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ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-powered vision for aviation nets $21.4 million from Amazon, Shell and Bill Gates-backed fund

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“By 2050 everybody wants to be zero emission and net zero. For corporate investors like Amazon that have committed to decarbonize by 2040, the innovations and industry adoption can’t happen quickly enough. It will also require government intervention. But] we are already too late. 2050 is one vehicle lifetime away.

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How CIOs can unite sustainability and technology

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of CO2 in 2007, the industry has now risen to 4% today and will potentially reach 14% by 2040. . Net zero: Utilize green software practices that can reduce energy consumption. Producing only 1.5% Fortunately, CIOs can course-correct by focusing on three key areas: .

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Telefonica is working to help enterprises decarbonize their operations

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degrees Celsius, and our executive committee approved the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2040 across Telefonica’s entire value chain,” says Ribaya. “As a company, we have strengthened our commitment to help limit the global temperature increase to 1.5

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Accelerate Sustainable Digital Transformation in the Oil & Gas Industry

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In response, oil and gas majors are making headway in terms of carbon reporting, net-zero targets, and accountability. HPE is committed to becoming a net-zero enterprise by 2040 and offers a portfolio of sustainable innovation, technologies, solutions, and cloud services. Many have even spun up renewable energy arms.

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How adopting sustainability as a service can drive business success and help the planet

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Due to the complexity and scale of the challenge, not all businesses have the resources to move toward net-zero at the necessary pace, and many are lagging. While organizations know they need to mitigate environmental risks more effectively across the supply chain, often they struggle to translate that ambition into results.

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Defining a new era of exponential companies

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And by 2033, the same study predicts that AI solutions will result in more than half a billion net new human jobs. The businesses of 2040 or 2050 will have more in common with the operating models built for 2030 than they will with those in 2020. You can’t run the enterprise of tomorrow with yesterday’s operating model.

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How we’re driving sustainable impact for business and society

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Achieved 59% renewable electricity across Dell Technologies global facilities, in support of our goal to deliver 100% by 2040. Strengthened our plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions across scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050 by increasing the level of ambition of our scope 3 goals. In FY23, we: Used 155.5 million kilograms (343.3