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Regret over target climbdown

Envirotec Magazine

Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables said the rollback on the landmark target was ” extremely disappointing” “Scotland was the first country in the world to commit to achieving net-zero carbon emissions in line with scientific evidence and the first country in the world to declare a climate emergency.

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The Ray, GDOT and Troup County Launch Drone Program To Innovate Emergency Response

3BL Media

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

But in early 2019, Amazon announced an industry-first for a delivery company: It pledged that half of all of its shipments would be net-zero carbon by 2030. The entire company (including transportation) will be net-zero carbon by 2040. Just a short five years away. An Antelope Valley Transit Authority bus on the road.

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Subsidies to biomass plant in Teesside must be stopped says environmental coalition

Envirotec Magazine

The UK Government awarded it subsidies under the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme in April 2014, and it was to start running by September 2018. The Low Carbon Contracts Company should stand firm and not offer any further extensions to the project. ” Cut Carbon Not Forests was launched in June 2020.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. The company touts advancing responsibility for sourcing raw ingredients, such as cobalt, within its supply chain. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. and globally by 2040.

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Small businesses contribute a third of UK emissions, but are laggards in the net zero race

Envirotec Magazine

The research report, “ Smaller businesses and the transition to net zero “, highlights the potential collective influence of UK smaller businesses and the considerable contribution they could make to wider net zero objectives if they all made changes to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Vermont digs in on incentives to boost geothermal heat pumps

Renewable Energy World

Given the state’s increased focus on building electrification, he said, officials at Efficiency Vermont wanted to help spur supply chains and increase uptake. Massachusetts law requires the state to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Vermont last year also put its emissions goals into law.