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Delivering Tangible Climate Action Through the Circular Economy

3BL Media

89% of organisations currently recycle less than 10% of their IT hardware[1], resulting in over 50 million tons of e-waste dumped into the environment every year[2]. 31,532 metric tons of products were recycled and reused in 2022 through Lenovo ARS and product take-back programs[3].

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Lenovo CO2 Offset Services Surpasses 1 Million Metric Tonnes of Carbon Offsets Milestone, As More Businesses Champion Sustainability Practices

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DESCRIPTION: November 10, 2022 - Today marks an important milestone for Lenovo’s CO2 Offset Services, a first-of-its-kind initiative within the tech industry: Lenovo’s customers have offset more than 1 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide from their purchases of Think PCs (desktops, workstations, laptops).

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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline. The pandemic led ICAO to scale back the program, CORSIA (for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), to make it easier for airlines to comply. It’s not just passenger carriers.

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CIRCON Environmental Recognizes MPC With 2022 Sustainability Leadership Award

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: For more than a decade, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has worked with CIRCON Environmental to convert hazardous waste from oil tanks to waste-derived fuels used in cement production. Working together to convert hazardous waste into fuel for cement kilns is a conscious decision to reduce waste and displace higher-emitting fuels.

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Pioneering Offsets and Carbon Removal Technologies To Address Aviation’s Residual Emissions at American Airlines

3BL Media

As a result, to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, the aviation sector will need to rely on carbon offsets and removals to neutralize residual emissions. American also partners with Cool Effect, a leading nonprofit provider of carbon offsets, to give our customers the opportunity to purchase offsets.

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Our Climate Transition Opportunities and Risks

3BL Media

As demand for carbon credits grows, voluntary markets that are large, transparent, and verifiable are developing. Regulatory landscapes and market frameworks are evolving, which could build confidence in the use of forest carbon offsets to support a company’s transition to net-zero.

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Piedmont Natural Gas Debuts Consumer-Friendly Carbon-Reducing Program for South Carolina and Tennessee Customers

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Each block funds carbon offset projects that help protect forests and wetlands as well as renewable natural gas projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Power 2022 U.S. Piedmont Natural Gas customers can subscribe to one block for $3 a month. There is no limit on how many blocks a customer can purchase.