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The Road to Powering Amazon on 100% Renewable Energy by 2025

GreenBiz

The Road to Powering Amazon on 100% Renewable Energy by 2025. Most recently the company committed to powering global operations on 100% renewable energy by 2025 as part of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

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'Mission 2025': Corporations, mayors call for more ambitious national climate plans

GreenBiz

The next round of climate plans due under the Paris Agreement can galvanize the green economy, business leaders and mayors argue.

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What does digital art have to do with sustainability?

GreenBiz

A Paris Agreement for blockchain. On April 7, a coalition led by Energy Web announced the Crypto Climate Accord , modeled loosely on the Paris Agreement. The top-level goal of the accord is for all of the world’s blockchains to be powered by 100 percent renewables by 2025.

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

GreenBiz

Business strategy organization Boston Consulting Group will use remote workplace lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce per-employee travel by at least 30 percent by 2025, one key element of the $8.5 It committed to delivering up to $1 billion in pro bono consulting work for social impact projects between 2015 and 2025. (So

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International Renewable Energy Agency - Energy Leaders Convene at IRENA Assembly to Turbo-Charge Energy Transition in 2025

Global Renewable News

2025 marks ten years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Despite record growth in renewable energy deployment last year, progress falls short of what is needed to tackle climate change and enab.

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12 Sustainability Resolutions for Businesses That Will Help the Planet Be Healthy in 2025

3BL Media

Here are 12 impactful resolutions your business can adopt in 2025 with each one tailored to a specific month for maximum climate impactso that you can help keep the planet healthy this year. More than ever, organizational responsibility matters. 1 January: Establish a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory You cant manage what you dont measure.

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New framework for CO2 offsets could create "cowboy carbon markets," critics warn

Corporate Knights

For the first time carbon credits will be recognized under the Paris Agreement, enabling countries and companies to use offsets to meet their carbon reduction targets, potentially giving a huge boost to carbon credit trading. At least one major international bank, HSBC, is voting with its feet.