Decarbonizing mining operations, like this open-pit copper mine, is now on the ICMM agenda. Photo: Docent Joyce. License: CC BY 2.0. Twenty-nine companies—making up one-third of the global mining and metals industry—have now committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. All ...
As a signatory member since 2021, SGH has pledged to help reduce the embodied carbon of structural materials in structural design projects to net zero by the year 2050. Part of that commitment includes releasing ECAP reports with updates and information about the firm’s progress and priorities....
Orica Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sanjeev Gandhi, said: “Our ambition of net zero emissions by 2050 shows our commitment to playing a part in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement5. This is a strong signal that the decarbonisation of Orica will, and must, continue ...
We wanted to find out what it would take to redesign these houses in a way that would make them net zero houses. Crucially, we also wanted to include embodied emissions in this assessment—not only taking into account the energy usage of the house once built, but also the carbon costs of...
Furthermore, nearly half of pavement-related greenhouse gas (GHG) savings can be achieved in the short term with a negative or nearly net-zero cost. The research team, led by Hessam AzariJafari, MIT CSHub's deputy director, closed gaps in our understanding of the impacts of pavem...
in the value chain of a product that permanently removes the global warming impact of the processes after avoiding and reducing the emissions.) Furthermore, nearly half of pavement-related greenhouse gas (GHG) savings can be achieved in the short term with a negative or nearly net-zero cost....
Commitmentcalling for structural engineers to commit to achieving net zero embodied carbon in the design of structural systems in all their projects by 2050. Signatories of the commitment pledge to develop an Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP) submitting data on their performance towards net zero...
Section 3 discusses moving towards a net-zero GHG emissions economy, outlining the five symbiotic SIPs. Section 4 considers achieving zero-GHG electricity generation as the first key SIP implementing a renewable revolution. The next step is to decarbonize ground transportation. Section 5 argues that...
“Methods”). CO2emissions from the combustion of biomass feedstock, bio-oil, and pyrolysis gas are treated as net zero, assuming that the CO2released is captured during the biomass growth cycle. The life-cycle GHG emissions have been calculated for each subsystem, including contributions from ...
South Korea’s refinery-to-battery company SK Innovation Co. will be sourced entirely by renewable by 2030 and become carbon-zero by 2050, according to its roadmap. SK Innovation released on Tuesday a net-zero roadmap titled “Net Zero Special Report” on its website, detailing its commitmen...