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Newsletter#105 - Are We Funding Net Zero or Delaying It?
Record clean energy investment. Record fossil fuel financing. Both happened in the same year. The transition is moving just not fast enough, and not to the right places.
Newsletter#98 Heathrow’s Green Transition
Can the world's most connected airport expand and decarbonise at the same time? Heathrow is pushing a £49bn third runway while chasing net-zero. SAF sits at 0.2% of global fuel, hydrogen planes are a decade late, and a new runway could add 9.43m tonnes of CO₂ a year.
Newsletter#96 Volvo Group’s 2040 Net-Zero Roadmap
Volvo Group faces heavy transport's decarbonization crunch: diesel fleets drive emissions, yet uptime is non-negotiable. Its 2025 ESRS-aligned report charts a net-zero value chain by 2040, with 31% lower use-phase emissions since 2019, 3% electric sales, and 93% supplier sustainability assessments. CEO Lundstedt and CSO Svensson spotlight partnerships as key. Progress is real, gaps remain.
Newsletter#92 Amazon At An Inflection Point: Can An AI And E-Commerce Giant Still Bend Its Carbon Curve?
The article explores how Amazon’s 2024 Sustainability Report reveals rising absolute emissions amid an AI and data center boom, even as carbon intensity falls, renewable energy, logistics, water and packaging initiatives accelerate and net zero plans evolve.
Newsletter#90 Heidelberg Materials And The Hard Road To Net Zero Cement
Heidelberg Materials is testing what a credible net zero strategy looks like in cement, blending science based targets, circular products and bold CCUS bets while grappling with policy, technology and economics in a genuinely hard-to-abate sector.
Newsletter#82 Toyota's Global Climate Strategy: A Multi-Pathway Approach to Carbon Neutrality
Toyota’s climate strategy bets on multiple paths. EVs, hybrids, hydrogen, and operational cuts work in parallel to reach carbon neutrality without leaving markets or customers behind.
Newsletter#68 Inside Rolls-Royce’s Hardest Net Zero Challenge Yet
Rolls-Royce builds engines for aviation, data centers, and nuclear power. 121 years old, the company deploys SAF today while developing hydrogen and SMR for 2050 net zero. Engineering meets business.
Newsletter#64 How Philip Morris International Is Rebuilding Its Business for a Smoke-Free Future
Philip Morris International is shifting its entire business toward a smoke-free future, reshaping products, operations, and its global value chain while strengthening transparency, resilience, and sustainability.
Newsletter#59 Navigating to Net Zero: Decarbonizing the Shipping Industry
Shipping moves 80% of global trade but emits 3% of CO₂. As new fuels, finance, and rules reshape the seas, the industry faces its biggest test yet, can it chart a credible course to net zero by 2050?
Newsletter#55 The Climate Bankers: Inside MDBs’ Role in the Net-Zero Race
MDBs delivered a record $137 billion in climate finance in 2024, plus $134 billion in private capital. From the World Bank to BNDES, they’re reshaping how global finance tackles climate and resilience.
Newsletter#54 Can the World's Biggest Chipmaker Go Green?
The world’s largest chipmaker is racing to cut carbon, recycle waste, and power fabs with renewables, pushing the limits of how far green manufacturing can go in high-tech production.
Newsletter#53 Decarbonizing Airports: Global Pathways to Net Zero
Airports are becoming climate labs, cutting carbon with solar power, electric fleets, and green fuels. Can the world’s gateways reach net zero while keeping global travel moving?