Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

What appears to be the UK’s first hydrogen-fuelled waste collection vehicle was revealed on 17 February in Aberdeen, seemingly running on green hydrogen from existing refuelling infrastructure in the city.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Expanding access to clean sources of heat and power is critical to meet our bold Ambition Zero Carbon targets and accelerate health sector decarbonisation. In 2023, we entered into an agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, to increase the supply of wind power in Sweden.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

More than a century later, Schnitzer Steel has been named the world’s most sustainable corporation of 2023. In the meantime, we are still pursuing Scope 3 emissions-reduction initiatives that provide low- and net-zero-carbon solutions for our customers. Our GRN Steel product offering is a good example of such an initiative.”.

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3BL Media

APRIL 25, 2024

Since then, the company’s ambitions and actions have grown, with significant progress toward its bold 2030 Sustainability Commitments and 2050 Net-Zero carbon target. of halving per capita global food loss and waste by 2030. In addition to saving more food for human consumption, reducing food waste also lowers emissions.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2024

1 The project, which was honored as a top sustainability initiative for Saint-Gobain North America in 2023, is part of the companys continued efforts to implement its global Grow and Impact strategy. In October, Saint-Gobain announced CarbonLow TM , a new wallboard line that will contain up to 60% less embodied carbon.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2024

The milestone comes as Saint-Gobain continues to successfully execute its Grow and Impact strategy, which includes ambitious environmental sustainability goals such as reducing the company’s consumption of energy and water, and achieving net-zero carbon manufacturing by 2050.

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3BL Media

APRIL 7, 2022

PKN Orlen has announced it will invest PLN 7.4bn on low and zero-carbon hydrogen development projects by 2030 to help build a hydrogen economy in Europe. By 2030, we plan to invest over PLN 7bn in projects ensuring nearly half of the hydrogen produced by the Orlen Group will be low- and zero-carbon. SOURCE: Acre.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 20, 2023

When it has run its course, that transformation will have affected every aspect of urban living, including buildings, transportation, water supply, waste reduction and energy. Example: The Stack is Vancouver’s first commercial zero-carbon office tower. Photo courtesy of Oxford Properties Green buildings $1.5-trillion

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2024

With fully electrified processes and 100% of the electricity used backed by renewable energy credits (RECs), Saint-Gobain has taken a significant step in its mission to provide low carbon siding products to the US market and reduce its environmental footprint. The Group’s commitment is guided by its purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Amazons hardware circularity program forms part of its plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040, as well as its initiatives to address the sustainability aspects of its rapidly growing data center footprint, driven by increasing demand for AI and cloud computing services. million data center components since 2023.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 20, 2023

Despite adding 20 more cities to the 2023 Sustainable Cities Index, the top five cities did not change position from the 2022 ranking: Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Lahti and London, indicating strong consistency in their performance and robustness in the ranking methodology. A strong showing for the city’s first year included in the index.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 23, 2023

How can renewable natural gas (RNG) help generate new revenue, lower emissions and manage waste? RNG is created by capturing biogas already being generated by decomposing waste in landfills and other organic sources that would otherwise be burned off or released into the air. Q: What is carbon negative?

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The agreement follows Thermo Fisher’s announcement last year of a set of environmental sustainability goals , including a target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Seven Cowboy Wind Project is expected to be operational by the second half of 2023. MW of solar power and 3 MW of wind energy.

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3BL Media

JULY 7, 2023

Renewable natural gas environmental attribute – reflects measurable and verifiable generation of natural gas via renewable and sustainable biomass sources, such as wastewater, landfills, agricultural waste or food waste. When a customer purchases a block, Piedmont will add the associated charges to that customer’s bill.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

But in early 2019, Amazon announced an industry-first for a delivery company: It pledged that half of all of its shipments would be net-zero carbon by 2030. The entire company (including transportation) will be net-zero carbon by 2040. Its circular renewable diesel fueling system is unique in the country.

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3BL Media

MAY 8, 2024

On average, between 20% and 30% of the nation’s energy is wasted, presenting a significant opportunity to increase energy efficiency. Factors that could cause such differences can be found in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as our subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and other SEC filings.

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3BL Media

MARCH 4, 2024

While the three new dedicated anaerobic digesters are under construction, RNG delivery is already underway; in June 2023, AstraZeneca’s Newark Campus in Delaware began sourcing RNG from one of Vanguard Renewables’ facilities in Vermont with delivery via common carrier gas pipelines. AstraZeneca’s use of RNG in the U.S.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With her leadership, we moved from a “sustainably-minded” event to a climate neutral, zero-food waste event. The 2023-24 Annual Report includes stories about student success, faculty research, collective impact initiatives, and more. See the other 2023 cohort videos here. Read the report. Graduate Chapter of the Year.

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ESG Today

JULY 11, 2024

The new platform will initially offer resources on seven key focus areas, including Buildings, Carbon Neutralization, Carbon-Free Energy, Human Rights, Transportation, Waste and Circularity, and Water Stewardship. And we’re in a unique position to help drive significant global change.”

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

ANDERSON CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS Sustainability Fellows and Ambassadors The Center is pleased to announce the 2023-24 Scheller College Sustainability Fellows and Ambassadors! Topics include social performance, greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector, waste management, rooftop solar, and more. Read the article.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The new 2023-2024 agreement includes transport of 20,000 FFE containers using green biofuels, which will result in an estimated 44,600 metric tons of CO2e emissions reduction, according to the companies, equivalent to 50 million pounds of coal burned. Amazon has set a goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040 across its value chain.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 22, 2023

Enbridge Gas is advancing cleaner fuels and low-emission technologies for vehicles that can’t be practically electrified, including: Renewable natural gas (RNG) A carbon-neutral fuel produced from organic waste. Carbon capture A safe, clean way to capture emissions from heavy industry and store them permanently deep underground.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 27, 2024

DP World’s ambitious decarbonisation plans and achievements include, but are not limited to, the following: The Zero Emission Port Alliance (ZEPA), an industry-wide strategic coalition led by DP World in partnership with APM Terminals to accelerate progress towards zero emissions for container handling equipment (CHE) in ports.

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3BL Media

JUNE 17, 2024

It aims to create a cozy microclimate for residents as self-sustaining city model, with residential blocks, aquaponics, gardens, waste management, and more, forming a closed-loop system. It includes amenities like a library and birdwatch tower, offering a holistic blueprint for sustainable cities.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Biomethane can be used as a direct replacement for traditional natural gas in the existing gas network infrastructure, which allows for a seamless transition to a net zero carbon energy source for consumers in the west of Northern Ireland. Biomethane is produced from organic waste materials such as agricultural and food waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

Energy-from-waste operator enfinium has announced (on 11 April) it is progressing plans to invest around £200 million in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside, North Wales. The report states (p.53):

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3BL Media

JANUARY 31, 2024

The company has pledged to design and advance all its packaging solutions to be recyclable or reusable, to eliminate waste by incorporating an average of 50% recycled or renewable content into packaging solutions, and to collaborate on recycling technology and infrastructure.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Under the terms of the new agreements, Neste will supply Air France-KLM with the fuel over an 8-year period, beginning in 2023, and DG Fuels will supply 600,000 tons between 2027 and 2036. Neste’s “MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel” is made from 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials like used cooking oil.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We’re building on our progress in reducing our end-to-end carbon footprint and working toward our long-term goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. We've also joined the United Nations Race to Zero Campaign to help build momentum towards a decarbonized economy. Defining Net Zero Carbon. Business travel.

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ESG Today

JULY 20, 2023

A consortium led by Virgin Atlantic announced today that it has scheduled the first-ever transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for November 28, 2023, following the successful completion of a key ground test, and pending further regulatory approvals and testing.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Anaerobic digestion is a process whereby organic materials such as energy crops, agricultural residues, manures and food waste are broken down by bacteria in the absence of oxygen, generating biogas (mostly a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide and nitrogen). Here, we take a look at the seven main benefits of AD to farmers… What is AD?

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3BL Media

JULY 13, 2023

Schneider Electric In the zero-carbon economy of the future, electricity will become the dominant energy but green hydrogen (and the fuels derived from it) will have a role to play as well. Making green hydrogen viable and abundant will take collaboration, effort, and investment. Hydrogen can also be liquefied.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While most climate scenarios project significant future bioenergy growth, the Inevitable Policy Response’s (IPR) 2023 Forecast Policy Scenario ( FPS ) forecasts modern biomass for energy to grow only moderately to occupy less than 1% more cropland (91Mha total), producing 41 EJ of energy after conversion losses by 2050.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 23, 2024

The global stocktake finalized at the 28 th United Nations’ annual conference on climate change, or COP28 , took place from November 30 to December 12, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. An example of how this translates is Schneider Electric’s flagship program Zero Carbon Project , which aims to halve supplier CO 2 emissions by 2025.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

The claimant, Rights Community Action, is challenging the written ministerial statement, published in December 2023, which limits councils setting higher energy efficiency standards for new housing schemes. This will be costly, wasteful and an enormous headache for homeowners.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The remaining savings from light interventions come from monitoring and measuring energy consumption, making usage more visible to identify waste (5.3%). Light interventions help meet reporting and compliance needs and reduce energy and carbon emissions.

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Sustainability Matters

JANUARY 23, 2024

Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS ) and Macquarie University have partnered to launch the TCS GoZero Hub, a research and innovation centre to guide Australian organisations in their journey towards net zero carbon emissions. We are pleased to launch the TCS GoZero Hub in partnership with Macquarie University.

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