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Making the UK’s net zero target real: Professional services firm comments on progress

Envirotec Magazine

To achieve this it will require an annual reduction in carbon intensity of 9.7%, according to the latest “Low Carbon Economy Index (LCEI)” produced by professional services firm PwC. It was only in 2014 that the UK achieved the 9.7% If the UK is able to achieve the required 9.7% Emission reductions and what’s next.

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Over 650 scientists urge world leaders to stop burning forests for energy on eve of UN nature summit

Envirotec Magazine

The Drax power plant in North Yorkshire is the UK’s biggest single-point source of carbon dioxide emissions, and is fed by a constant supply of wood pellets shipped to the UK on enormous vessels, mostly form North America. Birds and plants, and forests’ important carbon stores, are being damaged by this industry.

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Why Flexible Gas Generation Must Be Part of Deep Decarbonization

GreenTechMedia

“They are donating all of this electricity they paid highly for in subsidies to other countries, often with negative prices,” said Jussi Heikkinen, director of growth and development for the Americas at Wärtsilä, a Finnish company that manufactures battery storage and flexible gas power plants.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. 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.

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Cosmetics giant Kao joins The Climate Pledge

Business Green

It said it will take action to slash its emissions and neutralise any remaining emissions with "additional, quantifiable, real, permanent, and socially beneficial offsets" in order to achieve net zero annual carbon emissions by 2040, which is 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement targets of 2050.

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Eco friendly Plastic Bag Alternatives for Sustainable Retail Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Secondly, with regard to production, plastic bags contribute to global warming by releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Showcasing the extent of this pollution, the first oceanographic study conducted in 2014 examined the amount of near-surface plastic debris. The carbon footprint of plastic is ~ 6kg CO2 per kg.

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The prospects for I-1631 eliminating 20 million tons of carbon pollution annually by 2035

Low Carbon Prosperity

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.