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Dow to Build $6.5 Billion Net Zero Chemical Plant in Canada

ESG Today

billion project to build the world’s first net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions ethylene plant in Alberta, Canada. The project will see Dow build a new ethylene cracker and increasing polyethylene capacity by 2 million metric tons annually (MTA), as well as retrofitting an existing cracker to net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

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Lenovo Commits to Net Zero Emissions Across the Value Chain by 2050

ESG Today

Computer manufacturer Lenovo announced today a goal to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The commitment, covering the companies’ full value chain, and has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as aligned with its net zero standard.

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Lenovo Awarded Gold in the Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards 2023 by HKICPA

3BL Media

On the environment front, Lenovo announced its SBTi validated target to reach net-zero GHG emissions target by 2050 and the targets have been set against a base year of FY 2018/19, near term target year of FY 2029/30, and net-zero target year of FY 2049/50.”

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ECB warns fossil-fuel-exposed banks they risk €21bn in annual losses by 2029

Environmental Finance

The European Central Bank (ECB) has delivered its starkest warning to-date of the damage a delayed transition to a net zero economy would inflict on the financial system.

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This is New York's first all-electric skyscraper

Corporate Knights

Years ahead of an incoming state ban on the use of natural gas for heating and cooking in new buildings (taller buildings will have until 2029 to go all-electric), the development supplies induction stoves rather than gas-powered appliances and heat-pump dryers that reuse their warm air so they dry clothes at lower temperatures.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

The frontrunning proposal, sponsored by France, Germany and Japan, has come under fire due to a recommendation that stringent enforcement of operational efficiency regulations is introduced no earlier than 2029. It is the job of the United Nations to protect people and planet from the ravages of runaway global heating.".

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La Trobe to build Victoria's largest urban solar farm

Sustainability Matters

hectares at its Bundoora Campus and is part of the university’s goal to achieve net zero by 2029. The La Trobe University Renewable Zone is being built on 3.5 The Zone includes a 2.9-megawatt megawatt solar energy system and 2.5-megawatt