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Amazon aims to clean up aviation

GreenBiz

But in reality, with revenues and ticket sales way down, there's only so much commercial airlines actually will do to meet decarbonization goals. Infinium, spun out of another company called Greyrock Energy , says because the biofuel (dubbed an "electrofuel") is made with clean energy and CO2, it's a "net-zero carbon" fuel.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

In time, decarbonizing industrial heat is likely to require an all-of-the above mix of solutions. Chemically similar to the fossil gas piped to our kitchens, RNG is instead generated from the breakdown of organic matter at landfills (the biggest current source), municipal sewage treatment plants, farm waste and similar sites.

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Ontario Power Generation includes nuclear energy in green bonds

Corporate Knights

However, nuclear is a key technology in the corporation’s plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, says chief financial officer Aida Cipolla. OPG strongly believes nuclear will be a critical part of the energy transformation and of handling the increased load” on the power system from decarbonization efforts, she says. .

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Decarbonization Pathways for Paraguay's Energy Sector

Sustainable Development Network

This work culminated in a new report, “ Decarbonization Pathways for Paraguay’s Energy Sector ,” published in November of 2021 by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), and co-authored by the Quadracci Sustainable Engineering Lab at Columbia University, and Paraguay-based Centro de Recursos Naturales, Energía y Desarrollo (CRECE).

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Corporate climate action: 3 acceleration areas to get ahead on in 2024

Corporate Knights

It marked the first time the international community assessed its collective progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions since the Paris Agreement in 2015. An example of how this translates is Schneider Electric’s flagship program Zero Carbon Project , which aims to halve supplier CO 2 emissions by 2025.

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Mondel?z 2021 Snacking Made Right Report: Climate Action

3BL Media

We’re building on our progress in reducing our end-to-end carbon footprint and working toward our long-term goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. C, aligning our long-term emissions mitigation targets with the aim of limiting temperature rise in accordance with the Paris Agreement. Defining Net Zero Carbon.

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SDSN and UNIDO Welcome First Cohort of Engineers to the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET)

Sustainable Development Network

The CEET has been established with the aim of contributing to the UN Secretary-General’s coalition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 , and providing engineering pathways to achieve comprehensive decarbonization by mid-century. Achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is possible!