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. She highlighted Heriot-Watt’s spin-out company Kenoteq, which has launched a revolutionary brick made of recycled construction and demolition waste.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

After several years of pandemic-induced stalemate, could a major new front in the war on plastic waste be about to open up? Free plastic bags and plastic straws were banned, retailers announced ambitious new waste reduction strategies, extended producer responsibility schemes were expanded, and millions of people bought reusable coffee cups.

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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. Governor Cuomo’s climate agenda is the most aggressive climate and clean energy initiative in the U.S.,

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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. We are committed to immediate action to address the plastic waste challenge.

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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. We are committed to immediate action to address the plastic waste challenge.

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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 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

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. These companies are banking on a surge of used EV batteries becoming available to recyclers over the coming years as the first generation of electric cars come offline.

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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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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2023

However, Alex advises them on circular economy clauses they can introduce into their supply agreement to reduce waste from their operations. The new agreement incentivises manufacturers with a bonus for using recycled materials and circular manufacturing techniques, which reduces pollution and saves manufacturing costs.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 9, 2024

These documents included press releases reacting to treaty negotiating sessions and longer position statements detailing the industry’s desired pathway to a “world without waste.” Generally, this means more recycling. For the U.S.,

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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. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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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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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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