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Is 'net zero' much ado about nothing?

GreenBiz

Is 'net zero' much ado about nothing? Net zero is the near-universal goal of nations, states, provinces, cities, companies, universities and others. The five questions below represent just a sampling of issues surrounding what net zero means — and doesn’t. First, what is net zero? Joel Makower.

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Forging the path to net zero events

Corporate Knights

A great event can have a great impact — it can change how you see a problem, make connections in your industry, and essentially, how you do business. The trouble is, most cities, venues, and event producers focus entirely on the event outputs and not nearly enough on the impact it has on the environment.

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Entergy Provides Update on Its Progress to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

3BL Media

Entergy Provides Update on Its Progress to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions. We recently published our latest climate report as an update to stakeholders and to provide transparency on our progress to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Tue, 01/10/2023 - 14:30. Type of Content. Multimedia with summary.

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Fossil fuel expansion will be the litmus test for banks’ net-zero promises

Corporate Knights

Many of the world’s biggest banks face the enormous challenge of realigning their entire loans and investment operations in the coming years to put themselves on a credible path to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. “We Ultimately, best practices come down to are we seeing year-over-year changes in their capital flows?”.

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Toward Net-Zero Value Chains: How To Minimize Your Scope 3 Emissions

3BL Media

Recently, I discussed all this with other experts in the field at an FT Digital Dialogues event. Schneider has researched and mapped out scenarios to reach net-zero emission goals based on technology trends, climate action, and policy changes. I’ve summarized my ideas here to help other business leaders.

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The zero-carbon business leader takes shape

Corporate Knights

As the number of severe weather events continues to rise across Canada and globally, it’s evident the fight against climate change is a constant threat to our world’s health, safety, and sustainability. But achieving a net-zero future requires every sector of the economy play a role, not just government.

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Delivering Net Zero - What It Takes in the Telco Industry

3BL Media

Taking action to achieve Net Zero right now is more important than ever, as we only have a narrow window of opportunity to keep the increase in temperature within 1.5?C. The industry has made a commitment to reach net zero by 2050 at the latest. Now is the time to act and realize a Net Zero ambition.

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