GreenBiz

JANUARY 24, 2022

Sponsored: Brooks Running’s Senior Manager of Corporate Responsibility details the development of its first carbon neutral shoe. 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.

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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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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. of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. From now on, it should all be downhill for carbon emissions – and steadily uphill for green flights.

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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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GreenBiz

JULY 29, 2020

BMW, Ford, other automakers rev up carbon commitments. The world's biggest automakers are ramping up their carbon commitments even as they struggle to build back in the wake of the pandemic. . This week, Germany's BMW took the plunge and set a goal to reduce its carbon emissions per car by at least one-third by 2030.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 5, 2021

Company is going all-electric and funding a new Yale center for applied research focused on carbon-negative technologies. announced this week that it wants to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. Key steps toward reaching the FedEx carbon neutral goal include: Vehicle Electrification. FedEx Corp.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

Infinium makes biofuel by taking hydrogen made with clean power and electrolysis, combining it with carbon dioxide and running it through two thermochemical processes — turning it into a replacement fuel for airplanes, ships and large trucks. Air shipping, a growing sector, is the most carbon-intensive way to ship a product.

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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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Charged

MARCH 4, 2021

FedEx has announced a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040. The delivery giant will invest $2 billion in vehicle electrification, sustainable energy and carbon sequestration. By 2040, FedEx says its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet will consist of electric vehicles.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

The Restore Fund money will go to investing in working forests to transition them to more sustainable management practices that will sequester more carbon from the atmosphere to balance Apple’s carbon footprint in its hardware supply chain, while the timber production will produce financial profits for Apple as an investor.

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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

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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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that sets climate targets for the US Midwest state including a 100% Clean Energy Standard by 2040 and a 2,500MW by 2030 energy storage target.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2021

Corporate signatories to the Climate Pledge have committed to net zero by 2040. Is net zero the same as carbon neutral? You can become carbon neutral simply by buying offsets — for a year’s worth of driving or air travel, for example. However, Germany just committed to reaching this goal by 2045. The bar continues to move.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Just this month, companies including PayPal, Walmart, Ford and Facebook have increased their level of climate commitment, announcing bold strategies to accelerate the zero-carbon transition. Meanwhile, Amazon is taking action against its bold commitment to be carbon-neutral by 2040. We need to work together.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste. Made of Air’s carbon-negative materials are drop-in ready, and they are already working with companies such as H&M and Audi. Tammy Hsu and Michelle Zhu.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 1, 2020

An offset program like UPS’s carbon neutral service , though, can help minimize these emissions, paving the way for a new era of sustainable shipping. What Is UPS’s Carbon Neutral Shipping Program? UPS rolled out its carbon neutral shipping option several years ago and has been improving upon it ever since.

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Terra Infirma

MARCH 8, 2024

If you sign up to the Low Carbon Agenda mailing list ( ) you won’t miss a thing. 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. appeared first on Terra Infirma.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Exploring Hondas Commitment to a Hydrogen-Powered Future Hydrogen technology is increasingly seen as a crucial element in reducing carbon emissions, and Honda is bringing its long-standing expertise into the spotlight. Achieving 100% EV and FCEV sales by 2040 is just one aspect of this plan, Perzynski explained.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 20, 2020

Join us for a conversation about the power of companies (big and small) coming together to tackle the climate crisis, and hear why Global Optimism and Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge—a bold commitment to become net zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. . Speakers: .

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 3, 2020

China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, is making a promise to get to zero emissions 40 years from now. Resources: The Guardian : China Pledges to Become Carbon Neutral Before 2060. Axios : Walmart Aims for Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040. GTM : Google Pledges 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy by 2030. Is it legal?

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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. If required at all, carbon offsets and commercially unrealized technologies like carbon capture would be limited to minimal, highly specific cases.”

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, committed to reduce its carbon emissions by 90 percent by 2040.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Two years ago, Lyft launched a program to buy carbon offsets for all of the rides organized on its network. That percentage is supposed to grow to 58 percent of new sales by 2040. . Lyft followed that up by launching "green mode" on its app. Aggressive policies around the world are helping spur this electric transition.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels. It is a dynamic that has left environmental campaigners increasingly frustrated. .

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

If coal and gas were extended to 2040 for Peter Dutton's nuclear plan, the extra emissions created would be the same as having the nation's most polluting plant - Hazelwood in Victoria - run for 106 years.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Evergy has become the latest utility to pledge to long-term carbon cuts even though the states it serves, Kansas and Missouri, aren’t demanding them. To get to 80 percent, the company plans to retire all coal plants in the 2040-2050 timeframe, except its Iatan 2 plant in Missouri, the newest and cleanest in its fleet.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Vodafone operates an internal asset marketplace that encourages its markets to re-sell and re-purpose excess stock or large decommissioned electrical items like masts and antennae, with results showing an 89% lower carbon impact for reused equipment compared with purchasing new equipment.[3] Carbon emissions and energy efficiency.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Prospects for carbon capture received a boost in September when the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the emerging technology is “ critical ” to a clean-energy transition. Both technologies could mitigate climate change by removing emissions from existing fossil fuel generation or even pulling carbon out of the atmosphere.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

“Removing barriers to green energy is vital because 80% of the borough’s carbon emissions come from buildings. With 4,000 listed buildings in Kensington and Chelsea, we’ll need more of these homes and businesses running on renewables if we are going to be carbon neutral by 2040.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 23, 2020

utilities pledging to zero out their net carbon emissions by mid-century. The company set an “aspiration” to reach net-zero carbon by 2050 and eliminate all coal power plants from its fleet by 2040. Wisconsin-based utility Alliant Energy has joined the ranks of U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A cleaner energy source than any other off-grid fossil fuel, companies switching to Flogas Bio-LNG can benefit from major carbon savings of more than 80%.[1]. The launch comes quickly after Flogas unveiled its 2040 Vision and ambition to supply customers with 100% renewable energy by 2040. or call 0800 574 574.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 1, 2020

SMUD is the first utility in the country to count avoided carbon emissions from the existing building stock as part of its progress on energy efficiency. The switch to "avoided carbon" is part of SMUD’s ambitious effort to accelerate decarbonization of its existing building stock. A holistic vision.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 5, 2025

Kensa said its receipt of the award highlighted its game-changing potential to decarbonise homes at scale and make efficient, low-carbon heating more accessible. By 2040, said Kensa, up to 8,000 UK homes a week could be connecting to ground source heat pumps, primarily through the networked heat pump model.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Scottish Water has completed work on its first large-scale battery storage project which the utility says will accelerate its drive towards net zero emissions by 2040. Scottish Water has committed to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 with an interim target to host or self-generate three times its annual electricity consumption by 2030.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2021

After completing their own green business transformation from a heavily carbon intensive energy company to a renewable energy major in just over a decade, Ørsted understands the challenges and obstacles to renewable energy.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2024

Researchers at the University of Sheffield are exploring new exhaust aftertreatment systems for heavy-duty engines capable of running on clean, zero-carbon fuels such as ammonia. In addition, diesel engines burn fossil fuels releasing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas (GHG), as well as other pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx).

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