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Green news- Microsoft adjusts climate agenda as emissions leapThe company’s carbon footprint expanded 25 percent in its 2025 fiscal year, surpassing double-digit increases at Amazon and Google. The post Microsoft adjusts climate agenda as emissions leap appeared first on Trellis.
- McDonald’s reassigns its chief sustainability officer to beef strategyThe fast food purveyor has transitioned sustainability and social impact initiatives to its lead executive for diversity, equity and inclusion, Suheily Natal Davis. The post McDonald’s reassigns its chief sustainability officer to beef strategy appeared first on Trellis.
- What’s your space strategy? Why organizations must determine what matters before markets doIn the new world, waiting and seeing is no longer a viable strategy. The post What’s your space strategy? Why organizations must determine what matters before markets do appeared first on Trellis.
- How raising freezer temperatures by 3 degrees could avoid millions of tons of emissions Maersk and IKEA are among the members of a growing coalition of companies building industry confidence for the shift. The post How raising freezer temperatures by 3 degrees could avoid millions of tons of emissions appeared first on Trellis.
- How Coach and Amazon put an internal value on reuse and recyclingSustainability strategists at both companies emphasize cost savings and new revenue opportunities. The post How Coach and Amazon put an internal value on reuse and recycling appeared first on Trellis.
- Microsoft adjusts climate agenda as emissions leap
Daily Archives: 04/01/2013
European Commission consults public on unconventional fossil fuels (e.g. shale gas) in Europe
The European Commission is holding a public consultation on the future development of unconventional fossil fuels such as shale gas in Europe. All interested individuals, organisations and public authorities are welcome to share their views on the possible opportunities and challenges that may arise from the development of such projects and on the best ways to address the challenges identified so far. The consultation is open until 20 March 2013. The consultation is available in all 23 EU languages. Continue reading
CO2 emissions from new cars fell by over 3% in 2011
The European Commission adopted a decision confirming provisional findings that average CO2 emissions from new cars in the EU dropped by 3.3% last year. This decision is based on emissions data gathered by the European Environment Agency and verified by car manufacturers.
The average CO2 emissions for the 12.8 million new cars registered in the EU in 2011 was 135.7 grams per kilometre. This is a drop of 4.6g CO2/km compared to 2010 and confirms that car manufacturers are on track to reach the 2015 target of 130g CO2/km. Continue reading
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