Emissions Reduction

electric charging

Daimler’s 2030s EV commitment challenges sector to rev up

May 21, 2019

By Nigel Topping

The automaker's goal to make its entire passenger fleet carbon-neutral will require a complete overhaul of its entire operations over the next 20 years.

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Cleaning up the carbon footprint of that Amazon Prime purchase

May 15, 2019

By Katie Fehrenbacher

Inside the complex world of decarbonizing e-commerce shipping.

Virgin Atlantic CEO

Virgin CEO Josh Bayliss: 'Every one of us should think hard about whether we need to take a flight'

May 14, 2019

By Michael Holder

Boss of multibillion dollar brand, which holds a stake in Virgin Atlantic, reflects on how corporates should respond to consumer outcry over climate change.

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Why reducing carbon emissions from cars and trucks will be so hard

May 7, 2019

By David Keith and Christopher R. Knittel

The projections are important, but the political will is a different beast.

New zero home

What does net zero mean?

May 2, 2019

What does 'net zero' mean and what are the challenges — from technological to moral — to achieve it?

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It's calling time on carbon emissions

April 17, 2019

By Hugh Bowring

The game’s up for business as usual. A new framework offers seven ways companies can bring about a net zero economy.

rail stops

Rail travel is cleaner than driving or flying, but will Americans buy in?

April 9, 2019

By Andreas Hoffrichter

Can expanding passenger rail incentivize people to actually use it?

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Carbon capture is the only way to address the world’s climate blindspots

January 25, 2019

Science tells us that we need to use negative-emissions technologies to fight climate change — and that starts in the industrial sector.

Women in masks in Beijing.

China's climate progress may have faltered in 2018, but it seems to be on the right path

December 20, 2018

By Phillip Stalley

China's emissions are likely to peak before 2030. What comes next?

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Can cities and utilities work together to make impactful emissions reductions?

December 19, 2018

Just take a look at Minnesota.