archiveOctober 3, 2023

Net zero industry has taken a major step toward production of near-zero emissions materials including aluminium, ammonia and steel. Net zero industry leaders at New York Climate Week have endorsed strategies from the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) to decarbonise some of world’s hardest-to-abate, carbon-intensive industries in this decade. The new plans have won support from 60 companies, bringing to more than 200 the tally of endorsements for MPP’s published Sector Transition Strategies which also include aviation, shipping and trucking. The signatories reflect growing momentum among high-ambition companies including steelmakers ArcelorMittal,...

ISB Global and SAP aim to digitally transform waste management with a focus on recycling, sustainability and zero waste across global supply chains.  At present, a lot of waste management providers still use legacy IT systems, making it extremely difficult to track where waste is going, and in most cases, more recyclable waste is sent Corporate sustainability is growing in importance, day by day. Businesses are regularly being called out for greenwashing and consumers increasingly want to only associate themselves with companies that take sustainability seriously, so the need for...

Kirsty Green-Man, head of corporate responsibility at Burges Salmon, explains how changes in governance regulations will have important implications for business. Watch Now » New liabilities around ESG will demand new skills and a new governance approach. Vera Cherepanova, ethics and compliance specialist at StudioEtica, explains how changing regulations Watch Now »...

Just 23 per cent of consumers take environmental claims and initiatives from businesses at face value, according to a new study by Sensu Insight. The 50 Shades of Greenwashing report reveals that almost a third (30 per cent) of Brits expect environmental claims from companies to be slightly exaggerated, while 14 per cent said they don’t believe them at all. This is largely due to the majority of people (71 per cent) assuming that claims are unlikely to be verified or checked by an independent expert or regulator, deeming them un-credible. The...

Hydrogen could play a central role in carbon reduction, net zero transport and maritime industries and as a feedstock for energy generation writes Nick Gibson who highlights applications, innovations and challenges surrounding hydrogen use in the net zero journey.  Hydrogen power can aid carbon reduction because it has clean fuel potential for transport and industry and when used to generate energy the only product is water rather than carbon dioxide produced from burning fossil fuels. It can also be created using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and wave...

Dr Aidan Bell, co-founder EnviroBuild explains why COP events are important because they provide a focal point on the environment every year. COP events are often preceded with great hope:  COP 15 in Copenhagen was Obama’s first as US President, so was entered with great hope, and ended with a political accord outside the UNIPCC process which was noted by COP. Sometimes they are hailed as having been a great success:  COP 21 in Paris was hailed as a legally binding agreement to limit climate change to a global 2oC...

“We are at a crossroads. The decisions we make now can secure a liveable future. We have the tools and know-how required to limit warming, and if these are scaled up and applied more widely and equitably, they can support deep emissions reductions and stimulate innovation,” said IPCC chair, Hoesung Lee, after the release of the most recent IPCC report on climate action. The world is now, arguably, more climate-conscious than at any other point in history. The evidence is there for all to see: increased extreme weather conditions, melting...

Net zero ambitions in the mining industry face a major challenge in carbon reduction as they seek to improve or re-engineer old-economy assets. Nick Gibson explores the scale of the challenge and what are mining companies are doing to reduce their environmental impact. “In the mining industry the major polluters are the energy and transportation intensive mining sectors and projects,” says Peter Hjorth, ceo of mining company Bluelake Mineral. “The most energy intensive sector in the mining industry is iron and steel which constitutes some 7 per cent of global greenhouse emissions.” Net...