Climate and nature: key pillars for a just recovery from COVID-19
Convening leaders across hundreds of events, Climate Week NYC and UNGA75 have showed a critical step change in ambition to address the climate and nature crises.
Tag: Climate & Energy
Using the circular economy to reach carbon neutrality
With commitments to net-zero emissions, many governments are making plans to achieve their targets. The city of Turku in Finland is going a step further by using local circular economy initiatives to tackle consumption-based emissions in the city. “How we make and use products and how we produce food generates almost half of the emissions […]
Walmart sets goal to become a regenerative company
World’s largest retailer targets zero emissions by 2040 and aims to protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030
Nature is at a tipping point. Businesses are calling on governments to adopt policies to reverse nature loss in this decade
Geneva, 21 September 2020: On the same day as the UN General Assembly adopted its 75th Declaration that recognizes the urgent need for Member States to act to protect our planet and build back better, more than 560 companies with combined revenue of USD $4 trillion – including WBCSD members, EDF, Firmenich, Hitachi, IKEA, Microsoft, Natura […]
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.
Keeping the energy transition on track: What’s next for PPAs and business leadership in renewable energy?
We’re getting used to hearing good news in the renewable energy sector.
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.
DuPont Publishes 2020 Sustainability Report
DuPont today announced the release of its 2020 Sustainability Report, which is the first for DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
Apple commits to be 100 percent carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by 2030
Already carbon neutral today for corporate emissions worldwide, the company plans to bring its entire carbon footprint to net zero 20 years sooner than IPCC targets