IKEA outlines new goals for reducing emissions

IKEA, which has already exceeded its original goal of cutting emissions by 15%, has raised the bar, setting a new goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its operations by 50% by 2030. The company said it expects to hit net-zero emissions, without the use of carbon offsets, by 2050. Reuters The post IKEA outlines new goals for reducing emissions first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.

Carbon Neutral VS Net Zero - An Overview

A comprehensive summary of Carbon Neutral VS Net Zero.

​Hines sets net-zero goal across all its buildings by 2040

Hines has set a target of net-zero operational carbon by 2040 without purchasing carbon offsets.

BDP completes net-zero operational carbon luxury hotel in Dublin

The Architects’ JournalBDP completes net-zero operational carbon luxury hotel in Dublin The 137-room, nine-floor hotel in the city centre uses 100 per cent renewable energy, complying with the World Green Building Council’s definition of ‘net zero operational carbon’ without the need to purchase carbon offsets The post BDP completes net-zero operational carbon luxury hotel in Dublin appeared first on The Architects’ JournalFran Williams

World Street Journal - The Office Redesign Has Only Just Begun, 31072020

The market for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is expanding rapidly, as major tech companies are funneling nearly a billion dollars to early-stage startups that are experimenting with various methods of carbon capture and sequestration to fight climate change. While government incentives like carbon pricing will ultimately be necessary to make carbon removal profitable, this influx of early funding could help nascent carbon removal companies scale up their tech and bring costs down

FT - Can we save the world’s forests, 11062022

Every year, the world loses millions of hectares of forest. However, moves to combat deforestation are being made. At last November’s COP26 summit, more than 100 world leaders signed a global commitment to halt the destruction of the world's forests. But as Camilla Hodgson explains, voluntary deforestation pledges had been made before that failed to deliver on their promises. So what’s the solution?

DW Planet A - Why carbon offsets are worse than you think,

Carbon offsets sound so promising: If you emit some CO2, you can just pay someone else to reduce that amount somewhere else, and you’re good! But is it too good to be true? We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. This channel (Planet A) explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means

Climate Change - What is a CARBON FOOTPRINT? How to calculate and reduce it?

This whiteboard animation explains what is meant by carbon footprint (definition), how it is calculated, why we need to reduce it and how to reduce it with lots of examples. 3 carbon footprint calculators are provided that can be used in the US, UK & elsewhere