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On the road to carbon neutrality

Business Green

We began our sustainability journey over 25 years ago, and since then have made good progress, particularly in cutting carbon emissions. By 2030, Dow will reduce its net annual carbon emissions by five million metric tons versus its 2020 baseline. And by 2050, Dow intends to be carbon neutral. Our commitments.

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The Evolution of Hydrogen Combustion Engines in Motorsports

Hydrogen Fuel News

They are committed to promoting hydrogen technology to help create a carbon-neutral society. They provide a carbon emission-free alternative suitable for a wide range of vehicles, from race cars to cement trucks. Central to this is the powerful sound produced by racing engines, often referred to as the ‘big sound.’

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GHG Protocol: Scope 2 Emissions Explained

Green Business Bureau

They’re the result of bought energy, such as electricity, steam, heat, and cooling. Cooling : Cooling agents – such as chilled water – provided by a third party will contribute to a business’s scope 2 emissions. Location-based and market-based scope 2 emissions. Scope 2 emissions: A real-world example.

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GHG Protocol: Scope 3 Emissions Explained

Green Business Bureau

A 2021 report by Natural Capital Partners analyzed carbon neutrality commitments made by the Fortune Global 500, finding that there’s been a three-fold increase in net-zero targets, which means a 50% increase in the number of companies that have either achieved carbon neutrality, or are targeting it by 2030.

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How the Climate Conversation Changed in 2021

Planet Pulse

As Google CEO Sundar Pichai explained, the company is aiming to run a 24/7 carbon-free operation worldwide by 2030; it’s been carbon-neutral since 2007. Meeting audacious goals with meaningful change. But real change, Pichai explained, happens when such actions spread outside the company. .

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Climate Crisis, Global Warming, Carbon Neutral, Zero Waste: Meaningful Buzzwords or Passing Fads?

Green Business Bureau

Whatever your view is on climate change, we must all agree that climate change is constant; we are and will continue to move through the historical cooling and warming cycles. Terms such as climate change, climate crisis, carbon neutral, negative emissions, etc. Traditional Knowledge – Referred to as local knowledge.

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Plant-based metal? The mining industry could get a sustainable makeover.

Grist

Other research groups before the Malaysia team have shown that the solar-powered and carbon-neutral metal extraction process works in practice — a key step to winning over mining industry investors, who have insisted on field trials of several acres to show proof of principle. “We Department of Agriculture named Rufus L.