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GHG Protocol: Scope 1 Emissions Explained

Green Business Bureau

The 2001 GHG Protocol’s guidelines were the first to categorize business GHGs as scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, and scope 3 emissions. The aim of this emission classification system was to help organizations measure and manage their carbon footprint. a log burning fire), or a stationary combustion engine.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . South, where companies find ample forests, lax business regulations, and ports along the Atlantic coast. South to burn them overseas in its power plants.

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Innovative drilling tech at the forefront of Finland geothermal project

ThinkGeoEnergy

A few weeks ago, a geothermal project at the site of waste incineration plant by Lounavoima set a new record with the drilling of a thermal well to a depth of 2008 meters. Using the GMTracker DTH data-logging software, well drilling data collected, monitored in real-time, analyzed, and reported.

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Report: Record US and EU coal plant retirements offset by China coal boom in 2020

Business Green

Just under 38GW of coal plants were retired in 2020, largely in the US and EU, but just over 38GW of new coal plants were commissioned in China, Global Energy Monitor calculates. That continued growth occurred despite President Xi Jinping's pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, announced in September 2020.

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The US is about to go all-in on paying farmers and foresters to trap carbon

Grist

It was through this side gig that Garrett first seriously considered carbon capture. He figured he could tweak his agricultural techniques to suck planet-warming carbon out of the atmosphere and get paid by corporations looking to “offset” their carbon emissions. It turned out Garrett didn’t need to do much to get paid.

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10 European firms every sustainability professional should know

Business Green

From smart sockets to solar fabric, these businesses and innovations could be great additions to your sustainability toolkit Between 2010 to 2022, "the number of emerging technology companies tackling the climate crisis has increased 4x", to nearly 45,000. That's according to a report by TechNation , released in November.

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5 Government Initiatives from Around the World That Are Helping Reduce the Impact of Climate Change

Green Tech Challenge

Sweden’s Pledge to be Carbon-Neutral Despite uncertainties in global leadership, Sweden promised to honour the Paris Agreement made by the United Nations and cut all its greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. US Efforts to Improve Energy Efficiency The US has set energy programmes in place across all states to generate renewable energy.