The race for global climate leadership gathers pace
As the end of the year draws closer, we are about to mark the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP21 in December 2015.
Tag: Climate Action and Policy
GSK sets new environmental goals of net zero impact on climate and net positive impact on nature by 2030
Increasing scientific evidence[1] demonstrates that climate change and nature loss are impacting the world and human health in many ways, including: extreme heat contributing to deaths from diseases; increased spread of infectious diseases and air pollution exacerbating respiratory diseases.
Equinor sets ambition to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
Equinor announces its ambition to become a net-zero energy company by 2050.
PETRONAS declares aspiration to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050
PETRONAS is entrusted to manage Malaysia’s oil and gas resources for economic growth.
LafargeHolcim signs Net Zero Pledge with Science-Based Targets
LafargeHolcim joins the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) “Business Ambition for 1.5°C,” becoming the first global building materials company to sign the pledge with intermediate targets for 2030, validated by SBTi2.
Google’s third decade of climate action: Realizing a carbon-free future
This article was originally published on Google and Alphabet’s CEO’s blog, which you can read here.
Shell: Aiming to become a net-zero energy business by 2050
In April 2020, Shell announced their new plans to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 or sooner.
SOS 1.5: The road to a resilient, zero-carbon future
As the initial stage of its SOS 1.5 project, WBCSD has developed a business roadmap to help companies design and implement their journeys to achieve net-zero emissions before 2050.
SOS 1.5: A new roadmap to action business commitments to deliver net-zero emissions
Today on World Environment Day, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released its new climate action roadmap to help companies reach net-zero carbon emissions before 2050. Geneva, 5 June 2020: SOS 1.5: The road to a resilient, zero-carbon carbon future provides companies with a step-by-step framework and key actions to start and advance their journey to net-zero […]
Vale advances on the climate agenda and unveils USD$2 Billion to reduce carbon emissions within the next ten years
Vale will invest at least USD $2 billion to reduce its direct and indirect absolute emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 33% by 2030.