June: Connect: Social and community news
The IEMA community's news for June.
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Transform articles
Net-zero transition to cost petrochemical industry $759bn
Petrochemicals could be made with almost no carbon emissions if the industry invests an extra $759bn (£604bn) by 2050, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Momentum is gathering behind the switch to electric vehicles, but there are concerning disparities in chargepoint coverage. Huw Morris reports
Two pioneering energy-saving projects in Sweden hold important lessons for the smart transition, says Oliver Ingwall-King
Chris Carus tells Joe Nisbet why a community-based retrofit approach could be key to decarbonising our homes
At the end of March, our longstanding colleague Nick Blyth departed IEMA to take up the role of senior environment manager at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
Following the success of the circular economy Extended Resource Ownership (ERO) model for manufacturing, developed by IEMA’s Circular Economy Network Steering Group in 2021, the group has initiated a new project to develop an ERO model for the construction sector.
The April/May edition of Transform included an article that referred to some work IEMA and Deloitte had in train on the topic of green skills and jobs.
The number of companies with emission reduction targets or commitments approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) doubled to a record 2,253 last year, representing more than a third of global market capitalisation (US$38trn).
Almost half of CEOs rank sustainability as one of the highest priorities for their organisations over the next three years, up from a third in 2021, according to a survey of over 3,000.
