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BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea

GreenBiz

A coalition of oil and gas majors are eyeing up the potential to capture carbon dioxide emissions from ships out at sea, teaming up with global tanker owner and operator Stena Bulk to evaluate the feasibility of technology they claim could play a key role in decarbonizing the hard-to-abate sector. percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels.

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Sofidel Commits to Net Zero by 2050

3BL Media

The Net Zero goal, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent removal of residual emissions to as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain , is at the heart of the European Green Deal and considered crucial to limiting global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement

GreenBiz

Between 2008 and 2017, fossil-fuel industry trade associations in the U.S. Many within the energy and PR industries would argue that in publicly showcasing a carbon-intensive firm's decarbonization plans, they help build momentum in support of climate action and make it more likely that ambitious emission reduction strategies are enacted.

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Gildan Publishes Its 18th Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

3BL Media

The Company thus set a strong base for fulfilling its future environmental goals and reaching the level of decarbonization required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and early in 2022, Gildan signed the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitment letter. 18% reduction in water intensity compared to 2018.

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Going green: The future of hydrogen energy

Renewable Energy World

This year’s COP26 summit is widely viewed as one of the last chances to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement and ensure meaningful progress is made towards tackling our net zero targets and the climate emergency. He joined Logan Energy Limited in 2008 as Director of Operations and became Managing Director and CEO in 2012.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: May 19, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

The research by Bloomberg NEF showed that 17 countries maintained or improved their net-zero policy ratings, though the group as a whole are still falling behind on the goals of the Paris Agreement. France has put forward its own plan to support a decarbonized reindustrialization of the country.