GreenTechMedia

MARCH 11, 2021

Last week, Google announced a step forward in its 2030 goal to supply all of its annual electricity consumption, which now stands at 12.2 If expanded, the model could offer corporate renewables buyers the granular data required to decarbonize a greater percentage of their electricity load. and part of Canada.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

As laboratories of democracy, states deserve a victory lap for enacting renewable portfolio standards (RPS) that have helped transform our electricity system. Some of the choices include coal and natural gas, but those resources emit carbon. RPS targets or goals, adopted by 37 states as well Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 25, 2022

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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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

The authors of the study from National Taipei University noted that they designed their research methodology based on the approach and definitions used by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) to facilitate international benchmarking. percent) or Japan (18.3 percent) in 2018. Conclusion.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 9, 2021

Over the past decade, Mainspring Energy has been at work on a novel "linear generator" that it says can provide on-site electricity with lower emissions than fossil-fueled engines and microturbines, and greater flexibility than fuel cells. On Tuesday, Mainspring's vision landed a vote of confidence from U.S.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2020

What’s Up with All These Special Purpose Acquisition Company Transactions, and What Does It Mean for Electric Vehicles? In July, we talked about how numerous electric vehicle companies were going public this year ?—?frequently So, does that mean all of the electric vehicle companies going public this year are frauds?

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Front And Centered

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Washington passed 100% clean electricity into law earlier this year, and with public input government agencies are currently drafting rules to guide utilities on how to comply with the law by phasing out fossil fuel emissions and integrating equity in their service models. Electric utilities are now bound by equity considerations.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Today, the ASA said it would carry out a six-month monitoring period after updating its guidance which would be particularly focused on the "carbon neutral" and "net zero" claims abounding in company advertising. But they urged the regulator to now move faster to crack down on misleading environmental marketing across the economy.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The European Union has clearly laid out its position: Climate neutrality, the Council of the EU stated last month, will require “a global phase-out of unabated fossil fuels and a peak in their consumption in this decade.” We’re going into a COP where this is going to be a big topic, and we don’t really have a definition for it.”

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 4, 2021

It’s clear that the future electricity generation mix is changing, but exactly how it will look is still unclear. Electricity industry executives are faced with the monumental task of balancing today’s energy needs while moving to tomorrow’s goal of net zero carbon emissions. CESA is a 501c(6) membership-based advocacy group.

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While he’s on record that, as prime minister, he would eliminate the consumer-facing carbon price, more recently he expanded his “axe the tax” campaign to include other federal climate policies, including the clean fuel and clean electricity regulations. Here in Canada, three-term B.C.

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Climate 4.0

OCTOBER 29, 2021

China's government has said that 2030 will be its peak year for emissions, and that it will reach carbon-neutral by 2060. The Biden Administration further announced in April that it plans to see zero carbon-based emissions from US electricity generation by 2035, and a carbon-neutral economy by 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

European airlines are fully committed to decarbonize air transport and accelerate their efforts to make Europe the world’s first carbon neutral continent by 2050,” the paper says. That effort mirrors one underway in the United States, where Congress is considering a clean electricity standard as part of the $3.5

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 31, 2023

Electric truck maker Rivian will test out customer willingness to pay for clean energy to power their EVs with a new “green charging bundle.” Rivian, RECs, and emissions reduction responsibility ‘EVs are only as clean as the electricity that powers them,’ the criticism goes. Happy Monday!

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

As Congress debates billions of dollars in new infrastructure investments, advocates are touting the social and economic benefits of building new high-voltage transmission lines, clean energy plants and electric vehicle charging stations, along with fixing aging roads and bridges. Why do people oppose energy projects?

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It produces over two million tons of low carbon cement annually and is responsible for around 10-15% of the cement supply in the markets in which it operates. Figure 2: Group carbon footprint by ton of product Steel industry decarbonization The steel sector’s direct and indirect emissions represent 7% of CO2 emissions globally.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Companies that develop software also impact the environment and have a responsibility to run a sustainable business that minimizes both its own carbon footprint and the those of its customers. Energy-efficient settings reduce the electricity consumed by a computer while it is in use. Tip #6: Consider working from home.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On Thursday the 19 th of August, the Climate Council in partnership with the law firm Shearman & Sterling, hosted an intriguing panel to discuss a major topic in the energy industry: Will low-carbon hydrogen be the silver bullet in APAC? But the question remained, “how low carbon is low-carbon hydrogen?”

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Companies that develop software also impact the environment and have a responsibility to run a sustainable business that minimizes both its own carbon footprint and the those of its customers. Energy-efficient settings reduce the electricity consumed by a computer while it is in use. Tip #6: Consider working from home.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2021

He also lectures on carbon accounting at Imperial College Business school. Capgemini promises to be carbon neutral by 2025 and net zero by 2030, and also offers to help its customers to become more sustainable, which is something we'll cover in a later interview. Is that less carbon intensive than commuting on the train?

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry. The data showed us that their carbon capture plans are not working at scale.” What CCS Projects Promise. And What They Deliver.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Glasgow moved us a step closer to this goal, with almost 200 countries pledging to “phase down” unabated coal power in the final text (“unabated” refers to coal power without carbon capture and storage). And secondly, setting clear standards and definitions around what investments are in line with net zero.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 18, 2022

This low-carbon image is out of step with the reality of fleet production figures – both current and projected – which reveal a business model out of step wedded to sales of fossil-fuel powered vehicles. These sales fall far below the 70 percent of car adverts that promoted lower-carbon electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles.

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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2020

The blueprint, approved by the West Midlands Combined Authority's (WMCA's) board late last week, builds on an existing commitment to make the region carbon neutral by 2041. Announcing the new plans, the Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street stressed the region's Covid-19 economic recovery efforts "must be green and inclusive". "We

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Clean Energy Trust

MARCH 5, 2021

February 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Climate Software Gold Rush | Lone Star State Struggles | Jobs and the Energy Transition Credit: Poole Group This month, we’re covering the rush of investing into startups that quantify, manage, and verify carbon emissions reductions, Texas’ grid troubles, new research on transitioning fossil fuel workers, and more!

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Geologists at Ohio University are exploring the potential to turn abandoned coal mines into sources of carbon-free heating and cooling. The mine could “definitely” be a worthwhile source for energy, Madera-Martorell concluded. The university has already committed to becoming carbon neutral, but not until 2075.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 23, 2021

The institution of a national policy would complement renewable electrification efforts given that the production of thermal energy represents a significant portion of our carbon footprint. State renewable energy standards are increasingly expanding beyond renewable electricity.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

There are more than 10 million homes’ worth of new clean electricity pulsing across our grid today. There’s a company in California that is capturing carbon from the ambient air, just the air you and I breathe, and turning it into cement. Sequestering carbon in that building material, that’s transformational.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 14, 2022

THE IMPORTANCE OF CARBON FOOTPRINTS. Businesses today need to know and understand their carbon footprint in order to make progress toward becoming a more sustainable and eco-friendly business. You can also use it to determine the amount of carbon offsets to purchase in order to get to carbon neutral. .

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Charged

JUNE 9, 2020

This is about all the climate activities which are necessary to get to a [carbon] neutral economy in 2050,” Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told CNN. “We Chancellor Merkel said the “toughest crisis” in Germany’s modern history would be used as an opportunity to reconfigure the country for the 21st century. We have to start now.”.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The global automotive sector can be a "catalyst" for decarbonisation of a host of crucial heavy industry materials such as steelmaking, but carmakers and policymakers need to be more vocal in demanding low carbon products across supply chains in order to accelerate the wider market.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 24, 2022

MCA will serve as the Leading Partner on the Go Make 2022 program, which is part of MCA’s overall external innovation strategies and efforts to leverage energy transformation and digital transformation to advance a carbon-neutral society.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

has this week announced an exclusive partnership with leading carbon storage developer Frontier Carbon Solutions which aims to permanently remove five million tons of atmospheric CO2 annually by 2030. Our goal is to leverage economies of scale to offer the lowest priced DAC-based carbon removal credits in the market.".

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EDF + Business

JULY 22, 2020

The rollercoaster of the past few months has put this new definition of leadership to the test and placed Corporate America’s behavior in the spotlight like never before. Today, Apple announced its own goal to be carbon neutral by 2030. Advocating for climate policy.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The waste is taking up tons of space in our landfills and generates methane gas that is 30 times more insulative of atmospheric heat than the carbon monoxide from our cars. Indoor Commercial Electric Composters and Food Recyclers. Most compost has a high bacteria count and its neutral pH making it a great fertilizer and topsoil.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We all know that giving waste a second life is more carbon-efficient than incinerating it, but reaching a definition on what makes an item 'recyclable' is one of the most complex challenges policymakers currently face. We ultimately keep carbon in the loop for longer.  . Legal frameworks for labelled content.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The remaining 20 percent represents investments outside of fossil fuels, in areas such as renewables, carbon capture and storage, and research into new green technologies. . It also had the highest share of posts on carbon capture and storage technologies, with these making up one in five of the promos put out by the company.

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