Grist

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Although scientists know how much carbon dioxide is emitted to make these products (a new iPhone is akin to driving more than 200 miles ), theres little research into how much gets stashed away in them. billion tons of fossil carbon in human-made objects that were in use for at least a year between 1995 and 2019.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

How carbon offsetting compares to carbon reduction. It made clear that more must be done to reduce and offset carbon emissions. In the years since 2015’s Paris Climate Accord, many industrial businesses have begun using carbon offsetting strategies to balance the emissions of their operations.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Using real world data from 2019, the paper sets out the opportunity for massively improving the climate benefits of recycling food waste to produce renewable energy and green fertiliser for farmers. Using Malaby Biogas’s operational data, Bath’s paper was able to show that in 2019 Malaby Biogas saved around 2,000 tonnes of CO2.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2020

Companies and cities are increasingly adopting lower-carbon fleets — including trucks and buses that run off electricity, renewable diesel and renewable natural gas — according to a new report from the research team at Gladstein, Neandross and Associates (GNA). . Sustainable fleets are at an inflection point. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2020

The Midwest floods revealed another benefit of sustainable agriculture: fields that had been farmed with conservation practices recovered faster.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 3, 2020

Shell’s new Nature-Based Solutions business has made its first acquisition, with the Anglo-Dutch oil major announcing Monday that it will buy Australia's Select Carbon. Shell has a net-zero ambition for 2050 and has been upfront about the contribution that carbon offsets will make to that effort. Cashing in on carbon credits.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 16, 2021

For Etsy, the e-commerce marketplace known for handmade items like jewelry, art and apparel, Scope 3 emissions make up 99 percent of the company's carbon footprint. The ambition is part of the company's net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 goal, which it set in February. . “I

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

And right now, there isn’t enough demand for decarbonized steel for manufacturers to justify investing several millions of dollars into lower-carbon steel facilities. Most of the carbon footprint for steel companies comes from Scope 3 emissions, emissions from suppliers downstream, as is the case with many businesses.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Lizzy Almond and Caroline Bartlett of Emitwise , a firm which provides a platform for carbon management, offer a few thoughts. In 2019, the UK was one of the earlier countries to implement mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting through the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) regulation. What needs to happen?

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

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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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

governments at all levels are prioritizing climate action and setting intense carbon-reduction goals. In fact, carbon emissions in the U.S. power sector were 33 percent below 2005 levels at the end of 2019, and a number of the nation’s largest utilities have committed to 80 percent or greater reductions by 2050.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The next frontier is "connected chemistry," extending the internet of things to "the internet of natural resources," Beck said in 2019. The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It’s a reminder that state goals of zero-carbon power can accelerate markets for long-duration storage that otherwise remain largely hypothetical. Munich Re vets flow batteries. Flow batteries will have to win the confidence game.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

Cargill’s new sustainability program, SeaFuther , expands its carbon reduction commitments from the terrestrial to the oceanic. In 2019, it was recorded at a little under $160 billion, a projected compound annual growth rate of 2.5 Cargill is focusing on switching to feed ingredients that have less of a carbon footprint.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2022

DAC works by capturing CO2 in the air and then either sequestrating it or using it to manufacture carbon neutral fuel. Although we recognise there will be some emissions that we cannot reduce in the short-term, London Luton Airport is committed to achieving carbon neutrality in 2023 and net zero for airport operations by 2040.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The study analyzed litigation, transactional and lobbying work conducted from 2015 to 2019. After all, the $41 million ExxonMobil spent on climate lobbying in 2019 ( according to InfluenceMap ) exceeds the entire $37 million annual operating budget ( 2019 ) of Greenpeace USA. Four firms receive an A while 26 received an F.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 15, 2024

New nuclear technologies are still unproven at scale, but the hope is that they can provide carbon pollution-free electricity while solving some of the problems that come with traditional nuclear power plants. Back in 2020, Google set a goal of running on carbon-free energy around the clock by 2030.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

The organization expects there to be 169 zero-emission commercial vehicles available for purchase, or soon to be available, in North America by the end of 2020; that's a 78 percent increase from the number of zero-emission commercial vehicles available at the end of 2019. Why does this matter?

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 13, 2024

million to think tanks in the Tufton Street network since 2019, Democracy for Sale and DeSmog can reveal. The GWPF was founded to contradict established climate science and has in the past expressed the view that carbon dioxide has been mis-characterised as pollution when in fact it is a “benefit to the planet”.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

One of the world’s largest oil and gas companies is betting that the future of flying is carbon-neutral. And it may seem unlikely that an industry as carbon-intensive as aviation — a hard-to-abate sector, in the argot of the climate policy crowd — might somehow emerge with its green credentials flying high in a climate-constrained world.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints. Investing in forests can be a win-win that both sequesters carbon and regenerates nature. Let’s start with costs.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 4, 2024

million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations. The GWPF has in the past expressed the view that carbon dioxide has been mis-characterised as pollution, when in fact it is a “benefit to the planet”. It’s plant food”.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

secondhand clothing market is projected to more than triple in value in the next 10 years — from $28 billion in 2019 to $80 billion in 2029 — in a U.S. In 2019, secondhand clothing expanded 21 times faster than conventional apparel retail did. The market value of this sector reached $2 billion in 2019.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

That money — close to double the 2019 total — is making the industry increasingly visible. dairy brand that committed to going carbon-negative by 2025 ? But do regenerative methods sequester as much carbon as advocates claim? The ensuing controversy could do huge damage to efforts to pay farmers to store carbon in soils.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

By switching to these regenerative practices, Danone hoped farms would restore the soil, foster biodiversity, protect water systems, reduce greenhouse gases and sequester more carbon. The company took baseline samples in 2019 of the birds, insects and soil carbon levels at each farm and plans to come back each year to see progress.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may be as difficult as getting to the moon. . Launched on Earth Day 2019, Project Vesta aims to enhance natural weathering processes to accelerate carbon capture and storage in the world's oceans. Shooting for the moon: 3 radical innovations to remove atmospheric CO2. Tali Zuckerman.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints. Investing in forests can be a win-win that both sequesters carbon and regenerates nature. Let’s start with costs.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Technology pathways Likely contenders in the contest to find a technology to decarbonize steel production include principally: hydrogen (either via direct injection, or a method called “direct reduced iron”), carbon capture and storage, and – as this article discusses – biocarbon. The whole process entails overcoming a number of challenges.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

While the pledge provides limited detail on the measures it will take to slash the carbon emissions of its portfolio or operations, the bank said it would establish "clear, measurable pathways" to net-zero using the Paris Agreement's Capital Transition Assessment Tool (PACTA).

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

The PwC Net Zero Index shows that, based on current trends in energy consumption and CO2 emissions, the century’s global carbon budget would be used up by the end of this decade. In 2019 global energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 0.5% Carbon intensity fell by 2.4% Carbon intensity fell by 2.4%

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 29, 2020

You'll find her haiku from 2019 here. carbon agenda. Tue, 12/29/2020 - 01:00. Editor's note: Back by popular demand, smart cities consultant Sue Lebeck provides GreenBiz highlights from the past year in verse. Rise before the Surprise. Leaders gather for. the first and last time in year. of shelter-in-place. Learning on the Job.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2021

The company started implementing circular strategies for its products years ago — for example, it launched its used gear program in the United States in 2019. In 2019, Arc'teryx processed nearly 5,000 items in the first six months of the program, on which it partners with Trove , and the company said the program is continuing to grow.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Plan identifies £2bn Net Zero pathway for Calderdale, says tech company IES A low carbon future for the West Yorkshire borough of Calderdale has been set out in an ambitious new plan that identifies the key priorities needed for the borough to reach its net zero by 2038 target and how that transition can benefit local people.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Holly Beale (2019). We are using the newly developed Embodied Carbon for Construction Calculator (EC3) to support low-carbon procurement on structural steel, piles, rebar and concrete. HY William Chan (2019).

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2024

Internal BP emails show that its UK executives were reassured by a controversial oil industry group that they could “shape [the] internal thinking” of a 2018 report on carbon taxes produced by the right-wing think tank Policy Exchange. The emails were among hundreds of documents released by a powerful committee of U.S.

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PV Tech

MAY 30, 2024

A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that new solar and wind capacity drove US$249 billion of economic benefits.

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GreenBiz

JULY 23, 2021

In 2019, a study from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future had a surprising finding. Instead, complementing a plant-based diet with modest amounts of low-food chain animals such as forage fish, bivalves (mussels, oysters, clams and scallops) and insects has the lowest carbon, land and water footprint. The smaller, the better.

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