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Maritime shipping could triple by 2050. How will the industry decarbonize?

GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2021

But maritime trade volumes are projected to triple by 2050. Ships carry around 90 percent of goods transported globally, and the shipping sector accounts for about 3 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions today.

Transportation

Maritime shipping projected to triple by 2050. How will the industry decarbonize?

GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2021

But maritime trade volumes are projected to triple by 2050. Ships carry around 90 percent of goods transported globally, and the shipping sector accounts for about 3 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions today.

Transportation

Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050

GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2021

Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050. The goal: eliminate the use of the combustion engine in personal vehicles and the trucking industry by 2050. The Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050 focuses on four major regions: India; China; the U.S.; and Europe.

Transportation

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5 radical visions for a 2050 food system

GreenBiz

JANUARY 15, 2021

5 radical visions for a 2050 food system. But the Wageningen team ups the ante with a rallying cry for circular agriculture, circular cooking and circular chefs: "By 2050," they write, "we have replaced the wasteful, linear model of our current food system with a circular one." Fri, 01/15/2021 - 01:30.

Agriculture

Agriculture Waste Waste Europe

AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers.

Sustainability

2 big ideas for counting down emissions by 2050 (or sooner)

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Al Gore, Tzeporah Berman and Susan Ruffo offer solutions for addressing the impacts of climate change.

Climate change

Copper industry trade association pledges to reach net zero by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Trade group with oversight on “the cornerstone material for a net-zero future ” sets out “ambitious plans” to reach net zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and significantly cut Scope 3 emissions.

Demand

Demand Technology Power grid Carbon

4 takeaways surface from DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 report

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The 2023 edition of the DNV report assesses the shipping industry’s pathway to decarbonization.

Net zero by 2050 is “too little too late”: Scientists make a case for net negative strategies

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

A report published on 26 August by an independent group of experts warns that reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is now “too little too late”, and will not achieve the long-term temperature goals identified in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C license ). C by the end of the century.

Carbon-negative

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Real estate bosses pledge to reach net zero by 2050

GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2023

Chief executives from some of the world's largest real estate companies pledge to 'Green Building Principles' in bid to halve emissions by 2030.

Real Estate

VCs come together to tackle net zero emissions by 2050

GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2023

23 venture capital firms are joining the movement for net zero.

Technology not growing fast enough to decarbonize steel and cement industries by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

However, Watari and his colleagues found that this number was woefully off; in reality, the amount was only 1 million metric tons, which questions the 2000 million metric tons expected by the IEA to be captured and stored by 2050. “We are not saying that the existing scenarios are physically or economically unrealistic.

Technology

Technology Construction Demand Carbon

Mars targets net zero for value chain by 2050

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Mars CEO calls for corporate net-zero goals that are 'fit for purpose' as multinational ramps up science-based targets to cover entire business and value chain.

We're nearing a critical tipping point with electric vehicles

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 19, 2021

degrees C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. Decarbonizing transportation is essential to meet climate goals and limit global warming to 1.5

Electric vehicle

Electric vehicle Global warming Electricity Transportation

Australia will not come close to net zero by 2050 under Coalition’s nuclear plan

Renew Economy

JUNE 26, 2024

Under the Coalition’s plan for nuclear power, emissions from the electricity sector in 2050 would be nearly 19 times higher than under Labor’s plan The post Australia will not come close to net zero by 2050 under Coalition’s nuclear plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Electricity

'Every fraction of warming matters': Top scientists warn of irreversible climate impacts

GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2021

Another landmark report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides stark warnings but stresses that rapidly putting the global economy on course to net-zero emissions by 2050 could hugely reduce escalating impacts.

Climate change

Labor caves in to fossil fuel cartel as it locks in gas beyond 2050 amid deepening climate crisis

Renew Economy

MAY 8, 2024

On the same day that scientists warned of a deepening climate catastrophe, Labor declares gas is good and announces a plan to "lock it in" beyond 2050. The post Labor caves in to fossil fuel cartel as it locks in gas beyond 2050 amid deepening climate crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fossil fuels

Fossil fuels Policy

Carbon offset market faces uncertain long-term outlook

GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2022

Influential analyst firm argues prices for carbon offsets could reach as high as $120 a ton by 2050 or as low as $47 a ton.

Carbon

Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan could cost as much as $600bn and supply just 3.7% of Australia’s energy by 2050, experts say

The Guardian: Energy

JUNE 22, 2024

of Australia’s energy mix by 2050, according to the Smart Energy Council. The analysis found the plan would cost a minimum of $116bn – the same cost as delivering the Albanese government’s plan for 82% renewables by 2030, and an almost 100% renewable energy mix by 2050.

Energy

Energy Energy Nuclear Power Politics

Puerto Rico's once-in-a-lifetime chance to build a clean energy grid

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Puerto Rico adopted laws that called for generating 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050. But FEMA's fossil fuel plans might stymie that progress.

Fossil fuels

Fossil fuels Law Energy Energy

In stopping climate change, time is as important as tech

GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

Alongside these deep emissions cuts, the Carbon Law suggests ramping up carbon removal projects , which will take many years to develop and deploy at sufficient scale, between now and 2050. Because carbon removal projects are still very small, the Carbon Law allows time for them to spin up between now and 2050 (Figure 4).

Climate change

Climate change Law Global warming Carbon

Scaling circular fashion in North America: Part 1

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

What could a circular fashion industry look like in 2050? Part one of this two-part session explores what the circular fashion industry of 2050 has in store. Scaling circular fashion in North America: Part 1. But where there’s inefficiency, there’s often opportunity. Cory Skuldt, Associate Director, Corporate Citizenship.

North America

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IAEA Projects 950 GW of Global Nuclear Power Capacity by 2050

POWER Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said generation capacity of nuclear power worldwide is expected to rise more than the group previously expected, to as much as 950 GW of […] The post IAEA Projects 950 GW of Global Nuclear Power Capacity by 2050 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Energy Energy

Panera bakes plan to go climate positive

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2021

By switching to circular packaging, increasing renewable energy and adding more climate-friendly items to the menu, Panera hopes it will remove more carbon than it emits each year by 2050.

Packaging

Packaging Carbon Energy Energy

Inside Shein’s plan to recycle ‘deadstock’ material into new clothing

GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2024

The company wants to be ‘fully circular’ by 2050 but its emissions have increased by 52%.

Recycling

Recycling Recycling

Could planting 1 trillion trees counteract climate change?

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

degrees Celsius by 2050. suggests that adding 2.5 billion acres of forest to the world could limit global warming to 1.5 But some researchers aren't so sure.

Climate change

Climate change Global warming Biodiversity Agriculture

How big is the EV opportunity?

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

By 2050, electrification across all sectors of the U.S. economy could increase electricity consumption by as much as 38 percent.

Electricity

BloombergNEF: Australia needs 290GW solar PV and wind by 2050 for net zero

PV Tech

AUGUST 19, 2024

trillion) investment to reach net zero, with solar PV and wind installations to reach 290GW by 2050. Analyst firm BloombergNEF has cautioned that Australia requires around A$2.4 trillion (US$1.6

Investment

Investment Hydrogen Energy Energy

Global warming is projected to exceed 1.8°C, according to McKinsey report

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Key findings of this year’s report include: Going forward, the global energy mix is projected to shift towards low-carbon solutions, with a particularly strong role for power, hydrogen and synfuels: Renewables are projected to grow 3x by 2050, accounting for 50% of power generation globally already by 2030 and 80-90% by 2050.

Global warming

Global warming Fossil fuels Hydrogen Demand

Climate tech for a circular economy is thriving in Amsterdam

GreenBiz

JUNE 21, 2023

Amsterdam committed to a circular economy by 2050. This accelerator is fostering the talent that will help the city reach its goal.

Key Scottish sectors warned of doubling of drought events by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 26, 2024

New research appears to find that the number of water scarcity events in Scotland could double by 2050, presenting a need for key industries to do more to adapt. Scottish river in low flow (image credit: Paul Glendell).

Agriculture

Agriculture Resilience Cooling Climate change

Yes, we can reach net zero by 2050: New report maps path in more detail than ever before

Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The post Yes, we can reach net zero by 2050: New report maps path in more detail than ever before appeared first on RenewEconomy. Australia has committed to reducing carbon emissions to net zero. The Climate Change Authority report is the most important analysis to date on how to get there.

Climate change

Climate change Carbon

Volvo, Siemens Gamesa and Vattenfall join SteelZero and set net-zero targets

GreenBiz

JUNE 2, 2022

Companies pledge to use 50 percent green steel in their operations by 2030 ahead of hitting 2050 net zero goals.

Purifying the ‘miracle metal’: How to decarbonize aluminum

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Without advances in recycling and decarbonization, the aluminum sector’s emissions could careen towards nearly 2 billion metric tons by 2050.

Recycling

Recycling Recycling

Washington state could lead the nation on building electrification codes

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

million tons of CO2 by 2050. New proposals for heat pumps for space and water heating could eliminate 8.1

Dairy Management Inc.’s Krysta Harden on the dairy industry’s net zero initiative

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 10, 2020

dairy - looking at issues including getting to carbon neutrality by 2050, but we also have water quality goals and nutrient management goals.”. “Our net zero initiative is part of our overreaching environmental goals set by our industry. during the VERGE 20 virtual event (October 26-30, 2020).

Carbon-neutral

Carbon-neutral Carbon

Bridgestone invests $42M more to turn desert shrub into rubber alternative

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Bridgestone has now invested more than $100 million in guayule research, as part of its effort to deliver 100% renewable tires by 2050

Investment

The International Energy Agency’s Bizarre Roadmap For Global Decarbonization

Jim Conca

JUNE 28, 2021

The International Energy Agency published a roadmap for decarbonizing the global energy sector by 2050. Their requirements call for unlikely actions on the part of the world. They downplay nuclear and make unachievable goals for changes in energy use like the rate of electric vehicle penetration.

Energy

Energy Energy Electric vehicle Electricity

Dow’s Jim Fitterling on tackling plastic waste and the company’s sustainability goals

GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

In a conversation with GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower, Dow CEO Jim Fitterling details strategy for the company’s latest sustainability commitments — including being carbon neutral by 2050. That includes looking at Scope 1 through 3 emissions.

Plastics

Plastics Waste Waste Sustainability

Views sought on UK water innovation strategy

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 24, 2023

Sector-wide views on the UK 2050 Water Innovation Strategy are being sought, to inform the future direction of the joint document. The UK 2050 Water Innovation Strategy was published in 2020 by all 19 UK water and wastewater companies, containing seven key themes and ambitions to work towards.

Innovation

Richard Mattison On The State of Net Zero

GreenBiz

MARCH 2, 2022

Net zero has become a top priority for business leaders, with a multitude of large companies making pledges for reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But what will it take for companies to get beyond the goal-setting and actually achieve these lofty goals, with urgency?

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Deployed at scale, hydrogen from all sources could account for almost 20 percent of energy consumed by 2050, projects the Hydrogen Council. The annual demand could reach 19,120,458,891 tons by then, representing a tenfold increase from 2015 to 2050. . And it could be cheaper than producing hydrogen from natural gas.

Demand

Demand Hydrogen Technology Energy

The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Meanwhile, as many policymakers and companies are unifying around a 2030 time frame, others are still looking at a much longer timescale of 2050. While far-out climate goals are better than no climate goals, 2050 is just too far off for zero-emission vehicles.

Electric vehicle

Electric vehicle Electricity Fossil fuels Lithium

SteelZero commitments represent a new era in heavy manufacturing production

GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

The program brings together the top steel buyers across the globe — including construction companies, real estate groups and property developers — and challenges them to commit to procuring 100 percent net-zero emissions steel by 2050. Members include Lendlease, Mace Group, Multiplex Construction Europe and WSP UK.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Real Estate Carbon Demand

Maritime shipping could triple by 2050. How will the industry decarbonize?

Maritime shipping projected to triple by 2050. How will the industry decarbonize?

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Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050

5 radical visions for a 2050 food system

AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

2 big ideas for counting down emissions by 2050 (or sooner)

Copper industry trade association pledges to reach net zero by 2050

4 takeaways surface from DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 report

Net zero by 2050 is “too little too late”: Scientists make a case for net negative strategies

Real estate bosses pledge to reach net zero by 2050

VCs come together to tackle net zero emissions by 2050

Technology not growing fast enough to decarbonize steel and cement industries by 2050

Mars targets net zero for value chain by 2050

We're nearing a critical tipping point with electric vehicles

Australia will not come close to net zero by 2050 under Coalition’s nuclear plan

'Every fraction of warming matters': Top scientists warn of irreversible climate impacts

Labor caves in to fossil fuel cartel as it locks in gas beyond 2050 amid deepening climate crisis

Carbon offset market faces uncertain long-term outlook

Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan could cost as much as $600bn and supply just 3.7% of Australia’s energy by 2050, experts say

Puerto Rico's once-in-a-lifetime chance to build a clean energy grid

In stopping climate change, time is as important as tech

Scaling circular fashion in North America: Part 1

IAEA Projects 950 GW of Global Nuclear Power Capacity by 2050

Panera bakes plan to go climate positive

Inside Shein’s plan to recycle ‘deadstock’ material into new clothing

Could planting 1 trillion trees counteract climate change?

How big is the EV opportunity?

BloombergNEF: Australia needs 290GW solar PV and wind by 2050 for net zero

Global warming is projected to exceed 1.8°C, according to McKinsey report

Climate tech for a circular economy is thriving in Amsterdam

Key Scottish sectors warned of doubling of drought events by 2050

Yes, we can reach net zero by 2050: New report maps path in more detail than ever before

Volvo, Siemens Gamesa and Vattenfall join SteelZero and set net-zero targets

Purifying the ‘miracle metal’: How to decarbonize aluminum

Washington state could lead the nation on building electrification codes

Dairy Management Inc.’s Krysta Harden on the dairy industry’s net zero initiative

Bridgestone invests $42M more to turn desert shrub into rubber alternative

The International Energy Agency’s Bizarre Roadmap For Global Decarbonization

Dow’s Jim Fitterling on tackling plastic waste and the company’s sustainability goals

Views sought on UK water innovation strategy

Richard Mattison On The State of Net Zero

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030

SteelZero commitments represent a new era in heavy manufacturing production

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