Tag: Climate Group

Climate Group opens Europe office

Stuart Mitchell

International non-profit Climate Group has opened a new European office based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  Headquartered in London, Climate Group also has offices in Beijing, New Delhi and New York. Its mission is driving climate action, fast, and in focusing on systems with the highest emissions, such as energy, transport, built environment, heavy industry and food.   The European office will be headed up by Jeroen Gerlag, who joins the organisation from METRO AG where he was Head of Corporate Responsibility. Throughout his career Jeroen has gained valuable experience working in…

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SteelZero launches in India with support from leading Indian businesses

Stuart Mitchell

The international non-profit Climate Group, in partnership with ResponsibleSteel, is launching SteelZero in India, a global initiative that brings together leading organisations to speed up the transition to a net zero steel industry.   India is the second-largest producer of steel after China. Emissions from India’s steel industry are projected to triple over the next three decades (source: IEA). The country’s push to meet its net zero targets will rely heavily on the decarbonisation of its steel sector. SteelZero brings together businesses across the steel industry to make a public commitment…

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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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