Carbon Reduction

Meijer To Reduce Absolute Carbon Emissions By 50 Percent By 2025

GRAND RAPIDS - Meijer is looking to outpace science-based climate targets by making a big sustainability pledge. The retailer announced an ambitious goal to reduce absolute carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2025. "At Meijer, we believe in taking responsibility for the well-being of the world around us," Meijer President and CEO Rick Keyes said.

By |2022-02-08T17:17:36-05:00February 8th, 2022|Carbon Capture, Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Climate Change|

World’s Longest Under-Sea Power Cables Brings hydropower To Britain From Norway

BLYTH, United Kingdom - The world's longest under-sea power cables, stretching from Norway to Northumberland, should reduce the UK's carbon emissions as well as customer bills, according to experts. The 450-mile-long North Sea Link connects the UK to Norway's power grid, which is almost entirely sourced from clean hydro-electricity. From today, two parallel cables will

By |2021-10-10T16:08:30-04:00October 10th, 2021|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Decarbonizing Travel In Cities With Electrified Autonomous Taxis

ANN ARBOR—Deploying a fleet of electric autonomous taxis in a city could result in an 87 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional vehicular travel, according to a new University of Michigan-led study.  The electrification of a city's AT fleet—largely from electric powertrains—results in a 60 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared

By |2019-07-21T15:51:01-04:00July 21st, 2019|Auto Tech|