Tag: Carbon Reduction

Arla doubles carbon reduction target for operations to meet 1.5°C

Stuart Mitchell

With plans to convert to fossil free trucks, green electricity and low-energy solutions, farmer-owned dairy group, Arla Foods is scaling up its climate target for operations from 30 to 63 per cent by 2030. The new target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C. A clear plan to deliver its ambition to be a carbon net zero company has given Arla Foods the confidence to further increase its science based targets to keep warming to 1.5°C,…

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Go-Ahead’s carbon reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative

Stuart Mitchell

The Go-Ahead Group is pleased to announce that its emissions reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. In a climate change strategy published last month, Go-Ahead announced that it intends to lead the UK transport industry in carbon reduction by achieving a 75% cut in emissions by 2035, and by becoming a fully carbon neutral company by 2045. This will involve a wholesale shift in technology, including converting the group’s fleet of…

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The Natural History Museum announces science-based carbon reduction target

Stuart Mitchell

The Natural History Museum has announced it has set a science-based carbon reduction target, developed in line with the scale of reductions required to keep global warming below a 1.5°C rise from pre-industrial levels. Science-based carbon reduction target will drive the Museum towards net zero emissions by 2035 as part of its Sustainable by Nature plan   The first Museum in the world to set a science-based target in line with the Paris Climate Agreement Target represents a 60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2031 The first Museum in the world to set a science-based…

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The Climate Pledge and the We Mean Business Coalition Partner on Comprehensive Effort to Drive Companies to Adopt More Ambitious Carbon Reduction Goals

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon and We Mean Business, a global nonprofit coalition working with businesses to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy, today announced they have partnered to establish the world’s most comprehensive effort to drive companies to adopt more ambitious carbon emissions reduction goals. The We Mean Business coalition works with over 1,200 companies, with a total market capitalization of more than $24.8 trillion, to drive business action and policy ambition on climate change and increase chances of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The partnership will: Encourage companies to take a…

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