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Is 'net zero' much ado about nothing?

GreenBiz

Is 'net zero' much ado about nothing? The "way back when" in this case seems to be around 2014. The "way back when" in this case seems to be around 2014. Net zero is the near-universal goal of nations, states, provinces, cities, companies, universities and others. First, what is net zero?

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The Road to Powering Amazon on 100% Renewable Energy by 2025

GreenBiz

Back in 2014, Amazon started making major investments in renewable energy. Most recently the company committed to powering global operations on 100% renewable energy by 2025 as part of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

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Dr. Ellen Williams Joins Climate Vault's Technology Experts Chamber To Help Evaluate Innovative CDR Projects

3BL Media

The rapid pace of climate change demands urgent action, and CDR will be central to achieving net-zero emissions and eventually moving us toward a net-negative future,” said Secretary Moniz. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. As Director of ARPA-E, she led efforts to advance high-potential, high-impact energy technologies.

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Andium Raises $22 Million for IoT Platform to Cut Energy Sector Emissions

ESG Today

Our end-to-end Operating System, which monitors and provides real-time, verifiable emissions data from remote locations, has already proven to lower operational costs, cut emissions, and improve safety—helping energy, mining and waste companies meet their net-zero and zero-harm goals.”

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Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 2 - Nitty Gritty on Net-Zero

3BL Media

Achieving a net-zero economy is a huge challenge, requiring change on a global scale that impacts the way we live, work and do business. Listen to the full episode to learn more about the importance of transparency, data and ambition as companies develop and act on their sustainability goals to reach net-zero.

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Trane Technologies Among First Companies in Ireland To Join United Nations’ Forward Faster Initiative

3BL Media

Trane Technologies aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2050. We started our sustainability journey long before green was a trend, setting our 2020 Climate Commitments with our first science-based targets back in 2014, and met them early by accelerating innovation.

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Corporations promise to go deforestation-free – again

Corporate Knights

Back in 2010, more than 400 companies promised that all their soy, palm oil, beef, and pulp and paper would be “zero net deforestation” by 2020. Still more companies joined the New York Declaration on Forests in 2014. The deadline came and went and little progress had been made. .