Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Many of the world’s biggest banks face the enormous challenge of realigning their entire loans and investment operations in the coming years to put themselves on a credible path to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. “We Ultimately, best practices come down to are we seeing year-over-year changes in their capital flows?”.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Over the last decade and a half, a standard form has emerged in which governments and corporations have made their promise to do so: the net-zero target. As a strategy, the net-zero target has been criticized by climate advocates; at its worst, it can be a vague, unenforceable greenwashing program.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 00:15. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s," he explained. "To To achieve 2 degrees we need to decarbonize by mid-century. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

Fri, 08/28/2020 - 00:00. The deal shows how companies are increasingly paying attention to ways to decarbonize transportation including buying more zero-emission commercial vehicles. Amazon plans eventually to have all of its shipments to customers become net-zero carbon, with 50 percent of all shipments net-zero by 2030.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2022

In an extraordinary session convened in the fall of 2020, then prime minister Yoshihide Suga called on Japan to be a “carbon-free society” by 2050. Decarbonizing the grid will be a large part of reaching that 2050 target while cutting national emissions by 46% by 2030. of total vehicle sales. DOWNLOAD EARTH INDEX REPORT.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Mon, 11/30/2020 - 01:00. Airlines have faced "flygskam" — or flight shame — which has seen some travelers shun air travel, heightening pressure for the sector to demonstrate that it can develop a flight path to net-zero emissions. Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The environmental footprint of crypto The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health estimated that in 2020-2021, Bitcoin networks had significant carbon, water and land footprints. The second aim states that signatories should achieve net-zero emissions from electricity consumption by 2030.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

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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ESG Today

JANUARY 25, 2024

HSBC announced today the launch of its first Net Zero Transition Plan, outlining the global bank’s strategy to finance and support the transition to net zero, and to meet the climate goals it has set over the past few years.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Vanguard, one of the largest investment managers in the world, announced today that it is withdrawing from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM), a major multi-trillion dollar group of investment managers committed to supporting the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2022

Taking action to achieve Net Zero right now is more important than ever, as we only have a narrow window of opportunity to keep the increase in temperature within 1.5?C. The industry has made a commitment to reach net zero by 2050 at the latest. Now is the time to act and realize a Net Zero ambition.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2022

In the absence of concrete action by governments, many corporations have stepped up to show that they can lead by example in the race to net-zero. Most targets laid out by governments and corporations involve reaching net-zero by a date decades in the future. India has said it won’t reach net-zero until 2070.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Tue, 09/29/2020 - 01:00. This means aligning corporate ambition with the best available climate science, setting a target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, at the latest, and setting strong interim targets to get there through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Maria Mendiluce. Companies are stepping up.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Tue, 11/24/2020 - 00:40. After all, through their product offerings, lending activities and client engagement, financial institutions can play a key role in influencing the transformation necessary for a net-zero emissions economy. What we have given the market is an ambition that our total financing by 2050 will be net zero.

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ESG Today

JULY 5, 2022

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced a series of new climate commitments, including goals to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) by 2040 and to achieve emissions reductions of 95% in its operations and 90% in its value chain by that date. Pfizer’s new goals include the achievement of the Net Zero Standard.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 20, 2020

Join us for a conversation about the power of companies (big and small) coming together to tackle the climate crisis, and hear why Global Optimism and Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge—a bold commitment to become net zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. . Thu, 08/20/2020 - 08:42. Thu, 09/24/2020 - 10:00.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Our growing portfolio of zero-carbon resources plays an integral role in helping us meet these objectives. Our greenhouse gas reduction goals are to achieve 50% reduction from 2007 levels by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050, consistent with the commitments of the Paris Agreement.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2020

Net-zero approaches to construction. Industrial decarbonization. Alternative fuels and zero-emissions transportation. How the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic could change funding in 2020. Sun, 05/03/2020 - 16:03. Thu, 05/28/2020 - 13:00. - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 14:00.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Trane Technologies aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2050. Jose La Loggia shared: " We are proud to join the Forward Faster initiative, which aligns perfectly with our mission to decarbonize our cities through sustainable heating and cooling solutions for buildings.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

More than 290 asset managers, representing over $66 trillion in assets under management have joined the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, committing to transition their investment portfolios over time to be in line with achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, according to a new update report released by the group.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 02:11. Although it certainly wasn’t planned, the interviews I conducted during 2020 largely coincided with the aviation sector’s worst downturn in history. Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation? Joel Makower. In some respects, this couldn’t have been a worse time for these conversations.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 2, 2023

When the global pandemic hit in 2020, we knew it would cause greenhouse gas emissions to decline, but we hoped the emission decrease could be locked in as economies recovered.” Globally, emissions need to decrease by 4% every year if we’re going to reach net-zero by 2050. billion tonnes of carbon dioxide.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 22, 2022

But all else is not equal: per dollar of GDP, BRICS emissions are nearly four times higher than in the EU and G7 economies, reinforcing the strategic links between economic development, energy productivity and decarbonization. China and India together make up 82% of BRICS emissions. Slow off the mark, with only 5.5 million households.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The European Commission announced today that it has selected 85 decarbonization technology-focused projects to receive €4.8 The EU ETS is now expected to generate revenues of approximately €40 billion from 2020-2030. billion in grants utilizing funds raised through its EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 8, 2023

and 4 percentage points a year, respectively, between 2002 and 2020. A 2020 INSEAD study called Green Shoots: Can Private Equity Firms Meet Responsible Expectations of Their Investors? Two years prior, in 2020, KKR announced an investment in Q-Park, a leading European parking garage operator. But where to find those signs? “The

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Buried beneath the dour daily headlines on COVID-19 infections, lockdowns and travel bans, the latest science about our planet released during 2020 makes for tough reading. We have only until 2030 to get things on track for a net-zero and nature-positive economy — this should sharpen our minds for action.

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ESG Today

JULY 26, 2022

Global investment manager AllianceBernstein (AB) announced a new climate commitment to achieve net zero emissions, aiming to align its operations and a range of investment strategies with a 1.5 ° pathway by 2050. Since launching in 2020 , NZAM has grown to include 270 asset managers, representing over $61 trillion in assets.

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3BL Media

JULY 7, 2022

As such, maritime, and ports in particular, are a visible part of transport decarbonization discussions. Tweet me: @WSPUSA shares the important role that maritime ports play in global decarbonization. The maritime sector plays a major role in the global economy, transporting a high volume of freight around the world.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

Green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis using decarbonized electricity and water, and it is set to be an important component of the transition to net-zero carbon economies, IHA said. More recent studies suggest it could be even higher. trillion per annum industry.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 05:00. The growth of Puro.earth has been attributed to a growing environmental consciousness among companies, many of which are interested in reaching a net-zero carbon output. . Carbon marketplace hawks credits in businesses that store CO2 with their products. Gloria Oladipo. When we learned about Puro.earth.

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ESG Today

JULY 6, 2022

The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative launched in December 2020 with a group of asset managers committing to support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.

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3BL Media

JUNE 28, 2022

In our quest to go fossil fuel free, we are partnering with industry peers and suppliers to address ways to decarbonize as part of our Healthy Climate, Healthy Lives initiative. . In 2020, Biogen launched a bold 20-year, $250 million initiative to address the deeply interrelated issues of climate, health, and equity.

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ESG Today

MARCH 24, 2023

Transportation decarbonization-focused clean fuel tech startup Amogy announced that it has raised $139 million, with proceeds aimed at funding the commercialization of its emissions-free ammonia-to-power technology. We want to make sure Amogy has the resources it needs to make zero-emission shipping a reality.”

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

JPMorgan Chase announced updates to its interim financed emissions reduction targets for three carbon-intensive sectors, including Oil & Gas, Electric Power and Auto Manufacturing, raising the ambition for each to align with pathways required to achieve net zero by 2050.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

HVAC, refrigeration and sustainable building solutions company Carrier announced today a new target to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2050, including both direct operational as well as indirect emissions. Both goals were set in 2020 , following the company’s separation from United Technologies Corporation.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Founded in 2020, California-based Infinium produces synthetic fuels, or eFuels, using renewable power and waste carbon dioxide, avoiding the use of fossil fuels, or other feedstocks that compete with food used by other low carbon fuel solutions. .” ”

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Energize program aims to address the current and future challenges of climate change and its impact on human health by supporting decarbonization across the global industry supply chain. As a key partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we’re also pleased to support their efforts to decarbonize their supply chain emissions.”

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