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What’s the difference between net-zero and carbon-neutral policies?

Renewable Energy World

Two seemingly interchangeable terms often seen are ‘ Carbon Neutral ’ and ‘ Net Zero Carbon ‘ The two, however, are not the same thing. Carbon neutral refers to a policy of not increasing carbon emissions and of achieving carbon reduction through offsets. Projects can offer a range of benefits.

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Reducing Our Footprint at Eaton

3BL Media

At the same time, we have defined targets to reduce waste and water use. One of our critical sustainability goals is to mitigate climate change while improving the efficiency of our operations. Carbon: The race to zero. Eaton is driving actions to reduce global emissions and advance a net-zero future.

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Steeling Ourselves for a Sustainable Future

3BL Media

In Aotearoa New Zealand, 85% of buildings and construction steel waste is recycled 3 - making it an important part of the circular economy, where materials are reused, repaired, refurbished, and recycled for as long as possible. Zero-carbon steel isn’t yet commercially available. Steel will continue to be a go-to material.

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U.S. Building Performance Standards in 2023 and Beyond

3BL Media

Over the past decade, these mandatory Building Performance Standards (BPS) policies have gained momentum, as an increasing number of local jurisdictions act to mitigate climate change impacts and support building decarbonization. In 2023, 10 more local jurisdictions across the country joined the growing list of BPS implementation.

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Sustainability Jargon Dictionary

Carlos Sanchez

Since this jargon can be a bit overwhelming, I decided to create this Sustainability Jargon Dictionary to allow you to talk to other people about Climate Change and other sustainability topics in a language they can understand. Climate change. Climate Change – An alteration in global climate patterns.

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Tech for a faster road to sustainability

Sustainability Matters

With the onus on Australian businesses to lead the country towards net-zero carbon emissions, organisations can look to their technology architecture for ways to save energy and reduce their impact, according to Micro Focus. of the global total population, but its carbon emissions account for 1.3%. Australia accounts for 0.3%

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A Science-Based Determination: The Fastest Path to Decarbonizing Buildings Is a Digital Technology-First Approach

3BL Media

Schneider Electric Buildings play a critical role in the race to meet science-based climate targets Climate change is one of the biggest challenges to human and planetary well-being. Meanwhile, maintaining our current pace in tackling climate change means that we will fail to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.