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'Supermarket first': Lidl and Wyke Farms to serve up 'carbon neutral' Cheddar cheese

Business Green

Supermarket and dairy brand team up to develop more sustainable on-farm working practices alongside purchase of 'gold standard' carbon offset credits to boost green credentials of cheese. Livestock, beef and dairy production are heavy greenhouse gas emitters, and chilled cheese is Lidl's second largest carbon emitter in its UK supply chain.

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Low carbon diamonds? De Beers pledges to reach carbon neutrality across operations by 2030

Business Green

New climate target will be achieved by transitioning mining operations to clean energy, improving energy efficiency, developing proprietary carbon capture technology and purchasing offsets, company said.

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Diamonds are forever? Clutch of gem firms to draw up 'carbon neutral' roadmap

Business Green

The glittering world of the diamond industry became the latest sector to embrace a more climate-friendly future, as nine global traders and manufacturers this week committed to drawing up detailed plans to become 'carbon neutral'. This work builds on the tremendous efforts De Beers has made to create sustainable mining,'' he said. "As

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Climate Neutral Certification labels products with minimized carbon footprints

AGreenLiving

The idea of the Climate Neutral Certification is a simple one — give businesses the opportunity to identify their carbon emissions and then reduce them and pay for programs that offset them. Climate Neutral helps businesses measure their carbon footprint to meet a uniform standard.

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'More than affordable': Aviation could offset its way to 'carbon neutrality' with minimal impact on profitability

Business Green

Analysis from Thrust Carbon urges aviation sector to make up front investments that rapidly scale the carbon offsetting market to the scale needed to cover its emissions. With the sector raking in $25.9bn of post-tax profits in 2019, the price of carbon neutrality is therefore "more than affordable" for the sector, it concludes.

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Swedish EV maker declares intent to develop “a truly climate neutral car by 2030”

Envirotec Magazine

Swedish performance EV firm Polestar has declared a “moonshot goal” to create “the first truly climate neutral car by 2030.”. The Polestar 0 project will aim to cut carbon emissions by changing the way that cars are made, says the firm, rather than using traditional processes and then planting trees to offset CO2e.

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Let?s get together: Intel?s 2030 commitments include ?shared? climate and social goals

GreenBiz

Achieve carbon-neutral computing to address climate change. Achieve carbon-neutral computing to address climate change. It will work with personal computer manufactures to create "the most sustainable and energy-efficient PC in the world — one that eliminates carbon, water and waste in its design and use." .