax Access.

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Does offsetting really distract from carbon reductions?

Terra Infirma

One of the allegations flung at the Net Zero concept, and Carbon Neutral before it, is that the offsetting element acts like a get out of jail free card, letting polluters carry on emitting with their conscience clear. Thirdly, under Net Zero, there is a much bigger focus on carbon reductions than under its predecessor Carbon Neutral.

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“Global warming won’t wait until 2050,” says European science advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

The biggest source of GHG emissions in the EU is the use of fossil fuels in industry, buildings and transport. This means: Embodied carbon: ambitious targets are needed for the future deployment of renewable energy systems. Yet, to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 Yet, to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5

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Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will

DeSmogBlog

Salmon might seem like a good alternative to meat, in a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle — at least the fish farming industry would have you see it that way. Last year, we mapped Canada’s hydrogen lobby and revealed how fossil fuel interests are pushing for blue hydrogen in Canada. Aquaculture.