No stranger to controversy, Amazon finds itself in the midst of an intractable contest between environmental activists and its mission as a profit-driven business. Read more.
Microsoft and other major companies launched the Transform to Net Zero initiative this week with the goal to accelerate progress toward a net-zero-carbon-emissions future. Coalition members — A P. Moller-Maersk, Danone, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Natura, Nike, Starbucks, Unilever, and Wipro — also pledged to achieve net zero emissions no later than 2050. article: https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/microsoft-joins-transform-to-net-zero-coalition-moves-on-green-energy/2020/07/ Read more.
Apple said it is supporting the development of what it claims is the first-ever direct carbon-free aluminum smelting process and that the first batch of this low-carbon aluminum is being used in production of the 16-inch MacBook Pro. article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-joins-tech-rivals-with-pledge-to-be-100-carbon-neutral-by-2030-2020-07-21?mod=rachel-koning-beals Read more.
A Digital Substation Automation Systems (DSAS) initiative has been launched to enhance the power grid’s modularity, interoperability, and scalability to accelerate the effort toward carbon neutrality by 2050. article: https://www.environmentalleader.com/2020/06/launched-digital-substation-initiative-to-modernize-power-grid-infrastructure/ Read more.