4 Key Aspects Food Maker Mars is Focusing on to Reach Net Zero by 2050
Food maker Mars has announced its commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its full value chain by 2050.
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‘Pathways to Dairy Net Zero’ Initiative to Raise Climate Ambition for the Global Dairy Sector
A “Pathways to Dairy Net Zero” initiative is being developed to accelerate climate change action throughout the global dairy sector.
IBM Announces 21 Environmental Sustainability Goals
In its just released annual Environmental Report, IBM has announced an updated set of 21 environmental sustainability goals. The pledges support or complement the company’s current commitment to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2030. Key themes covered in the report include, but are not limited to, energy conservation, renewables ... Read more »
ExxonMobil Focuses New Biz on Carbon Capture and Storage, Plans $3B Investment
ExxonMobil has launched a new business focusing initially on carbon capture and storage (CCS), a critical technology required to achieve net zero emissions and the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, the company says. ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions is working on more than 20 new carbon capture and storage opportunitieS.
Report: 10 Major US Insurers Receive Negative Scores on Climate Leadership
US insurance companies lag behind their global peers and play a key role in enabling the fossil fuel industry.
Report: Fashion Industry Needs Drastic Changes to Reach Climate Goals
If fashion industry leaders actually want to mitigate climate change, they need to overhaul their sector. A new report from McKinsey & Company crunched the numbers and found that the global industry’s current trajectory isn’t sustainable.
Dominion Energy Sets Goal of Net Zero Emissions by 2050
Dominion Energy today established a new commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
C&I Companies Can Now Pay to Remove CO2 From the Air
For commercial and industrial companies that want to help reverse the changing climate, there is now a way to pay for CO2 removal through regenerative farming practices that pull excess carbon dioxide out of the air and lock it into the soil.
New IPCC Report: Sustainable Land Management Critical
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a new report today showing that better land management could help tackle climate change, but it won’t be enough by itself to keep global warming in check.
Unilever and Dozens of Other Biz Leaders Publicly Commit to Step Up Climate Efforts
Twenty-seven companies – including AstraZeneca, Royal DSM and Unilever – have responded to a call to action from the UN to step up their sustainability efforts, committing to reducing emissions further and setting science-based targets aligned with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In its call to action ... Read more »
Report: In 2017, Zero-Carbon Resources Accounted for More Electricity Generation Than Gas or Coal
The US power sector continues transitioning away from coal and toward zero-carbon energy resources, as the largest electricity producers continue to reduce air pollutant emissions and their corresponding contributions to climate change, according to recent analysis. “Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States” examines ... Read more »
AEG Revises Emissions Goals Based on Updated IPCC Target
Global sports and live entertainment company AEG adopted a new greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals this week based on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest 1.5°C target.