To be a carbon negative, or a net zero and other important sustainability questions answered

It's time for the weekly #sustainability news digest from Greenifs - the sustainability reporting solution. ??

?? News of the week:

• ?? Germany aims to adjust the European Commission decision to stop the sales of #ICE (Internal combustion engine) cars from 2035. According to German transport minister?Volker Wissing, the country would oppose the bill if clean, or e-fuels (fuels created from organic material) were not included. ??
• ??CCUS - Carbon capture utilisation and storage technologies are seen as the real solution to humanity's obsession with burning ancient carbon compounds. Mainly utilised in sectors, where carbon production is inevitable - cement, waste-to-energy, gas-to-power, and blue hydrogen. After 20 years of development the technology will be utilised in 2 pioneering waste-to-energy plants in Norway and the Netherlands. More about the project and the technology - bit.ly/3mSOzhN ??

Sustainable tools for a cleaner tomorrow:

Here are a few tools we were using to become more sustainable in our everyday lives. Hopefully you can will find one that helps you as well:

1. https://crewdle.com/ is our new favourite video conferencing #software . Using peer-to-peer technology they are able to provide secure, stable and fast connections. The best part - they are carbon neutral.
2. Earlier we mentioned, how difficult #netzero claims are to reach. Keeping an eye on all your suppliers and their sustainability credentials is extremely labour intensive. That's why we loved the idea of https://sustainabill.de/en/ . They automate this process and help your #procurement and #csr teams assure that your products are truly net zero. Available in multiple languages.
3. Let's end with something that is often overlooked in the fight for #climate - our oceans. By far the largest ecosystem in the world that is greatly affected by fluctuations in temperature. https://sea-trees.org/pages/ocean-positive-app allows you to make decisions that don't disrupt the ocean life and hopefully teach you a few amazing things about it!

?? A bit of education

Becoming carbon neutral simply means absorbing equal amount of CO2 as you emit. It has gotten some negative connotations and is seen as #greenwashing . Companies purchase carbon credits instead of making their operations more sustainable.

Becoming #netzero is much more ambitious. It's a company's aim to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions throughout the whole supply chain.

Being 0??can be a ??!

Fun and interesting facts:

If every single person on Earth planted a tree today, 5 years later they would be absorbing about 10% of total #emissions on Earth!

Thank you!

This edition of the Greenifs newsletter has come to an end. Hopefully you learned something new and we'll check back with you in exactly one week!