3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Expanding access to clean sources of heat and power is critical to meet our bold Ambition Zero Carbon targets and accelerate health sector decarbonisation. About Vanguard Renewables Vanguard Renewables, based in Weston, Massachusetts, is a national leader in developing food and dairy waste-to-renewable energy projects.

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3BL Media

MARCH 4, 2024

RNG, or biomethane, is pipeline-quality gas produced by capturing and upgrading the methane released by decomposing organic matter, including food waste, dairy manure, biomass, and more. AstraZeneca determined that RNG was the most feasible option to decarbonize its U.S. With a large natural gas-fueled asset base across its U.S.

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2024

With fully electrified processes and 100% of the electricity used backed by renewable energy credits (RECs), Saint-Gobain has taken a significant step in its mission to provide low carbon siding products to the US market and reduce its environmental footprint. The Group’s commitment is guided by its purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”.

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3BL Media

MAY 18, 2022

Full-scale decarbonization will require innovative solutions to curb or reuse emissions current industrial processes — agriculture included. “We Their expertise directly supports our efforts to harvest energy from waste materials, accelerating the global transition to renewable fuels.”.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Breakthrough Energy Ventures’ Carmichael Roberts commented: “Decarbonizing ironmaking is essential for a zero carbon future and an unparalleled trillion-dollar market opportunity. As manufacturers globally aim to decarbonize their supply chains, demand for fossil-free steel is expected to increase significantly.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

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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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Not only was virtualization a disruptive innovation that changed the way companies managed IT workloads, it also helped avoid potential emissions leading to smaller carbon footprints. Adding more than 50 partners, including Google, AWS, Oracle, IBM, to the VMware Zero Carbon Committed program.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 14, 2021

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 Knights

JANUARY 18, 2022

Steel is one of the most carbon-intensive materials to produce, and Vestas is in “active and intensive dialogue with its steel suppliers to address this,” says Lisa Ekstrand, head of sustainability at Vestas. “To We’re talking to them to explore how we can work together to accelerate the decarbonization of steel.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

SAF is generally produced from sustainable resources, like waste oils and agricultural residues, or even from carbon captured from the air, rather than from fossil fuels. Gevo produces fuel utilizing waste starch or sugars from field corn that has been used in the production of high protein animal feed.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Amazon has set a goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040 across its value chain. Maersk has announced a series of moves to expand its low carbon fleet, with 25 methanol-enabled vessels on order, beginning with its order in 2021 for the world’s first carbon-neutral methanol fueled container ship.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Although fossil-based natural gas tends not to be low enough in carbon intensity to remain a primary energy source in our decarbonized future, the U.S. Plan to attend “ Decarbonization Goals: How Do We Get There? If produced, distributed, and used responsibly, RNG can play a critical role in the net-zero carbon economy. .

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

SAF, seen as one of the key tools to help decarbonize the airline industry, is generally produced from sustainable resources, like waste oils and agricultural residues, rather than from fossil fuels. JetBlue’s venture capital arm, JetBlue Ventures recently invested in a Series A funding round by AIR COMPANY.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Dan Shapiro, Fidelis Co-Founder and CEO, said: “Carbon Negative SAF accelerates the goals of aviation industry participants genuinely committed to decarbonization like JetBlue in a pragmatic and timely manner.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 23, 2022

This fiscal year, VMware’s progress included the decarbonization of its customers’ digital infrastructures, equity for customers’ employees through distributed workforce technology, and enhanced security and privacy for customers to build trust with their stakeholders.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

And to help stop plastic waste and increase recycling, we also are scaling supply partnerships with companies such as Mura Technology and Fuenix, with the goal of producing circular feedstocks from advanced recycling processes by the end of 2022. Take our packaging products, for example.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

At the same time, we have defined targets to reduce waste and water use. We are aiding the global decrease in greenhouse gas emissions by reducing our emissions with science-based and carbon neutral operations targets and by helping our customers decarbonize with our digitalization, electrification and energy transition solutions.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The agreement follows Thermo Fisher’s announcement last year of a set of environmental sustainability goals , including a target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The post Thermo Fisher Covers Half of its U.S. Electricity Needs with Renewable Energy appeared first on ESG Today.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

In the meantime, we are still pursuing Scope 3 emissions-reduction initiatives that provide low- and net-zero-carbon solutions for our customers. Metals recycling is one of the foundational pillars for global decarbonization.”. Our GRN Steel product offering is a good example of such an initiative.”.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2023

1 We increased our emphasis on electrification and alternate fuels in our operations to continue the decarbonization journey of emission sources within our direct control. Next Steps Our continued focus lies on preparation for the net zero submission for validation with the SBTi.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Biofuels (also called alternative or renewable fuels) are fuels that are produced using biological feedstocks, which can be anything from corn to algae to organic waste. These organic feedstocks typically have some quantity of carbon (CO2) uptake during their growth cycle. The decarbonizing?goals diesel tractors).

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Net Zero by 2040 SEE has committed to achieving net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2040 across its operations (Scopes 1 and 2). Since the development of our net-zero road map in 2021, SEE has initiated five sustainability workstreams with clear objectives that are designed to achieve our ambitious commitment.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 29, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The clearest near-term way for us to decarbonize is by using SAF, which is why purchasing and helping scale SAF produc­tion is the cornerstone of our climate strategy this decade. The SAF will be produced at the Aemetis Carbon Zero plant under development in Riverbank, California. SOURCE: American Airlines.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Customers can use Wattics to centralize monitoring, identify energy waste and anomalies, trigger real-time notifications, create energy calculations, measure & verify projects, create energy reports, and monitor indoor air quality, among others.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

International food retailer Ahold Delhaize unveiled a series of value chain decarbonization-focused initiatives and targets today, including asking suppliers to report on their emissions and to set science-based emissions reduction targets. At the time, Ahold Delhaize said that it would provide more details on its Scope 3 plans within a year.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 23, 2024

From the way we source energy to the way we use it across buildings, grids, mobility, and industry, there is no time to waste in embracing every pathway to decarbonize, for the sake of planet, people and yes, the economy too.

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ESG Today

MAY 31, 2023

Delta announced in 2020 a commitment to invest $1 billion towards funding efforts to advance clean air technologies, reduce carbon emissions and waste, and establish new projects to mitigate the balance of emissions, and the company has said that it aims to become the world’s first carbon neutral airline.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 26, 2022

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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GreenBiz

JULY 30, 2020

Continuing on its carbon-neutral promise, the facility plans to be zero waste to landfill by giving the dry leftover grain to organizations that can use it for animal feed. . Decarbonization. Energy & Climate. Building Electrification. Manufacturing. Sponsored Article.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2022

This includes advanced recycling technologies in which used-mixed plastic waste is broken down into its basic elements and repolymerized into the equivalent of virgin plastic – keeping it out of incinerators or landfills. million metric tons of certified low- to zero-carbon emissions polyethylene and ethylene derivatives.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Together, they contribute substantially to a new hydrogen economy and the decarbonization of energy across our planet. When the energy supplied to the water electrolyzer comes from sustainable, zero-carbon sources (e.g., Today, most EVs are driven by electric motors powered by electricity stored in an onboard battery pack.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

Initiatives being pursued to address the climate impact of the industry typically involve efforts to improve aircraft efficiency, develop sustainable aviation fuels, or create aircraft utilizing low or zero carbon propulsion systems such as electric or hydrogen-based, although many of these are at early stages of development.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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. The cumulative effect of such penalties will help encourage accountability and help accelerate decarbonization.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With 37% of global CO2 emissions coming from buildings, it is crucial that buildings are decarbonized in the race to meet science-based climate targets. The most significant opportunity to accelerate carbon reduction in the building sector is to retrofit existing buildings. It’s the fastest path decarbonizing buildings.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Progress towards the 2030 Breakthrough Outcome, a key measure of progress towards a zero carbon future, has also been swift, with over 53% of companies in the campaign starting a My Green Lab Certification, 23% at a global scale. Pharmaceutical companies have a pivotal role to play in decarbonizing healthcare.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 22, 2021

Electrification of everything is not necessarily the best path to decarbonization if was also want reliable energy delivery, argues David Cox. One of the prevalent narratives by environmental groups is that electrification is the only path towards zero carbon emissions. The majority of consumers want clean energy options.

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 9, 2015

On the April 9, 2015, the SDSN’s Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) hosted a workshop on “Nuclear Power’s Possible Role in Lowering Global Carbon Output” at Columbia University. There are four main pillars deep decarbonization: energy efficiency, near-zero carbon electricity, electrification and bio sequestration.

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