Green Business Bureau

MARCH 29, 2022

Green Business Bureau (GBB) has partnered with Aclymate to bring the GBB members a carbon footprint calculator and carbon offset marketplace. GBB and Aclymate are working together to help businesses become greener and measure their progress via the GBB EcoScoreCare and Aclymate Carbon Footprint. Mike Smith, CEO, Aclymate.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Hydrogen fuel cells generate electrical power while producing only water vapor and warmth as emissions. As such, their use is considered to have zero-carbon operations.    That said, the production of green H2 using electrolyzers does require rare metals such as platinum and iridium that come with a high price tag. 

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 28, 2020

crude oil export ban Congress lifted in 2015 would slash global carbon emissions by up to 181 million tons of CO2 -equivalent each year — a reduction comparable to shuttering dozens of coal-fired power plants. Tags: oil change international greenpeace crude oil export ban Crude Oil Exports

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Read time: 9 mins While carbon dioxide — deservedly — gets a bad rap when it comes to climate change, about 40 percent of global warming actually can be attributed to the powerful greenhouse gas methane, according to the 2013 IPCC report. Tags: methane fracking venting emissions Dr. Robert Howarth American Petroleum Institute

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2020

Read time: 6 mins Pennsylvania, traditionally a battleground state in electoral politics, is currently embroiled in a battle over the state potentially joining a regional program to curb carbon pollution from the power sector. Participating states have then used that revenue to invest in energy efficiency and clean energy programs.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Indeed, minimizing your carbon footprint during a move is one such action, often overlooked but significant. So, let’s explore eight tips for minimizing your carbon footprint during a move. Caption: By reducing, reusing, and recycling, you’re not only decluttering but also minimizing your carbon footprint during a move.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2019

million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, and Endesa, which through its operations produced 61.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, according to analysis. Tags: COP25 climate talks UN climate talks shell greenwashing Corporate Influence

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The leader of Cold Lake First Nations has revealed the initiator of a major carbon capture project in Northern Alberta has not consulted with local Indigenous communities. They’re ramming it down our throats,” said Chief Jacko during a media scrum outside a Carbon Capture Canada conference held on Tuesday.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

In conjunction with their allied trade associations, these coalitions have served as a central coordination mechanism in efforts opposed to mandatory limits on carbon emissions.”. Tags: Association of American Railroads climate denial And the allied trade association that was most active was the AAR.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Instead, it is often blended with diesel and tagged based on the amount of diesel it’s mixed with. Additionally, biodiesel also minimizes tailpipe emissions, including the amount of “air toxic” released into the atmosphere. Though it had a slow start, Edmunds found that its production has risen from 25 million gallons in 2005 to 1.7

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 7, 2020

Subject to the twin assaults of warming-caused bleaching and ocean acidification, it will be gone in a matter of decades in the absence of a dramatic reduction in global carbon emissions. Tags: Covering Climate Now Professor Michael Mann Australia australia wildfires climate change science I witnessed this firsthand.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

While nature doesn’t come with a clearly labeled price tag, sustainability innovation understands that there is great economic value in preserving ecosystems, natural resources, biodiversity, and cultures and communities around the world. HOW IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION DRIVING THE GREEN ECONOMY? GREEN COMPANIES TO RECOGNIZE. Smog Armor.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

Over the past several years, Common Energy has developed and refined a Clean Energy Benefits program, through which a company’s employees can enroll in community solar projects as a way of addressing their personal carbon footprint — at no cost to either it or its employees. .

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

By Jordan Faires and Pedro Barata A year ago, the voluntary carbon market was craving guidance on quality and integrity. There was no public, unified guidance to show carbon credit programs or companies what carbon credits were good, what was junk, and what lay in between. in the voluntary carbon market.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 21, 2020

Global carbon emissions had leveled off in the middle of the last decade, but began to climb again in 2017, breaking records anew each year since. Tags: fracking extreme weather fracking finances climate impacts natural gas drilling

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Duke Energy has detailed the various paths its utilities in the Carolinas could take over the next 15 years, a choice that will determine how quickly Duke cuts its carbon footprint and how much it will cost. gigawatts under its carbon policy case — and up to 16.4 gigawatts under its most aggressive scenario.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

On September 19, the California Air Resources Board endorsed the Tropical Forest Standard, which sets the groundwork for electric utilities, oil refineries and other California polluters to “offset” their greenhouse gas emissions by paying governments in tropical forest areas not to cut down trees.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 10, 2019

Mining is Chile’s biggest industry and is intensive in terms of its water, energy and associated carbon emissions. . Tags: COP25 UNFCCC

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As interest and scrutiny involving the use of carbon credits toward net zero goals intensifies, resources from Shopify, Frontier Climate, and Ecosystem Marketplace have some answers for corporate buyers. Shopify's carbon removal buying guide. Thursday, the commerce technology company Shopify released " Buying Carbon Removal, Explained."

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2022

The UK government's plan for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is at a serious risk of sinking before it's been fully launched. per cent of the UK's emissions if successful. Lack of investment from private sector: Private investors don't have the confidence to invest in net zero plans.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Among them: “The United States should establish a price on carbon.”. Regulators should require listed companies to disclose Scope 1 and 2 emissions. economy throughout this century, especially in the absence of increased adaptation efforts.” percent of GDP by 2100.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Coverage of Premier and English Football League to carry Albert sustainability certification, as broadcaster steps up efforts to meet its ambitious 2030 net zero carbon goal. Tagged 'the season of sustainability,' the new initiative will kick off at Anfield on 12 September when title holders Liverpool take on northern neighbours Leeds.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

ICVCM said the new Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) have been developed using input from hundreds of organisations throughout the voluntary carbon market and will set out fundamental principles for high-quality credits which deliver real, verifiable emissions reductions based on the latest science and best practices.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2021

A UK-Canada event last week praised 26 “exceptional individuals actively working to move Canada to net-zero emissions”, five of whom work for companies and investors involved in the fossil fuel industry, including the Canadian oil sands. TAG), the largest natural gas transporter in Brazil.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2021

The Sun also reported the Treasury has rejected proposals for a 'carbon dividend' that would see low income households given an annual rebate to cover the cost of higher gas bills that would result from the introduction of carbon pricing. Clearly carbon cheques are the answer, but HMT vetoed it," a Whitehall source told The Sun.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The steel sector could be ready to shed its ‘hard to abate' moniker, with yet another fresh study strongly indicating the decarbonisation of the emissions-intensive industry may be not only possible, but also far cheaper than previously assumed.

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

After all, company supply chains can often be complex webs stretching right across the globe, making them particularly hard to keep track of, let alone to measure and mandate emissions reductions from. Yet without action to get to net zero emissions across every corner of the global economy, the planet's climate will continue to warm.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2021

Almost a quarter of households plan to buy an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle in the next five years, but only one in seven have their sights set on installing low carbon heating in their homes, the findings of a major consumer energy user survey released today by Ofgem show.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

Canada’s grid is already 84% emissions free, but as the energy transition progresses, more homes, vehicles, and industries will be plugging into the grid. The effects of the climate crisis could cost Canadians some $700 per year by 2025—a price tag that is expected to double or triple by 2050.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

It argues the costs of removing emissions from the power system are likely to rise over the coming years as policymakers plot how to deliver firm and flexible low carbon generation capacity that can oust unabated fossil fuel power from the grid.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 15, 2020

This move will also decrease packaging, “further reducing carbon emissions and avoiding the mining and use of precious materials, which enables smaller and lighter packaging, and allows for 70 percent more boxes to be shipped on a pallet,” Apple said in an announcement. Apple Via The Verge Image via Andreas Haslinger.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Major new report from Energy Transition Commission concludes bridging the net zero investment gap is a 'manageable macroeconomic challenge' How much will it cost to build a net zero emission economy? Moreover, this price tag is for capital investments, not costs. warming pathway by 2030. warming pathway by 2030.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Honda has revved up its commitment to a carbon neutral future by announcing it will leave Formula 1 before 2022, citing the need to accelerate the auto industry's move away from the internal combustion engine (ICE). Price is often cited as a barrier, with zero-emission vehicles costing up to £10,000 more than an ICE equivalent.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Allowing employees to work from home – even if it’s one day a week – can result in major decreases in your employee’s commute emissions. Using renewable energy can significantly lower your company’s carbon footprint, depending on the dominant power source in your region. of annual carbon emissions come from the internet.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, which was founded by OVO Energy CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick in 2016, today said it aimed to begin operating zero emission commercial flights in 2024, subject to securing safety certification. Each aircraft comes with a price tag of around $4m, it said.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

Fresh analysis warns plans for UK's largest BECCS facility in North Yorkshire could prove more expensive for billpayers than Hinkley Point C, but developer Drax rejects calculations and insists carbon capture technology is likely to prove a crucial component of the net zero transition.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

Linking climate change to disastrous weather events like droughts, hurricanes, or floods is always tricky: Terrible storms happened before people started mucking with the global thermostat, and they’ll continue even if countries start to get their emissions under control. centimeters, lower than it is today.

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