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Southwest Signs Deal to Purchase up to 680 Million Gallons Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from Wood Waste

ESG Today

Southwest Airlines announced an offtake agreement today with renewable fuel developer USA BioEnergy to purchase up to 680 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over 20 years, beginning as soon as 2028. According to Southwest, the new agreement will avoid 30 million tons of CO2 emissions over the life of the contract. ”

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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Celebrating Companies Evolving Energy

3BL Media

percent, from a 2008 baseline — with a reduction target of 30 percent set for 2028. These and other solutions give them a net-zero carbon footprint. CertainTeed Saint-Gobain installed Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) technology that controls energy-efficient grinding operations and added more than 1,000 LED light fixtures.

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Non-combustible commitments? The Heat and Buildings Strategy unpacked

Envirotec Magazine

Accounting for over a fifth of the UK’s carbon budget, heat is clearly a sector where cutting carbon will make a big impact, and where there is no time to waste. Instead, removing 45,000 gas boilers, replacing them with the subsidised heat pumps will remove only 71,000 tonnes of carbon each year. Envirotec reports.

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How the ‘Global Stocktake’ Can Accelerate Climate Action

Chris Hall

It underscores that if we don’t take stronger action before the second Global Stocktake in 2028, we may witness the devastating reality of global temperatures soaring beyond 1.5°C. Countries must also commit to halt deforestation and degradation, shift to sustainable, healthy diets, and halve food loss and waste by 2030.

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Saint-Gobain Ceramics to Build New NorPro Manufacturing Facility in Wheatfield, New York

3BL Media

Construction is planned to begin later this year, with full project completion expected by 2028. billion in sales in 2024 More than 161,000 employees, locations in 80 countries Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050

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Advancing Climate Justice Priorities Over Profit-Led Research

Stanford Social Innovation

The Cloud of Net-Zero. Carbon stories are a major feature of climate transition agendas. The current climate crisis R&D landscape features a broad suite of carbon-focused technologies, including carbon capture and carbon control, with net-zero and carbon neutrality as a prominent objective.

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