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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

Reaching net-zero as we grow remains vital. The company aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement, largely by helping its customers switch to electric vehicles. Go-Ahead Group Ltd Net-zero-aligned transporter Go-Ahead is a U.K.-based

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Invest in Networks for Exponential Climate Wins

Stanford Social Innovation

This proved true in 2016 when both Brazil and the United States elected Presidents opposed to climate action. INETTT members in Indonesia, South Africa, and Vietnam met to share lessons from their country’s Just Energy Transition Partnerships—multilateral funding agreements for the net-zero energy transition.

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Think tank outlines possible clean energy industrial strategy for the UK

Envirotec Magazine

The goal of net-zero emissions did not cause or contribute to these crises, but it is a key solution. To accomplish this, the UK should consider borrowing a page from the United States and implement a true clean energy industrial strategy. At 2016 prices, this would save around £6 billion per year.

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Canada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index

Corporate Knights

And Canada’s performance between 2016 and 2019 was second worst to Russia in terms of making the emission reductions needed to meet its own targets. From 2016 to 2019, Canada saw an average increase of 7.8 For 2019, Canada saw emissions increase by 1.8 So 2022 is a critical year.”. DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT.

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Meet the 50 fastest-growing green companies in Canada

Corporate Knights

Instead, they see our net-zero targets slipping away and they feel betrayed. The list’s sheer variety confirms climate experts’ contention that net-zero will create infinite opportunities for entrepreneurs and inventors with vision, grit and persistence. Founded in 2016 by two brash B.C. The Very Good Food Company.

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The case for raising up women in climate tech

GreenBiz

It got me thinking: Could we boost the carbon drawdown potential of clean technologies even further by supporting more women-led startups in the burgeoning climate-tech ecosystem? economy to net-zero emissions by 2050. From classrooms to boardrooms. It would seem that climate tech’s moment has arrived. In 2019, just 2.8

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