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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

In the climate world, aviation is referred to as a hard-to-abate sector, alongside other heavy industries — shipping, aluminum, cement and concrete, among others — that aren’t easy to decarbonize through redesign or electrification. In 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a U.N.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

Along the way, I’ve spoken with airline consultants, fuel producers, carbon offset experts and industry critics, as well as with Shell executives, to understand the technologies and market drivers that could, over time, enable aviation to align with other industries in meeting the terms of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

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Compliance Carbon Markets Are the Secret Weapon Against Climate Change

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This cap serves as a catalyst for decarbonization, so that regulated participants either strive to avoid purchasing additional allowances or ultimately pay increased prices for securing them. CCMs offer these voluntary decarbonizers a great deal of certainty.

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Expanding Environmental Commitments

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In fact, we decreased our freshwater dependency at our San Diego headquarters by 58% from 2016 to 2021 by expanding our recycled water system. We’ve already begun implementing this strategy. These improvements help reduce our dependency on potable water and increase resiliency in our operations.

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KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Climate

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4th webinar presented, focusing on what carbon offsets can – and can’t – do as part of our Climate Action webinar series. The KKR Eco-Innovation Award, launched in 2016, catalyzed and recognized portfolio company projects that provide innovative, environmentally beneficial solutions while creating business value.

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How Your Business Can Achieve Climate Neutrality

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Step 3: Participate in carbon offset programs for unavoidable emissions. There are pros and cons of carbon offsets , and they should be used as a last step only when reducing emissions is unachievable in the short term. Step 3: Participate in carbon offset programs for unavoidable emissions.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Natural carbon sinks, carbon mineralization and direct-air capture are early focus areas for Stripe’s 2019 Negative Emissions Commitment , which aims to spend at least double in these areas compared with what it pays for carbon offsets. In 2016, he issued an edict to positively affect 1 billion people by 2025.