ESG Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

AWS has worked with various companies in its supply chain to ensure that 70% of the structural steel used in several of its data centers in Sweden are derived from scrap-EAF sources, resulting in 10,000 fewer tons of embodied carbon emissions, the company said.

Embodied Carbon 126

Embodied Carbon Net Zero Supply Chains Supply Chain 126

Corporate Knights

JUNE 14, 2022

But in the past few years, some governments have stepped into this breach by cranking up their sleepy old building codes as a means of driving decarbonization. Some point to the fact that one way to achieve Passive House certification is to use a lot of petrochemical-based insulation, which drives up embodied carbon.

Embodied Carbon 306

Embodied Carbon Development Decarbonize Greenwashing 306

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

steel manufacturers , the company’s low-carbon steel products – which include high-efficiency heat pumps and air conditioners – are enabling emission reductions in homes, schools, data centers and hospitals. “As Less than one year after Trane Technologies established groundbreaking purchase agreements with two major U.S.

Net Zero 147

Net Zero Embodied Carbon Decarbonize Supply Chains 147

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Accelerating decarbonization requires not only innovation, but also advocating for policies that remove barriers and support adoption at scale,” said Scott Tew, vice president of Sustainability, Trane Technologies. As the window for limiting global warming to 1.5°C

Embodied Carbon 147

Embodied Carbon Paris Agreement Decarbonize Net Zero 147

3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Listen to the full episode to learn from some of the dynamic women leading the charge on a comprehensive approach to net-zero through climate tech innovation, decarbonization, regenerative agriculture, grid modernization and more. 00:01:03] Dominique: I'm Dominique Silva. [00:01:04] So, that is my story. [00:08:45]

Net Zero 147

Net Zero Embodied Carbon Supply Chains Supply Chain 147

Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Net Zero on Campus: From Principles to Action initiative, a collaborative effort between SDSN, the Climateworks Centre, and Monash University, aims to facilitate the sharing of lessons and resources to accelerate the decarbonization of university campuses around the world.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Embodied Carbon Net Zero Decarbonize 52

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Efforts to decarbonize the sector played only a small role. With large growth projected in the buildings sector, emissions are set to rise if there is no effort to decarbonize buildings and improve their energy efficiency. In Asia and Africa, building stock is expected to double by 2050. Some small progress, but not enough.

Paris Agreement 52

Paris Agreement Decarbonize Embodied Carbon Green Bonds 52

Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

This year's event built off the learning from the SDSN's Roadmap to 2050 A Manual for National to Decarbonize by Mid-Century report published in partnership with Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM). The event’s panels on the first day were focused on the decarbonization of the power, transport, industry, and buildings sectors.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Decarbonize Paris Agreement Shipping 52

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 4, 2023

doesn’t suck green investment out of Canada, including investment that will decarbonize buildings. . Similarly, urban intensification, which reduces transportation-related carbon, also tends to drive up the use of carbon-intensive materials, like concrete, steel and glass. . Green ‘proptech’.

Embodied Carbon 354

Embodied Carbon Development Decarbonize Green Investing 354

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

There is a $4-trillion annual gap in addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Today he’s the Canada chair of the Carbon Leadership Forum, where he leads a team in empowering the building industry to address an issue it long ignored: the embodied carbon lurking in building materials.

Net Zero 354

Net Zero Waste Climate Change Development 354

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

After doing some research in Prague on carbon negative building materials, I have relocated to Portland and am currently working as a project manager/sustainability lead on the PDX Airport Terminal Core Redevelopment (TCORE) Project. Life in New York has certainly felt intense over the last couple of months.

Supply Chains 458

Supply Chains Supply Chain Smart Buildings Climate Change 458

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Accelerating decarbonization is an environmental imperative that we must continue driving with innovative solutions to reduce carbon emissions and enhance energy efficiency,” said Scott Tew, VP of Sustainability, Trane Technologies. 15, 1:00pm AZT Revolutionizing Heating and Cooling for Building Decarbonization: Nov.

Decarbonize 130

Decarbonize Net Zero Embodied Carbon Supply Chains 130