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Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal

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Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. For Etsy, the e-commerce marketplace known for handmade items like jewelry, art and apparel, Scope 3 emissions make up 99 percent of the company's carbon footprint. I know many companies have different definitions of net-zero. Deonna Anderson.

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

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BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 00:05. Expanding carbon capture to long-distance marine shipping could help accelerate its use, while addressing a difficult to abate sector of the transport industry.". Michael Holder.

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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

GreenBiz

Wed, 07/08/2020 - 08:00. Amazon's plans to decarbonize its shipping supply chain isn't just focused on electrifying its delivery vans. The move shows the efforts that Amazon is willing to go to eke out carbon emissions across its vast network of planes, vehicles and distribution centers that deliver on-demand goods across the globe.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 02:15. At 10 percent, industrial heat ranks on par with the combined emissions of cars (about 6 percent), planes (about 2 percent) and ships (about 2 percent). . Adam Aston. Certifying renewable thermal solutions . The first step?

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Carnival Corporation Joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

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World’s largest cruise company is first in cruise sector to join research and development center committed to facilitating and accelerating decarbonization of the global shipping industry. DESCRIPTION: Carnival Corporation Joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.

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Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date

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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. Mercedes-Benz, a subsidiary of Daimler, has been a longtime partner of Amazon, as well as global shipping companies. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021

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Nonetheless, the transition accelerated in 2020 as more mammoth automakers pushed electric trucking fleets closer to reality. The company closed out 2020 by investing $3 million and hiring 150 employees for its North American headquarters in Charlotte , North Carolina. in early 2020. in early 2020. Photo courtesy of BYD.

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