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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040. Global logistics giant FedEx on Wednesday announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. But FedEx has a goal to move its entire package pickup and delivery fleet to zero emission by 2040. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:26. Courtesy of FedEx.

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Walmart drives toward zero-emission goal for its entire fleet by 2040

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Walmart drives toward zero-emission goal for its entire fleet by 2040. If you needed any more evidence that America's vehicle fleets are driving toward zero-emission status, it's this: Walmart just announced that it will electrify and zero out emissions from all Walmart vehicles, including long haul trucks, by 2040. .

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GM pledges carbon neutrality by 2040, expands electric fleet

Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

General Motors has announced an ambitious plan to be carbon-neutral by 2040. The largest U.S. auto maker also aims to eliminate tailpipe emissions from light-duty vehicles by 2035.

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World needs ambitious target of 0% new plastic waste by 2040

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. We are calling for the UN to aim for a minimum goal of 0% new plastic pollution by 2040. Fletcher said: “The treaty’s target must be ambitious and meaningful.”. “We

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The circular city in 2040 cuts today’s energy needs by 75 percent, says consultancy

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2022

According to these calculations, the circular city’s total energy needs per square metre in 2040 will be only a quarter of what they are with today’s design and planning processes. Sweco’s scenario assumes full electrification and that people will be much more active in 2040 than today – with a substantial impact on health and wellbeing.

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Oregon's data center-focused emissions bill squashed by Amazon

GreenBiz

APRIL 10, 2023

Amazon wielded its considerable lobbying power and killed legislation that would have cut industry emissions to zero by 2040. The question is, why?

UK aviation sets sights on net zero by 2040

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 20, 2022

A new “Jet Zero Strategy” seemingly commits UK domestic aviation to achieving net zero emissions by 2040, and for all airports in England to be zero-emission by the same year. Image credit: Tea N Bickie Photography / Shutterstock.com.

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How global plastic policies could slash virgin plastic production by 30 percent by 2040

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A new report highlights 15 policies that could drive a major decrease in plastic use around the world — but will governments adopt them as part of a new global plastics treaty?

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Indonesia targets 75 GW of renewables as it aims to end fossil fuel generation by 2040

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Indonesia, with the fifth biggest fleet of coal power plants in the world, vows to end fossil fuel generation by 2040 and commits to 75 GW of new renewables to take its place. The post Indonesia targets 75 GW of renewables as it aims to end fossil fuel generation by 2040 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Big business urges EU to adopt target to cut emissions 'at least 90 percent' by 2040

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Salesforce, Coca Cola, and Unilever are among the firms advocating for a stretching climate target to give businesses confidence to invest in the net-zero transition.

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Flow of plastic waste in the ocean could triple by 2040

Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 24, 2020

Accumulated plastic waste in the ocean could reach the weight of 2 million blue whales.

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The role of Uber and Lyft in sustainable cities

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Lyft and Uber have committed to going 100 percent electric by 2030 and 2040, respectively, but cities can take steps to ensure they follow through.

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European Commission proposes 90 pct cut to emissions by 2040

Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The European Commission sends "clear signal to investors" with proposed 90% emissions reduction target for 2040. The post European Commission proposes 90 pct cut to emissions by 2040 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Property premiums to skyrocket during the climate crisis

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Analysts predict $183 billion increase in property insurance costs by 2040 due to climate change and the surge of 'weather-related catastrophes.'

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Amazon, Unilever, IKEA back zero-emission shipping initiative

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nine global corporations adopt ambition statement that commits them to transitioning their freight vessels to zero-carbon fuels by 2040.

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Elevated climate-related risks spur new approaches to doing business

GreenBiz

MARCH 16, 2020

Researchers from University of Cambridge found that climate change could add around 20 percent to the global cost of extreme weather events by 2040. They are urging businesses to evaluate their own exposures to the growing risk to improve their resilience and sustainability.

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Hydrogen Is Key Building Block In Europe’s 2040 Climate Targets

FuelCellsWorks

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Today, the European Commission published its Communication setting EU targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions by 2040. The new targets will bridge the gap between the 2030 climate.

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Storage a ‘key element’ for new 2040 renewable energy targets, leaked EU draft says

Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The European Commission is targeting 90% renewable electricity by 2040 in the EU and sees energy storage as one of several key areas of investment to get there, according to a leaked draft.

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Households will produce more energy than they consume by 2040, and AEMO is paying attention

Renew Economy

AUGUST 29, 2024

The post Households will produce more energy than they consume by 2040, and AEMO is paying attention appeared first on RenewEconomy. Rooftop solar, home batteries and other consumer energy resources have been listed alongside large-scale renewables and storage as critical to reliable supply – but work needs to be done to coordinate them.

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Solar module prices are at record lows, but they could halve again by 2040

Renew Economy

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The post Solar module prices are at record lows, but they could halve again by 2040 appeared first on RenewEconomy. The meteoric rise of solar PV – the quiet conqueror of coal around the globe – is showing no sign of slowing down because the cost of production is sinking to record lows.

Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

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. 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. Pull Quote. Transportation & Mobility.

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EU Kicks off Debate on 2040 Climate Goal on Way to Net-Zero Emissions

FuelCellsWorks

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The European Commission presented its recommendations for the EU’s 2040 climate target on Tuesday (6 February), arguing for a 90% cut in emissions compared to 1990, and paving the way.

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This solar's for you: Budweiser helps bars plug into renewable electricity

GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2022

AB InBev's New Energy Collective scheme will help pubs switch to renewable energy, helping the company deliver on its goal to build a net-zero value chain by 2040.

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Michigan’s Governor Whitmer directs state government vehicle fleet to go electric by 2040

Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive directive requiring the state government to convert its fleet of cars and trucks to zero-emission vehicles by 2040. Light-duty vehicles would have to be converted to zero-emission vehicles by 2033, and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles would have to be converted by 2040.

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Bowen rejects CCA call for home gas ban and zero emissions for cars by 2040

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The post Bowen rejects CCA call for home gas ban and zero emissions for cars by 2040 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Two key calls from Climate Change Authority, including for phase out of gas connections for new and existing homes, have been rejected by the federal energy minister.

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Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date

GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

The automaker also announced Friday that it's joining the Climate Pledge, an initiative coordinated by Amazon and firm Global Optimism that commits signatories to achieving the objectives laid out in the Paris Climate Agreement by 2040, a decade earlier than the agreement's 2050 goal.

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The EU proposes slashing pollution 90 percent by 2040

The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge The European Commission today recommended reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. The EU released a strategy document for capturing carbon dioxide emissions today alongside the 2040 plan. As always, though, the devil is in the details.

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Leaked draft: EU targets 90% of electricity consumption from renewables by 2040

PV Tech

JANUARY 31, 2024

The European Commission has targeted a 90% share of EU electricity consumption by 2040 to come from renewables – mostly solar and wind – and complemented by nuclear energy, according to a leaked draft first obtained by French media Contexte.

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Brooks Running's first carbon neutral shoe — a key step towards achieving net-zero carbon emission

GreenBiz

JANUARY 24, 2022

The company plans to incrementally expand this approach to other footwear styles and apparel as it works towards its goal to be net-zero carbon by 2040. Sponsored: Brooks Running’s Senior Manager of Corporate Responsibility details the development of its first carbon neutral shoe.

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Zero-emission maritime shipping gets a boost

GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2023

A new alliance of major retailers, including Amazon, is moving forward toward its destination of zero-emission ocean shipping by 2040.

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Amazon aims to clean up aviation

GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

Amazon Vice President of Worldwide Sustainability Kara Hurst released a statement about the investment: Amazon created The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of technologies and services that will enable Amazon and other companies to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early — achieving net-zero carbon by 2040.

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UN says Australia must quit coal by 2030, reach net zero by 2040, no new coal or gas

Renew Economy

MARCH 20, 2023

The post UN says Australia must quit coal by 2030, reach net zero by 2040, no new coal or gas appeared first on RenewEconomy. In case they missed the message from the IPCC, UN chief delivers the cold hard facts on climate and fossil fuels. Will Australia respond?

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The Road to Powering Amazon on 100% Renewable Energy by 2025

GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Most recently the company committed to powering global operations on 100% renewable energy by 2025 as part of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. Back in 2014, Amazon started making major investments in renewable energy.

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LDES Council proposes ‘seven enablers’ to scale long-duration energy storage to 8TW by 2040

Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Global decarbonisation targets are impossible without increasing the pace of long-duration energy storage (LDES) adoption 50 times over by 2040, according to the LDES Council.

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Brooks Running launched its first carbon neutral shoe — a key step towards achieving its net zero carbon emission goal

GreenBiz

JANUARY 24, 2022

The company plans to incrementally expand this approach to other footwear styles and apparel as it works towards its goal to be net-zero carbon by 2040. Sponsored: Brooks Running’s Senior Manager of Corporate Responsibility details the development of its first carbon neutral shoe.

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Net Zero by 2030, 2040 or 2050 – which to choose?

Terra Infirma

MARCH 8, 2024

The post Net Zero by 2030, 2040 or 2050 – which to choose? In these days of all-powerful algorithms, you, yes, you! can make a real difference to how far we spread the word. If you sign up to the Low Carbon Agenda mailing list ( ) you won’t miss a thing. appeared first on Terra Infirma.

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Japan to make renewables top power source by 2040

TechXplore

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Japan wants renewables to be its top power source by 2040 in its push to become carbon neutral by mid-century, under government plans unveiled on Tuesday.

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Food packaging will still be landfilled or incinerated without accelerated innovation

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

The study anticipates a shift from polymer-based to fibre-based packaging (pictured) by 2040. While, fibre-based packaging is widely recycled in non-food uses, the industry believes that by 2040 fibre-based packaging will approach circularity as technical development broadens its suitability for food packaging.

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Study: Policy interventions could cut plastic pollution 96 per cent by 2040

Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Global action across the plastics lifecycle could nearly eliminate plastic pollution by 2040, a new OECD report claims

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Michigan signs 100% renewables by 2040 target into law

PV Tech

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Gretchen Whitmer has signed a number of bills into law to increase the contribution of renewable energy to the Michigan energy mix.

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DOE: US energy storage pipeline up 300% since Inflation Reduction Act passed

Energy Storage News

MARCH 21, 2024

There is a four-fold difference between how much energy storage the US Department of Energy (DOE) forecasted would be deployed by 2040 before the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and how much it now forecasts.

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Shell Exploring World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The project could be expanded to 10 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2040 dedicated to green hydrogen production. By 2040, NortH2 could be producing 800,000 tons of green hydrogen, making the carbon tax savings a €1 billion opportunity in 2040, even if the carbon tax rate remains unchanged from 2030.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Verizon, Indian IT services giant Infosys and British consumer goods brand Reckitt Benckiser became the first global companies to join Amazon's Climate Pledge initiative , committing to reach "carbon neutrality" by 2040. Walmart drives toward zero-emission goal for its entire fleet by 2040. Some went further.

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Copper industry trade association pledges to reach net zero by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Regarding Scope 3 emissions, members will work with value chain partners to reduce emissions 10 percent by 2030, 30-40 percent by 2040, and 60-70 percent by 2050, said a statement.

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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

Walmart drives toward zero-emission goal for its entire fleet by 2040

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GM pledges carbon neutrality by 2040, expands electric fleet

World needs ambitious target of 0% new plastic waste by 2040

The circular city in 2040 cuts today’s energy needs by 75 percent, says consultancy

Oregon's data center-focused emissions bill squashed by Amazon

UK aviation sets sights on net zero by 2040

How global plastic policies could slash virgin plastic production by 30 percent by 2040

Indonesia targets 75 GW of renewables as it aims to end fossil fuel generation by 2040

Big business urges EU to adopt target to cut emissions 'at least 90 percent' by 2040

Flow of plastic waste in the ocean could triple by 2040

The role of Uber and Lyft in sustainable cities

European Commission proposes 90 pct cut to emissions by 2040

Property premiums to skyrocket during the climate crisis

Amazon, Unilever, IKEA back zero-emission shipping initiative

Elevated climate-related risks spur new approaches to doing business

Hydrogen Is Key Building Block In Europe’s 2040 Climate Targets

Storage a ‘key element’ for new 2040 renewable energy targets, leaked EU draft says

Households will produce more energy than they consume by 2040, and AEMO is paying attention

Solar module prices are at record lows, but they could halve again by 2040

Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

EU Kicks off Debate on 2040 Climate Goal on Way to Net-Zero Emissions

This solar's for you: Budweiser helps bars plug into renewable electricity

Michigan’s Governor Whitmer directs state government vehicle fleet to go electric by 2040

Bowen rejects CCA call for home gas ban and zero emissions for cars by 2040

Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date

The EU proposes slashing pollution 90 percent by 2040

Leaked draft: EU targets 90% of electricity consumption from renewables by 2040

Brooks Running's first carbon neutral shoe — a key step towards achieving net-zero carbon emission

Zero-emission maritime shipping gets a boost

Amazon aims to clean up aviation

UN says Australia must quit coal by 2030, reach net zero by 2040, no new coal or gas

The Road to Powering Amazon on 100% Renewable Energy by 2025

LDES Council proposes ‘seven enablers’ to scale long-duration energy storage to 8TW by 2040

Brooks Running launched its first carbon neutral shoe — a key step towards achieving its net zero carbon emission goal

Net Zero by 2030, 2040 or 2050 – which to choose?

Japan to make renewables top power source by 2040

Food packaging will still be landfilled or incinerated without accelerated innovation

Study: Policy interventions could cut plastic pollution 96 per cent by 2040

Michigan signs 100% renewables by 2040 target into law

DOE: US energy storage pipeline up 300% since Inflation Reduction Act passed

Shell Exploring World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project

2020 was the year that…

Copper industry trade association pledges to reach net zero by 2050

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