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Green news- ISO members send net-zero draft back for revisionsOpposition from fossil-fuel countries is believed to have contributed to the decision. The post ISO members send net-zero draft back for revisions appeared first on Trellis.
- How FedEx’s CSO engineers sustainability into long-term strategyKaren Blanks Ellis reports to the logistics giant’s legal team and her sustainability impact team includes representatives across every business function. The post How FedEx’s CSO engineers sustainability into long-term strategy appeared first on Trellis.
- What’s next for the 100% renewable energy movementDespite market barriers in Asia and setbacks in the U.S., more than 70 members of the Climate Group’s RE100 initiative match at least 90 percent of electricity consumption with solar, wind or other renewables. The post What’s next for the 100% renewable energy movement appeared first on Trellis.
- U.S. companies are dropping climate targets, Harvard data revealsAnti-ESG campaigns by Republican attorneys generals may be one cause. The post U.S. companies are dropping climate targets, Harvard data reveals appeared first on Trellis.
- How leading buyers got finance to say “yes” on nature-based carbon removalsSymbiosis Coalition members share experiences from signing offtake agreements for more than 40 million metric tons of nature-based removals. The post How leading buyers got finance to say “yes” on nature-based carbon removals appeared first on Trellis.
- ISO members send net-zero draft back for revisions
Daily Archives: 20/06/2012
EU green cars initiative
The European Green Cars initiative is one of the three PPPs included in the Commission’s recovery package. The envelope for this initiative is foreseen at €5 billion to boost to the automotive industry in a time of economic hardship, and support the development of new, sustainable forms of road transport. Of this financial envelope, € 4 billion will be made available through loans by the European Investment Bank (EIB), and € 1 billion through support to research, with equal contribution from the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) and from the private sector. Continue reading
EU to give full support for the green economy
There is no other way out of the economic crisis than through a green economy, which will strengthen the development of new and greener technologies, resource reductions and the protecting of our nature and the biodiversity. A green transition will create millions of jobs and make Europe more sustainable and competitive.
This was the conclusion, when Europe’s environment ministers met this week in Horsens. They discussed an ambitious outline for the 7th Environment Action Programme made by the Danish EU Presidency. Continue reading
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