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Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date

GreenBiz

Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date. German auto giant Mercedes-Benz announced its largest order of electric vehicles to date Friday: 1,800 electric delivery vans for retail giant Amazon to use across Europe. Mercedes-Benz says it will become net carbon-neutral by 2040. .

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FedEx says it will be carbon-neutral by 2040

Renewable Energy World

Company is going all-electric and funding a new Yale center for applied research focused on carbon-negative technologies. announced this week that it wants to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. Key steps toward reaching the FedEx carbon neutral goal include: Vehicle Electrification.

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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

Aviation is plotting a sustainable course. And it begs the question: Can sustainable aviation finally get off the ground? The pandemic led ICAO to scale back the program, CORSIA (for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), to make it easier for airlines to comply. Joel Makower. The answer is yes.

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First carbon neutral apartment building coming on blockchain

Smart Energy International

Australian blockchain pioneer Powerledger’s Montreal Commons project is set to be one of the world’s first carbon neutral apartment buildings. One Planet Living developed with the WWF provides a 10-point framework of sustainability indicators for “living happily with the Earth’s resources”. Have you read?

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Maddox Electric Company, Inc: A Sustainable Electrical Construction Service That’s Meticulous About Recycling and Energy Management

Green Business Bureau

Maddox Electric Company operates as a sustainable electrical construction service. Maddox Electric Company is a sustainable electrical construction service that aims to lead the industry with sustainable design and development. Developing a comprehensive recycling program and energy management system.

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Siemens factory in Cheshire set to hit carbon neutral targets eight years early

Business Green

The Siemens Congleton factory is on track to hit carbon neutrality this year following a number of sustainable improvements. Global energy technology giant Siemens claims it is on track on achieve 'carbon neutrality' at its Congleton factory in Cheshire before the end of 2022, a full eight years sooner than its original target.

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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

GreenBiz

The move shows the efforts that Amazon is willing to go to eke out carbon emissions across its vast network of planes, vehicles and distribution centers that deliver on-demand goods across the globe. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030.

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