#decarbonisation
Decarbonisation is the process of reducing the amount of carbon, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), sent into the atmosphere. Its objective is to achieve a low-emission global economy to attain climate neutrality via the energy transition.
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The Climate Summit will kick off on 31 October in Glasgow (Scotland). With this in mind, the Center on Sustainable Investment and the Columbia University Climate School have organised the virtual conference Corporate Alignment to the Paris ...
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Facebook Ignacio Galán recalls that "sustainability was important to Iberdrola long
before ESG criteria became commonplace"
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Twitter Ignacio Galán recalls that "sustainability was important to Iberdrola long
before ESG criteria became commonplace"
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Linkedin Ignacio Galán recalls that "sustainability was important to Iberdrola long
before ESG criteria became commonplace"
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In the context of its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Iberdrola group focuses primarily on compliance with SDG 13, climate action, making an active, determined contribution to a sustainable, low-carbon future to fight against climate change. In this regard, we have set out an ambitious roadmap with the aim of achieving neutrality for scope 1 carbon equivalent emissions by 2030 and net zero CO₂ equivalent emissions across all scopes before 2040.
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The company is putting an end to coal with the closure of the Lada (Asturias) and Velilla (Palencia) thermal power stations, culminating a process initiated in 2001 that has led to the closure of 17 coal and fuel oil thermal power stations around the world with a total production of more than 8,500 MW.
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Facebook Iberdrola completes the closure of its coal plants and moves towards green transformation
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Electricity is the most decarbonised energy vector due to its ability to integrate renewable energy sources, and the one that, more than any other, allows for a real increase in energy efficiency.
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El País' has published on 19 January 2018, an opinion piece by Ignacio Galán, Iberdrola's Chairman, in which he stands up for the need to progress towards a sustainable, safe and competitive model that replaces polluting energies used in production processes by clean energies and intensifies the electrification of the global economy, because
Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 means taking action in each and every sector. Efficient decarbonisation of the economy means achieving it at the lowest possible cost, using the most competitive alternatives in each end-use.