The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), wants legislation to implement a “zero emission industry” of greenhouse gases, supported by green technologies – announced the president of the institution, Ursula von der Leyen, this Tuesday on Friday (17), at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Uber and Tembici, a micromobility technology startup, announced a partnership to make regular and electric bicycles available directly on the Uber platform, in several countries in Latin America. Here in Brazil, the initiative starts in Recife, and will be expanded to Brasília, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo.
Bikes on Uber? Partnership with Tembici focuses on zero carbon emissions by 2040 Read more »
See highlights from Curto Green this Tuesday (11): retailer Amazon.com will invest more than 1 billion euros to achieve net zero carbon; European Commission intends to end the system that protects fossil fuel reserves with reform of the Energy Charter Treaty; Vale seeks to capitalize to explore the types of metals that will support the transition to a low-carbon economy; and the correct way to dispose of cooking oil.
The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, said artificial intelligence (AI) is an essential tool to help companies reduce their carbon footprint, as he participated in a dialogue on climate change at the China Development Forum.
The United Kingdom announced this week that it will introduce a carbon tax on imports of raw materials such as steel, iron, cement and ceramics from 2027. The measure, which was called the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), aims to support national producers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A recent report revealed that France is the biggest European supporter of projects to extract “carbon bombs”, reserves of fossil fuels that have the potential to release more than a gigaton of CO2 each.
France is the European country that invests the most in 'carbon bomb' projects Read more »
The remaining carbon budget to limit the climate crisis to 1,5ºC of global warming is now “miniscule”, an analysis published in the journal Nature Climate Change has revealed.
Climate crisis: budget for carbon emissions is now minuscule, scientists say Read more »
The European Union (EU) launched on Sunday (1) the first phase of its system to charge fees for CO2 emissions on goods imported by the bloc's countries. The first initiative of its kind in the world, it was approved in April this year, and attempts to prevent more polluting foreign products from harming its transition to a net-zero economy.
EU launches first phase of program to tax carbon emissions on imported products Read more »
COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber said this Monday (02) that more than 20 oil and gas companies are uniting behind their calls to reduce carbon emissions.
President of COP28 says oil companies support goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050 Read more »
In the UK, artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of a revolution in reducing carbon emissions across a number of industries, thanks to a substantial government investment announced last Tuesday (15). Know more!
