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Danone Launches Plan to Address Methane Emissions From Dairy Supply Chain

ESG Today

Global food and beverage company Danone announced a new sustainability commitment to tackle a major source of its greenhouse gas footprint, with an action plan to achieve a 30% absolute reduction in methane emissions from its fresh milk supply chain by 2030.

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With or without subsidies, wind and solar are still cost-competitive, report says

Renewable Energy World

More than half of the global utility solar projects planned for 2022, meanwhile, could be delayed or canceled due to a worsening supply chain, according to a new analysis. Rystad Energy estimates that 56% of projects -- or 90 gigawatts of solar capacity -- are threatened by commodity price inflation and supply chain bottlenecks.

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From Farm to Shelf: Mondel?z International Targets Net Zero Across the Value Chain By 2050

3BL Media

z International, parent company to Cadbury Dairy Milk as well as other brands such as LU Biscuits, Oreo and Toblerone, recently committed to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its supply chain by 2050, including targets for cocoa ingredients. . Moving forward from COP26. What’s in the net-zero plan. In 2020, Mondel?z

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

A spokesperson from IKEA stressed that ocean shipping made up 40 percent of the carbon footprint of its supply chain operations and therefore the company's pledge to reduce the carbon footprint of all transport by an average of 70 percent by 2030 compared to 2017 was a "huge ambition." As the U.K.

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Engagement Embeds Just Transition at UK Energy Utilities

Chris Hall

The report defines a just transition to a net zero economy as one that takes account of people affected by a shift to clean energy production, including employees, consumers, communities and those working in the sector’s supply chain. Investor priority.

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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. During COP26, Lord Goldsmith admitted the UK had ‘real problems’ with burning wood for electricity. However, the plant has faced a string of delays and has yet to produce any electricity.

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What Net-Zero companies are and How to start the journey

Carlos Sanchez

Also, shifting to energy efficiency and renewable energy aligns with efforts to improve energy security and reduce poverty (IPCC, 2018). Therefore, developing a basic map of your emissions in both your operations and in your supply chain should be the first step. Reason 2 – It makes business sense.