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Embodied carbon vs operational carbon: What’s the difference, and why does it matter?

Renewable Energy World

By the same year, the UK Government aims to have reached net zero. As more governments around the world take steps against the climate crisis, it becomes increasingly important to understand and implement technologies that allow for development in sustainable and ecologically viable ways. What is embodied vs operational carbon?

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Westwood Hills Nature Center: Certified Net Zero Energy in a Cold Climate

3BL Media

Replacing a small, remote and nondescript building from the 1980s, the 13,000-square-foot environmental learning center is one of the first net zero energy buildings—certified by the International Living Future Institute —in the state, demonstrating net zero energy design is possible even in cold Minnesota winters.

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Net Zero for EU Real Estate Hinges on EPBD

Chris Hall

It was also determined that member states should be allowed more leeway in defining zero-emission buildings (ZEBs), meaning the threshold for a property to reach ZEB status may be easier to attain in some countries.

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Government of Canada to Require Suppliers to Disclose Emissions, Set GHG Reduction Targets

ESG Today

The supplier requirement can be fulfilled by participating in Canada’s Net-Zero Challenge or another approved internationally recognized and functionally equivalent standard or initiative. By baking these requirements into the Government of Canada’s contracting, we will help bring more businesses on board the target of net-zero.”

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Digitising Australia's buildings is key to tackling net zero

Sustainability Matters

Businesses around the world are continuing to focus on sustainability in the race to net zero carbon emissions, and building construction and operations are critical areas where Australia can make significant contributions. Meanwhile, microgrids that run on renewables can power buildings cleanly with greater resilience.

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Climate Tech Startup Clairity Raises $6.75 Million to Scale Direct Air Capture Carbon Removal Solution

ESG Today

DAC technology, listed by the IEA as a key carbon removal option in the transition to a net-zero energy system, extracts CO2 directly from the atmosphere for use as a raw material or permanently removed when combined with storage.

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Comment: Carbon net zero – we’re halfway there

Envirotec Magazine

Kyoto Protocol agreed to use as a benchmark for their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 2050, the year many countries set as their target for carbon net zero. Launched in March this year, the drive to decarbonise industry forms a major part of the UK’s journey to 2050 net zero.