Net Zero Corporate Commitments
02/17/22 • 62 min
In the past year the number of companies committing to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 has exploded. With the fifty largest companies by value accounting for 28% of global GDP, corporate action is critically important if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. But what does a net zero commitment for a company mean in practice? What distinguishes the good from greenwashing, and can we even tell from the outside? What are the risks and opportunities for a company making a net zero commitment in the first place?
Join David, Sara, Ed, and special guest Dr. Gabrielle Walker, Founder and Director of Valence Solutions, as they journey to net zero on Episode 28 of Energy vs Climate.
EPISODE NOTES:
@1:10 Dr. Gabrielle Walker, @GabrielleWalk3r
@4:20 Offshore wind farms could double as electric charging...
@6:20 BMW Group significantly increases use of low-carbon steel
@6:39 Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Cleaner Industrial Sector
@7:00 Biden launches ‘Buy Clean’ task force to boost greener manufacturing
@7:11 EU set to race ahead of UK in green steel production
@8:03 Volvo's Dump Truck Takes Shape From World's First Green Steel - Bloomberg, Mercedez-Benz to use low-carbon steel
@16:11 Microsoft announces it will be carbon negative by 2030 - Stories
@16:27 Race To Zero Campaign | UNFCCC
@28:00 Energy Transitions Commission | Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050
@31:02 Carbon Emissions Factor Into Major Oil Sands Shakeup | Climate Central
@33:00 IEA says ending new oil and gas exploration today is the only viable climate path
@37:16 Fuels: old and new – World Energy Outlook 2021 – Analysis - IEA
@38:01
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In the past year the number of companies committing to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 has exploded. With the fifty largest companies by value accounting for 28% of global GDP, corporate action is critically important if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. But what does a net zero commitment for a company mean in practice? What distinguishes the good from greenwashing, and can we even tell from the outside? What are the risks and opportunities for a company making a net zero commitment in the first place?
Join David, Sara, Ed, and special guest Dr. Gabrielle Walker, Founder and Director of Valence Solutions, as they journey to net zero on Episode 28 of Energy vs Climate.
EPISODE NOTES:
@1:10 Dr. Gabrielle Walker, @GabrielleWalk3r
@4:20 Offshore wind farms could double as electric charging...
@6:20 BMW Group significantly increases use of low-carbon steel
@6:39 Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Cleaner Industrial Sector
@7:00 Biden launches ‘Buy Clean’ task force to boost greener manufacturing
@7:11 EU set to race ahead of UK in green steel production
@8:03 Volvo's Dump Truck Takes Shape From World's First Green Steel - Bloomberg, Mercedez-Benz to use low-carbon steel
@16:11 Microsoft announces it will be carbon negative by 2030 - Stories
@16:27 Race To Zero Campaign | UNFCCC
@28:00 Energy Transitions Commission | Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050
@31:02 Carbon Emissions Factor Into Major Oil Sands Shakeup | Climate Central
@33:00 IEA says ending new oil and gas exploration today is the only viable climate path
@37:16 Fuels: old and new – World Energy Outlook 2021 – Analysis - IEA
@38:01
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@2:10 ecoENERGY for Renewable Power
@2:14 AB Emissions reduction programs
@2:37 Sierra Club Beyond Coal campaign
@3:39 Climate Imperative, @brucenilles
@5:07 – Erin O'Toole out | National Post
@5:47 – Meat Consumption Pacing Up Climate Change?
@16:23 – Residential Indoor Air Quality Guideline, Human Health Risk Assessment for Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide
@18:56 – Study: Pollutant Exposures from Natural Gas Cooking Burners
@20:48 – NO2 exposure shows causal link with Asthma, Scientists find the climate and health impacts of natural gas stoves are greater than previously thought
@28:18 - Effective Kitchen Ventilation for Healthy Zero Net Energy Homes with Natural Gas
@32:26 – Berkeley gas hook-up ban appears likely to spread to other California cities
@32:13 – America’s Natural Gas Utilities Add One New Customer Every Minute
@33:33– California first state to phase out gas-powered lawn equipment , New York City banning natural gas hookups for new buildings
@34:30 –
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How Solar Became Cheap
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David, Sara, Ed, and special guest Greg Nemet break down solar’s trajectory on Episode 29 of Energy vs Climate.
Episode Notes:
@0:47 - IPCC 6: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
@1:00 - Ukraine War and U.S. Politics Complicate Climate Change Fight
@2:15 - How Solar Energy Became Cheap, Twitter: @GregNemet
@5:56 - There should be no new gas supply contracts with Russia: IEA (cnbc.com)
@7:14 - 25. anniversary of the 1973 oil embargo: Energy trends since the first major U.S. energy crisis
@15:15 - Inter-technology knowledge spillovers for energy technologies - ScienceDirect
@20:00 – Expert Assessments of Future Photovoltaic Technologies
@21:00 - The German Feed-in Tariff - futurepolicy.org
@32:03 - Evaluating the causes of cost reduction in photovoltaic modules - ScienceDirect
@34:50 - U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmark: Q1 2020 (nrel.gov)
@40:02 - Canadian Solar – Global
@54:34 - Low Carbon Fuel Standard - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
@55:17 - WTO Body Confirms Ontario’s Local Content Rules for Renewables Are Discriminatory (powermag.com)
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