GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

Wed, 07/08/2020 - 08:00. The move shows the efforts that Amazon is willing to go to eke out carbon emissions across its vast network of planes, vehicles and distribution centers that deliver on-demand goods across the globe. Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions. Katie Fehrenbacher. Pull Quote.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

A similar message appears to be forthcoming from reports on 9 December by the Committee on Climate Change on the important role both businesses and the public sector have in delivering Net Zero across the real economy. Pathways to Net-Zero need to be tailored to the organisational context.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

“Our long-term return will depend on how the companies in our portfolio manage the transition to a zero emissions society.” . The fund will be engaging with all portfolio companies and asking for science-based short-term, medium-term and 2050 net zero targets.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

Amazon also has committed $100 million to support sustainable forest, wildlife and nature projects in its quest to reach net-zero carbon status by 2040. In April 2020, Amazon announced $10 million for projects across the Appalachian Mountains in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. How is that money being spent?

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 21, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Through the dedication of everyone at Expedia Group – and a combination of internal emission reductions, renewable energy credits (RECs), and verified carbon offsets – we achieved carbon neutral status in 2017. Now, we are looking further, exploring opportunities to align our business with a Net Zero future.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2020

A similar message appears to be forthcoming from reports on 9 December by the Committee on Climate Change on the important role both businesses and the public sector have in delivering Net Zero across the real economy. Pathways to Net-Zero need to be tailored to the organisational context.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Climate neutrality is the concept of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by balancing the emissions human sources release into the Earth’s atmosphere with the amount the planet naturally absorbs in emission “sinks,” like forests and oceans, via a process called sequestration. Your business can help. It matters to the workforce.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Net-zero emissions companies is one of the fastest-growing business trends. According to scientists achieving net-zero before 2050 is critical to keeping us safe from the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Still, many organizations struggle to make their first steps to become Net-Zero companies.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Energy and automation digital solutions provider Schneider Electric announced the acquisition of climate consulting and net zero solutions provider EcoAct. EcoAct was acquired by digital solutions provider Atos in 2020, and Schneider Electric announced in July 2023 that it had entered into negotiations with Atos for the acquisition.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Planet worked with SCS Global Services , (SCS) an organization specializing in third-party certification, validation, and verification for environmental and sustainability quality performance claims, to certify its operations as carbon neutral in accordance with the internationally recognized PAS 2060: 2014 Carbon Neutrality Standard.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Modern aviation had never seen a year like 2020. body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline. The pandemic led ICAO to scale back the program, CORSIA (for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), to make it easier for airlines to comply.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Fri, 12/11/2020 - 01:45. billion in alternative proteins during 2020, according to the latest data from the Good Food Institute. How about June, when Unilever committed to zeroing-out emissions from all its products by 2039 ? billion over the next five years as it moves toward a 2050 net-zero target?

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We Mean Business Coalition

JULY 10, 2023

Companies restoring Texan forests and government plans for decarbonizing shipping are among this week’s net zero Signals of Change. Net Zero Economy & Finance At the recent New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris, governments including the UK, France and Canada committed $2.7 and Europe. “We

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ESG Today

JULY 18, 2023

Carbon data provider Sylvera announced today that it has raised $57 million in a Series B financing, with proceeds aimed at supporting the company’s expansion into the U.S. Our technology ensures funding is going to the projects, companies, and countries having maximum climate impact to get the world on track for net zero.

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ESG Today

MAY 31, 2023

Delta announced in 2020 a commitment to invest $1 billion towards funding efforts to advance clean air technologies, reduce carbon emissions and waste, and establish new projects to mitigate the balance of emissions, and the company has said that it aims to become the world’s first carbon neutral airline.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

While a focus on ESG has been prevalent for some time now, this surge in interest has been fueled by Canada’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and an increasing number of stakeholders who expect ESG considerations be integrated into their investment programs.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The acquisition comes as demand for carbon offset projects and related credits is expected to increase significantly over the next several years, as companies and businesses increasingly launch net zero ambitions, and turn to offsets as a bridge to their own absolute emissions reduction efforts, or to balance difficult to avoid emissions.

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Chris Hall

MAY 1, 2024

As the fallout continues over the Science Based Targets initiative’s approach to offsets, is the net zero target-setting landscape for corporates fit for purpose? In 2020, a mere 1% of listed companies had a decarbonisation target validated by the organisation.

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ESG Today

MARCH 13, 2024

1PointFive, the Direct Air Capture (DAC)-focused subsidiary of energy giant Occidental (Oxy), announced today an agreement today with telecommunications company AT&T for the purchase of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits from 1PointFIve’s Texas-based DAC facility, STRATOS.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

2020 was the year that…. Mon, 12/28/2020 - 02:11. To recall some of the key developments, as I have done each December for more than a decade, I’ve plumbed the nearly 1,300 stories, columns and analyses we've published on GreenBiz.com since the dawn of 2020 — a.k.a. All links are to stories published on GreenBiz.com during 2020.)

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Carbon: The race to zero. Eaton is driving actions to reduce global emissions and advance a net-zero future. C, and reaching net-zero global carbon emissions by 2050. C, we must remove more carbon through nature-based and technological solutions that create carbon sinks. Carbon offsets.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Carbon marketplace hawks credits in businesses that store CO2 with their products. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 05:00. As corporate interest in carbon removal options grows, Puro.earth , a startup from Finland, is offering a twist on carbon marketplaces. Gloria Oladipo. When we learned about Puro.earth.

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ESG Today

JUNE 6, 2023

Australia-based carbon markets investor Carbon Growth Partners (CGP) announced today that it is planning to raise US$200 million for its re-opened Carbon Growth Fund to invest in global carbon credits and carbon offset projects.

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3BL Media

MAY 4, 2022

In 2020, Aflac achieved carbon neutrality in its Scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by reducing emissions and purchasing renewable energy credits and carbon offsets. Carbon neutrality in all Scopes by 2040 and net zero emissions by 2050. In 2020, Aflac U.S. in 2020 compared to 2019 and 44.4%

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3BL Media

JUNE 29, 2022

Supported the commercial aviation industry’s commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions for global civil aviation operations by 2050. Increased representation of women and racial/ethnic minorities and saw exit rates for women, men and teammates of all races within 1 point of each other, both improvements compared to 2020.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

DESCRIPTION: More than 90% of American’s total carbon footprint, including our Scope 3 emissions, comes from our use of jet fuel, so our strategy for reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is focused on running an ever more fuel-efficient operation, with more fuel-efficient aircraft, powered by low-carbon fuel.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 18, 2021

million items shipped during 2020. Of course, there’s also the expectation, with Pachama’s involvement, that these projects will originate new carbon offsets, which are in increasingly short supply as big businesses shower the world with net-zero pledges. This company is a big deal in South America with 132.5

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Graham Stuart, said: “The UK has cut its emissions more than any other major economy in the world. More and more businesses are recognising the business benefits of reaching Net Zero and we’re determined to empower them to do so.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 29, 2022

That includes plans to purchase up to 10 million gallons of carbon-neutral SAF produced by Prometheus Fuels, which uses a novel process to make net zero carbon transportation fuels. American took our first delivery of SAF in mid-2020, and in 2021 we used over 1.4 million gallons of SAF.

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3BL Media

APRIL 13, 2022

Specifically, adding on to our existing 2025 greenhouse gas reduction goal, we set three new ambitious, long-term targets: To reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 from 2020 base year. To reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 25% by 2030 from 2020 base year. We’ve already begun implementing this strategy.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The financing marks the largest capital raise in the UK this year, and brings the total raised by BeZero Carbon to more than $70 million in the past year. Starting with carbon, effective ecosystem markets have huge potential to accelerate the Net Zero transition and generate economic prosperity.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

eVTOL aircraft use electric motors, rather than traditional combustion engines to provide carbon-free flights, and can be used to provide “air taxi” service in urban markets. Eve was launched by aircraft manufacturer Embraer in 2020, as part of the company’s initiative to commercialize its eVTOL designs.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 7, 2023

The SFAC compiled the report after it assumed responsibility for creating a green taxonomy after the Canadian Standards Association, a non-profit industry body, failed to reach consensus among fossil-fuel and investment-industry representatives in 2020. There is another potential loophole in the report.

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ESG Today

APRIL 22, 2024

Additionally, carbon offsetting through projects such as carbon removal faces quality and verification challenges, with participants often unable to differentiate between high and low quality projects with insufficient or inconsistent data to assess and track the effectiveness of projects.

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3BL Media

JULY 12, 2022

CORSIA, or Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, is a carbon offset and carbon reduction scheme to lower CO2 emissions for international flights, helping to curb the aviation impact on climate change. It was developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

Demystifying the ‘Absolute Zero’ concept. Fri, 05/29/2020 - 02:15. It might, for example, buy carbon offsets to kickstart action in the short term without delay, then move on to supporting initiatives that directly affect its operations, such as installing new technologies for energy efficiency or clean energy.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

Many pension funds still in “early stages” of net zero investing, but expect to use targeted index products to align passive portfolios to Paris goals. But more work clearly needs to be done, by institutional investors and investment solution providers, if we are to reach net zero.”. But companies remain an issue.

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