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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Looking specifically at hydrogen from renewable energy, Bloomberg calculates that if the cost for the technology to produce it continues its current downward curve, renewable hydrogen could be competitive with natural gas in several countries before 2050. locations in 2021. Patch, an energy and technology consultant.

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European Commission Proposes Target to Reduce Emissions 90% by 2040

ESG Today

The new proposal would amend the EU Climate Law, initially adopted in 2021 , setting into legislation the EU goal to reach climate neutrality by 2050. In addition to the 2050 goal, the 2021 law also set a binding EU climate goal to reduce net GHG by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990.

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

Last year, it attracted $575 million in investments to help it roll out its decarbonization plan and announced that all new customers will be powered by 100% renewable energy. The company says that it plans to spend more than a billion euros on heat-pump technology and that it will invest roughly 2.5

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Seeding a low-carbon farming wave

Corporate Knights

The federal government’s 2021 budget allocated an additional $200 million over two years for the Agricultural Climate Solutions program (supporting reductions in nitrogen use and increases in cover cropping and rotational cropping), which has now been stretched out over three years (2021–2024).

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Canada’s net-zero opportunities might skip some provinces

Corporate Knights

The report, which includes individual provincial assessments, is a follow-up to Sink or Swim , a study released in October 2021 that analyzes Canada’s net-zero opportunities and challenges on a national scale. However, B.C.

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Scania Signs Deal with SSAB for 100% Fossil-Free Steel Deliveries by 2030

ESG Today

Sweden-based truck and bus manufacturer Scania and Sweden-based global steel company SSAB announced today a new agreement for fossil-free steel, including a target to decarbonize all steel deliveries from SSAB to Scania’s heavy-duty vehicles in 2030. SSAB is the main steel supplier for Scania’s vehicles.

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Global 100 companies prove sustainability is good for business

Corporate Knights

The global pandemic continued to highlight society’s inequalities in 2021, while heat waves, wildfires and floods reminded us of the urgency of the climate crisis. As the “decade of action” on decarbonizing the economy kicks off in earnest, the most sustainable companies are more productive in terms of both carbon and energy.

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