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Leading on Embodied Carbon

3BL Media

or less in line with the Paris Agreement, it is essential to decarbonize our economy by 2050. We are proud to be leading the reduction of operational emissions by achieving our 2030 Sustainability Commitments , but in order to achieve global climate goals, we also need to reduce the embodied carbon in building materials and equipment.

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Government of Canada to Require Suppliers to Disclose Emissions, Set GHG Reduction Targets

ESG Today

According to Canada’s new “Standard on the Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Setting of Reduction Targets,” federal procurements greater than $25 million will induce suppliers to measure and disclose their and adopt a science-based target to reduce GHG emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Net Zero Momentum Builds Across Real Estate, Infrastructure Funds

Chris Hall

Around three quarters of real estate fund mangers globally have introduced net zero policies with around half publishing net zero commitments and implementing net zero targets, suggesting a growing alignment of the sector with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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New report says the building and construction sector can reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions. WorldGBC’s vision to fully decarbonise the sector requires eliminating both operational and embodied carbon emissions.

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Scaling Progress: The International Living Future Institute Announces Strategic Collaboration With Four Major Companies To Advance Carbon Verification in Buildings

3BL Media

Certified buildings are third-party verified after a 12-month performance period to be energy efficient, combustion-free (or actively phasing out combustion), powered by renewables, and built with lower embodied carbon than typical buildings.

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Trane Technologies Calls for Accelerated Climate Action, Increased Transparency at COP28

3BL Media

Trane Technologies was also one of only five North American companies recognized by InfluenceMap as a 2023 Corporate Climate Policy Engagement Leader , after meeting its criteria for positive and active climate policy engagement aligned with science-based pathways for delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Nearly half of global companies are ready to pay a premium for lower emission steel and concrete

Envirotec Magazine

With steel and concrete emissions said to be responsible for 15% of global emissions, their urgent decarbonization is critical to meeting the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. Let’s build on the momentum we have to drive a rapid and lasting decarbonization of heavy industries on the path to global net zero.”