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E-scooters: 'Fine balance' needed to ensure green benefits, research finds

Business Green

By replacing short car journeys e-scooters can cut CO2 by up to 90 per cent, but robust regulation needed, Cenex warns. E-scooters are seen as a low carbon form of travel that can help reduce congestion and improve city-centre journey times.

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Panasonic: How a green technology drive can help deliver on internal carbon goals

Business Green

Latest batch of carbon analysis from electronics giant reveals how clean technologies can help slash emissions from transportation and distribution. The German-headquartered company first started collecting carbon data in 2020, and as such the data unveiled yesterday provides the first year-on-year comparison of its climate impact.

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

Climate Tech VC

💨 Yard Stick , a Cambridge, MA-based soil carbon monitoring platform, raised $12M in Series A funding from Extantia Capital, Breakthrough, Lowercarbon Capital, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Pillar VC, and other investors. Stripe launches Climate Orders for businesses to pre-order carbon removal. CDR with one click.

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Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral

DeSmogBlog

This comes as major polluters are increasingly deploying digital tactics to detract from negative headlines about their record profits and decades-long contribution to climate change. In 2022, a Harvard University paper found that a “green innovation” narrative was one of the key social media tactics deployed by fossil fuel companies.

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Climate Performance Potential is the unsung predictor of superior financial returns

Business Green

Because, without investment in nascent technology areas, we won't achieve the breakthrough innovations that are needed if we are to achieve our climate goals, save life on earth - and generate superior financial returns. Essentially, VCs need to put more money into companies directly affecting emissions. Playing it safe.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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Motorcycle parts from GPR Italia are recyclable

AGreenLiving

GPR’s Impact Zero Project focuses on creating high-quality products that are efficient, recyclable and manufactured to bring their carbon footprint down to zero. Orlandi is proud of being an Italian company with Italy having a phenomenal number of motorcycle and scooter riders.