GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. The definition of fleet is evolving. Media Source.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

This year’s Draft Scoping Plan proposes a pathway to achieve the state’s target of 40 percent emissions below 1990 levels and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045. . This scenario relies on already mature technologies to achieve near-term emissions reductions, as opposed to nascent technologies such as carbon removal.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

Wide-ranging proposals for a new Industrial Strategy to help the EU lead "twin transitions towards climate neutrality and digital leadership" have been unveiled in Brussels, as the European Commission pushes forward with its flagship Green Deal vision.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Policymakers and other stakeholders can use the EPS to identify additional policies to achieve early peaking and reach carbon neutrality by 2060. Direct, indirect, and induced changes to jobs in an example policy package. China’s Business-As-Usual Scenario greenhouse gas emissions.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

Raft of energy efficiency, green transport, and hydrogen programmes put at heart of €130bn stimulus package, as Bank of England confirms financial support for airlines. The German government has unveiled plans for a massive €130bn stimulus package that features at least €40bn climate-related spending.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

The proposed stimulus package calls for a "renovation wave" of buildings and infrastructure in support of the Green Deal, as well as investments in circular economy efforts, renewable energy projects, clean hydrogen infrastructure, green transport networks, and an enhanced Just Transition Fund for workers.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Conventional food production of the modern day, along with packaging and distribution, has been tied to environmental, societal and financial burdens in different parts of the world. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Iceland Foods has announced it will offset its plastic footprint as it works towards becoming plastic-free across its own label packaging. I would ask our other supermarkets to urgently consider becoming plastic neutral as they too look to turn down the tap on plastic production altogether.".

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

It would therefore appear to be the first UK government support package to come with green conditions attached, following months of appeals from green groups for climate-conditional bailouts to help steer high-carbon industries towards a greener, net zero future.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Conventional food production of the modern day, along with packaging and distribution, has been tied to environmental, societal and financial burdens in different parts of the world. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

The UK should direct policy and investment towards synthetic, low carbon jet fuels as part of its green recovery package, argues author and energy expert Chris Goodall. Some parts of this transition to low carbon energy have a more obvious route. Coronavirus has reminded us it's a good idea to listen to the science.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Emissions from farm to table to landfill Emissions are generated at every stage of the food system, from the production of food on farms to transport and refrigeration to processing and packaging to consumer dietary choices and, ultimately, to food waste. Seventy percent of total food system emissions come from land-use change.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The crux of the ruling was that the bank was promoting its investments in tree planting and the net zero transition while omitting any mention of the tens of billions of pounds it continues to invest facilitating oil and exploration and other polluting activities.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The government reiterated that the support package would cap the average household bill at around £2,500 a year, while non-domestic customers will see prices frozen at current levels for at least six months, meaning they will be paying less than half of predicted wholesale costs this winter.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. His performance will help determine whether a country dependent on petrodollars can transition into a supplier of non-polluting fuels. That $1 trillion-plus stimulus package will try to make the continent carbon-neutral. “By

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 29, 2020

Each product is inspired by and named after our world, from the Current ring and Wave necklace to the popular Polluted bracelet and Magma earrings. All items are packaged using eco-friendly filler that is reusable and recyclable. Emma Aitchison is based in the U.K. Emma Aitchison is based in the U.K.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The agency said the strategy represened an unprecedented effort to drastically slash pollution and accelerate the transition to clean energy. "No No economy in the world, much less the soon-to-be fourth largest, has put forth such a comprehensive roadmap to reach carbon neutrality.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors. The award was accepted by Joel Griffith, DGS and the O Street team.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

In addition, from 2035 a ban on the sale of new carbon-emitting vehicles will come into effect, but in a move that has angered environmental campaigners the rules will allow for the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that make use of so-called e-fuels, which advocates maintain can be produced in a way that results in zero emissions.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

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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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2021

Last week, the UK government announced it will count emissions from international shipping and aviation in its carbon accounting from 2033, caving to long-running pressure from campaigners and climate experts.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

We’ve spilled plenty of ink in this newsletter on carbon capture, but less on what happens after —particularly carbon-to-value. Downstream emissions result from the transportation and packaging involved in distribution, product usage itself (e.g., spinning, weaving, and knitting). incineration or landfills).

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Business Green

APRIL 16, 2020

According to leaked documents seen by Euractiv , work on the climate policies that underpin the Commission's flagship Green Deal programme are to remain a top priority, further fuelling hopes the bloc can deliver on early pledges from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and key member states to deliver a green recovery package.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

There’s a new kid on the block of sustainability claims being made by businesses: “plastic neutrality.” And, much like the market for carbon offsets, it’s messy. The new term “plastic neutrality” is being used to convey that a company has offset its “plastic footprint.”

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It’s been a carbon-neutral company since 2017, and both the corporate headquarters and distribution center went zero-waste the same year. Spectrum’s mission is to provide planet-friendly delivery through low-impact packaging. This is notable with consumers, resulting in 113,095 Instagram hashtags.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. His performance will help determine whether a country dependent on petrodollars can transition into a supplier of non-polluting fuels. That $1 trillion-plus stimulus package will try to make the continent carbon-neutral. “By

Hydrogen 78

Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Pollution Real Estate 78

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Carbon offset. Does the carbon offset provider use sound science and accounting practices to back up the claims it makes about its carbon offsets? The FTC said in December that it expects comments on 'carbon offsets' in particular for the next Green Guides. If not, the FTC says to leave this term off the package.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2021

A host of leading energy companies and environmental campaigners have long argued that these price distortions mean it costs more to heat a home using clean power to operate a heat pump than it does to maintain a gas boiler, meaning the current policy landscape runs counter to the 'polluter pays' principle.

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Unsustainable

JUNE 17, 2020

Uses: The outer fibers are coarser, yet are perfect for making bags, packaging material, and paper. Their processing and manufacture is also nearly carbon neutral. It provides a secondary income to growers and is environmentally neutral. It is eco-friendly, with a low carbon footprint.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 7, 2022

Each travel, duffle, shopping and computer bag that hits the stores adds to the ongoing use of synthetic fibers, environmental pollution and waste. Terra Thread understands the process of making any goods results in some carbon emissions, so the company is committed to investing in carbon offsets in order to remain carbon neutral overall.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

The government has awarded a £600m loan to EasyJet, sparking fierce criticism from green groups who accused ministers of squandering the opportunity to tackle aviation's outsized carbon footprint. This is not a time to be publicly subsiding billionaires whilst undermining action on equality and environmental pollution.".

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

Businesses that advertise in the UK have had to comply with rules around environmental claims for decades, and it is now more than 13 years since the advertising watchdog ordered Shell to pull an ad that used flowers floating from refinery chimneys to promote a carbon capture and utilisation project.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Readers also sought glimmers of hope in this year; you were drawn to stories about COVID-19’s positive impact on air pollution and what the sustainability field can do to be more actively anti-racist and pro-diversity. In the $500 billion-per-year cosmetics space, small-scale packaging leads to large-scale single-use plastic waste.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

Pressure has been growing on the EU to ensure private sector bailout packages come with 'green strings' attached to help trigger a new wave of low carbon investment. The opportunity for a resilient, sustainable and fair economic recovery is right before us.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 12, 2021

.” For the vast majority of countries, recovery spending has been relatively low and not particularly green, according to the report, with any benefits from the greener elements contained in stimulus packages often undermined by concurrent fossil fuel and consumer-focused spending program. billion focused on renewables and $18.5

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

This calculation includes costs that are avoided when a customer produces clean solar energy for the utility, from fuel and maintenance savings at power plants to avoided pollution. The entire package of electricity resources modeled by Sierra Club saves nearly $2 billion compared to the utility’s preferred plan.

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