Renewable Energy World

MAY 26, 2021

New York is on a path to achieve its mandated goal of a zero-emission electricity sector by 2040, including 70% renewable energy generation by 2030, and to reach economy-wide carbon neutrality. “Today’s NYPA board action to award three companies with hydropower allocations will help create more than 100 jobs in Western New York.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The Dubai collaboration is being led by the UK’s Heriot-Watt University and wants to bring the cement sector in the UAE to net zero emissions by 2040. The multi award-winning K-Briq is made from over 90% recycled waste materials and produces a tenth of the CO2 emissions of a traditional-fired brick. “By

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics. Less than two years later, it has already reached 30 per cent of that goal, while yesterday's announcement ramps up ambitions even further.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

A Preferred Materials and Fibers List is continually updated with new research to help Fjällräven choose the highest quality and most sustainable materials. The brand prioritizes using organic, renewable, and recycled materials whenever possible. Well before 2040, Concentric aims to become a net-zero business.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Mobile and media giant halves CO2 by using recycled materials during broadband expansion works in Scotland. The expansion works in Shotts, Scotland, saw the company connect more than 3,000 homes and businesses to its ultrafast gigabit network, which delivers speeds of up to 1,130Mbps.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

In December, Coca Cola European Partners (CCEP) became the latest major company to announce a goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2040, 10 years ahead of the hard deadline set out by climate scientists and a growing number of governments around the world. The policy is based on evidence of what works to drive up recycling rates. "I

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics. Less than two years later, it has already reached 30 per cent of that goal, while yesterday's announcement ramps up ambitions even further.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2022

Veolia said ‘urban mining' - or the use of recycled materials - could slash greenhouse gas emissions from EV battery production by more than half, while also reducing water consumption. An anticipated 350,000 tonnes of end-of-life EV batteries are predicted to need management within the UK by 2040, Veolia said.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2022

The Amazon Aware line includes apparel, home, beauty, and other products all of which have been "thoughtfully designed" using materials such as recycled polyester, organic cotton, and bio-based ingredients backed by independent green certifications that are specific to product type, according to Amazon.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Coca-Cola European Partners' vice president for sustainability, Joe Franses, sets out the firm's plans to become a net zero business by 2040 across its value chain. Our new 'Action on Climate' plan has been developed with a bold vision in mind: to reach net zero emissions across our entire value chain by 2040.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

So , last year, at the launch of our first fully electric vehicle, XC40 Recharge, we stated our intention to become a climate neutral company by 2040. In addition, w e are aiming to reduce supply chain emissions by embracing the circular economy, including through remanufacturing parts and components and greater use of recycled material.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The aim is to tackle environmental impacts and resource inefficiency in every corner of the packaging ecosystem by promoting reusable packaging, cracking down on over packaging, standardising recycling labels, mandating the roll out of deposit return schemes, and introducing new rules to drive demand for recycled materials.

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Charged

JANUARY 5, 2024

Now, add sustainability to the safety: It says it will sell only battery-electric vehicles from 2030, and the entire company will be carbon-neutral by 2040. It already benefits from a well-known and well-respected brand with an impeccable safety reputation. The EX30 will be a big part of that. That factory is in Zhangjiakou, China.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

But can we meet the market need with recycled materials? There is sometimes a misconception that recycling is the industry’s immediate silver bullet to both supply shortages and sustainability concerns,” Roberts says. Redwood’s Switzer is targeting 2040. Can we ever really close this loop of battery demand?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

As one of Europe's largest car markets, there is clearly huge potential for a large battery recycling industry in the UK as more and more vehicles electrify. Let's make the UK a trading post for black mass, because we need more raw materials to come into the UK," he said. "We

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2023

The new agreement incentivises manufacturers with a bonus for using recycled materials and circular manufacturing techniques, which reduces pollution and saves manufacturing costs. Maria works as in-house for a medium-sized catering company that has set a 2040 net zero target. Property risk. Supply chains and Scope 3 emissions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Under a business-as-usual scenario , plastic production will triple by 2040, resulting in 50kg of plastic entering the ocean for every metre of shoreline, burdening the world with permanent plastic contamination. On its current trajectory - and without significant and coordinated action - the plastic pollution crisis is set to get much worse.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

.” The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. and globally by 2040. It is already at 96 percent renewable energy toward the 2030 goal of 100 percent.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

Tech giant pledges to deliver carbon neutral operations by 2025 and a net zero emission value chain by 2040. HP will transform its print business from a transactional model to a services model, while actively reducing the carbon footprint of its company and its products," the company said in a statement.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

New analysis from Bain & Company suggests recycled materials could play dominant role in auto industry supply chains. The European auto industry could slash emissions and drastically reduce its exposure to resource security risks by embracing recycled materials and circular business models.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Those itching to buy a 'sustainable' shoe in the short term, meanwhile, might be interested in a shoe made from recycled water bottles and recycled green algae launched by casual footwear brand Hush Puppies this week. The brand claims the shoe, which is made from 100 per cent recycled materials, is its most sustainable to date.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 9, 2024

Environmental experts oppose chemical recycling , pointing to evidence that it is primarily used to burn plastics or turn them into fuel. The two policies — on plastics recycling and recycled content — could be mutually reinforcing, with the latter creating a more reliable market for the recycled material generated by the former.

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Grist

MARCH 26, 2025

Benchmark projects that recycled lithium and cobalt will account for a bit more than one-quarter of the global supply of those metals by 2040. The battery powering an EV can last well over a decade or more , so there will be a lag before the supply of recycled material catches up to demand.

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