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America’s Zero Carbon Action Plan – Spotlight Blog

Sustainable Development Network

That vision led me to engage in SDSN USA’s Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP) development process in 2020. There are many relevant environmental justice scholars, activists, and organizations (such as those listed below) whose work should be better integrated into policy and planning activities for a just zero carbon transition in the US.

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Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil

GreenBiz

They've innovated on raw materials, resulting in Aquafil's Econyl yarn that it recycles from ghost fishing nets, carpet fluff and other would-be waste. That's when founder Anderson set "Mission Zero" goals to remove negative environmental impacts by 2020, an ambition that largely has been achieved.

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Brightening Our Corner - February 2024

3BL Media

Topics include social performance, greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector, waste management, rooftop solar, and more. The business collective has grown more than 40% in the past year, with a total of 62 members committed to taking action toward net-zero carbon emissions. Read the article.

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

GreenBiz

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. Today, RNG is held back in part by a Catch-22 financial trap.

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