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Decarbonisation

Decarbonisation is the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions across business operations, energy systems and value chains to help mitigate climate change. For organisations, decarbonisation involves cutting emissions through measures such as improving energy efficiency, increasing the use of renewable energy, electrifying operations, reducing Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions, and developing long-term net zero strategies. It has become a central pillar of corporate sustainability, driven by regulation, investor expectations and climate commitments.

SustainabilityOnline covers the latest developments in decarbonisation, including corporate climate strategies, emissions reduction initiatives, renewable energy, low-carbon technologies, climate transition planning and evolving sustainability regulations. We explore how organisations are reducing operational and value chain emissions, improving carbon accounting, adopting reporting technology, strengthening climate disclosures and integrating decarbonisation into wider business strategy. We also examine developments in net zero planning, sustainable finance, industrial decarbonisation, supply chain transformation and corporate sustainability reporting.

Related topics: decarbonisation, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon reduction, net zero, climate transition planning, renewable energy, energy efficiency, Scope 1 emissions, Scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, carbon accounting, climate disclosure, sustainable finance, low-carbon technologies, supply chain decarbonisation, corporate sustainability and ESG reporting.

Corporate commitment to sustainability high, but governance lags, says MIT
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Corporate commitment to sustainability high, but governance lags, says MIT

3 weeks ago3 weeks ago4 mins

While corporate commitment to supply chain sustainability is at a ‘record high’, governance gaps and external disruptions are providing a…

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Why Britain needs to become the world’s low-carbon benchmark
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Why Britain needs to become the world’s low-carbon benchmark

1 month ago1 month ago9 mins

Op-ed by Dr. Liz Gilligan, CEO of Material Evolution. Two hundred years ago, a bricklayer from Leeds named Joseph Aspdin…

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Fashion brands should treat supply chain decarbonisation as an investment case, says EY
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Fashion brands should treat supply chain decarbonisation as an investment case, says EY

1 month ago4 weeks ago5 mins

Fashion brands are in a position to turn Scope 3 emissions risk into enterprise value by unlocking the investment opportunity…

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The first full-scale facility for the permanent storage of CO₂ in the European Union has been officially opened in Denmark.
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First full-scale CO₂ storage facility in the EU opens in Denmark

2 months ago2 months ago5 mins

The first full-scale facility for the permanent storage of CO₂ in the European Union has been officially opened in Denmark….

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The largest industrial carbon capture facility in Europe, located at Yara International’s ammonia and fertiliser plant in Sluiskil, the Netherlands, has been officially inaugurated.
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Europe’s largest industrial carbon capture facility inaugurated in the Netherlands

2 months ago2 months ago4 mins

The largest industrial carbon capture facility in Europe, located at Yara International’s ammonia and fertiliser plant in Sluiskil, the Netherlands,…

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Oil and gas firms continue to see carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) as a key decarbonisation pathway, along with businesses in other hard-to-abate sectors such as cement and steel, a new report by GlobalData has found.
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Oil and gas companies among the key adopters of CCUS

2 months ago2 months ago3 mins

Oil and gas firms continue to see carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) as a key decarbonisation pathway, along with…

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In India, transport is the third-largest GHG-emitting sector. Transport contributes roughly 12% of India’s energy-related CO₂ emissions, and more than 90% of these transport emissions come from vehicles operating on Indian roads.
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  • Sustainable Transport

Behind India’s transition to a multi-fuel clean mobility ecosystem

3 months ago3 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Akshay Kashyap, founder and managing director, Lumax Greenfuel Energy Solutions Pvt. In India, transport is the third-largest GHG-emitting…

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Battery manufacturer CATL achieves 2025 carbon neutrality target

3 months ago3 months ago4 mins

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has announced that it has achieved its 2025 target of carbon neutrality across core operations, with…

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India-based renewable energy firm ReNew Energy Global has reported a 25.6% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions against a 2021/22 baseline, exceeding its previously-set targets (23.5%), it said in its latest integrated report.
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ReNew cuts Scope 1 and 2 emissions by a quarter, increases clean energy production

3 months ago3 months ago3 mins

India-based renewable energy firm ReNew Energy Global has reported a 25.6% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions against a…

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Global sustainable debt issuance, covering bonds and loans raised by corporations, governments, and multilateral institutions to finance environmental, climate transition, and social projects, is set to return to growth this year, despite geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty, according to ING.
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Global sustainable debt issuance set to grow this year, says ING

3 months ago3 months ago5 mins

Global sustainable debt issuance, covering bonds and loans raised by corporations, governments, and multilateral institutions to finance environmental, climate transition,…

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