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Siemens publishes advice for businesses on steps to decarbonise

Envirotec Magazine

Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012. To help businesses create their individual decarbonisation strategies, Siemens has published a new whitepaper suggesting a range of specific steps towards carbon neutrality. Electrify the transport fleet.

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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

Analysis of the government’s latest transparency data shows ministers at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) held 130 one-on-one meetings with energy producers between July 22 2019 and March 18 2021, of which nearly half (63) were with producers of high carbon energy. Drax Access.

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Brewery Sustainability: Getting Started Guide for Business

Green Business Bureau

For instance, a single pint of beer can have a carbon footprint as high as 900g CO 2e (for bottled beer that’s been extensively transported). This is ~14% of the daily average carbon footprint from meals per US citizen – having 2 to 3 pints ramps that percentage up to 42%. And alcohol is stated to make up ~16% of the U.S.

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Global Briefing: Germany cuts ribbon on hydrogen steel project

Business Green

Industrial consortium begins operation of wind-powered hydrogen plant at Saxony steelwork. The project, which is the only one of its kind in Germany, will produce green hydrogen by harnessing local wind power capacity. India touts plans for solar-powered electric scooter megafactory. China tops wind power rankings.

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Janet Yellen on financing a sustainable future

GreenBiz

emissions by greening the electricity and transportation sectors. In particular, the plan adopts a technology-neutral Clean Electricity Standard, which puts us on the path to achieving 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. An important feature of this approach is that it is technology-neutral.

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There is no vaccine for the climate crisis

Business Green

And the negative impact of climate change on habitat and diversity are far more profound than that caused by the wildlife trade. Opportunities from a zero carbon economy. A growing number of multinational corporations, local governments and countries have committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. The school also worked with Lowell (nicknamed “America’s Venice”) to redesign bridges, create active transportation corridors, and further plan infrastructure that would better accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit buses.

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