Tag: Climate Group

5.5 million vehicles committed to electric by global businesses

Stuart Mitchell

Major businesses are committing over 5.5 million vehicles to electric and avoiding 86 million tonnes of CO2 by the end of 2030, according to a new report released today.  These global businesses – including the likes of AstraZeneca, EDF Group and HP Inc. – are all part of a 122 strong membership committed to making electric transport the new normal by 2030, through international non-profit Climate Group’s global initiative EV100.   Today’s newly released 2022 Progress and Insights Report shows they have already put over 209,000 electric vehicles on the road across…

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International governments commit more than 120,000 vehicles to be zero emission by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

International governments spanning the US, Canada, Mexico and the UK have jointly committed to fully convert their own fleets of vehicles to be zero emission by no later than 2040. Commitments from the nine national, regional, state and city-level governments signed up to Climate Group’s newly launched initiative – ZEV Pledge – collectively represent 121,355 vehicles on the road, with nearly a third of these being medium or heavy-duty vehicles.  Full list of signatories and commitments:  Province of British Columbia: 100% zero emission light duty vehicles (4+ wheels vehicles) by…

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Hyundai Motor Group Affiliates to Join Climate Group’s RE100, Aim to Expand Renewable Energy Use

Stuart Mitchell

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor) and Kia Corporation (Kia), will join Climate Group’s RE100, a global initiative committed to moving toward 100 percent renewable energy. Joining 300 other global companies, the Group plans to further accelerate efforts on sustainable development and carbon neutrality. Hyundai Motor and Kia, along with Hyundai Mobis Co., Hyundai Wia and Hyundai Transys Inc., each will submit applications to the Korea RE100 Committee later this month. While all five companies aim to transition…

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All states and regions must commit to net zero emissions now to fight climate change

Stuart Mitchell

The leaders of major states and regions, including California, Chungnam Province and Catalonia, are calling on their counterparts worldwide to adopt net zero emissions targets now to tackle the effects of climate change. So far only 9% of states and regions in the largest emitting countries have made such commitments and much more is needed to keep temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. Following major climate announcements from national governments at President Biden’s Leaders’ Summit last week, attention is shifting to the role of state and regional governments, which control many…

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New SteelZero initiative receives backing from major businesses, ramping up demand for clean steelmaking

Stuart Mitchell

SteelZero, a global initiative aimed at driving market demand for net zero steel has launched today with support from eight major steel buyers and specifiers from across sectors including construction and renewable energy. This marks the beginning of a significant global business push for clean steel, with the first companies to have signed up to SteelZero entailing:  BHC Ltd – leading UK structural steel fabrication and construction company. Bourne Group Ltd – leading UK constructional steelwork company. Grosvenor Britain & Ireland – international property investor and developer. Lendlease – multinational…

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