The Why, What, and How of Corporate Biodiversity Action
The approach towards corporate biodiversity action shows similarities with that of climate action at several points along the way.
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Towards Net-Zero Buildings: Exploring the IntenCity Case
IntenCity has a cumulated carbon footprint 5 times less than an average European building on a 60-year life cycle.
Path to developed and decarbonized India
The choices India makes today will profoundly influence some of the world’s most pressing challenges like climate change. The good news is that these choices are yet to be made.
Road to a rapid transition to sustainable energy security in Europe
It is time to embrace sustainability as a business imperative and to capture the momentum now, for the future.
Towards Net-Zero Buildings: A Quantitative Study
Progress on energy and sustainability is at an all-time high. How will that momentum fare in a new decade and under radical new circumstances? In this study, we propose a new and innovative approach to the decarbonization of the building sector.
REPowerEU: Empowering Energy Consumers for a More Sustainable and Resilient Europe
Welcoming the European Commission’s REPowerEU Action Plan to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, we share our 10-point action plan to make Europe digital and electric by 2027 and go further in driving efficiency with digital, electrifying end-use, decentralizing energy, and building better.
Towards Net-Zero Buildings: A Practical Pathway
Schneider Electric presents a Framework Towards Net-Zero Buildings developed in conjunction with WEF to accelerate the investment needed to deliver a greener urban built environment
Mind the gap: How carbon dioxide removals must complement deep decarbonization to keep 1.5°C alive
In its new report the energy transitions commission outlines the role of carbon dioxide removals in meeting global climate objectives.
The unexpected disruption: Distributed generation
The true potential of distributed energy generation is massive. This study shows how it will contribute to reshaping the global energy system.
Sustainability podcast series: Beyond the scope
Schneider Electric’s Beyond the scope sustainability podcast series offers insightful views on decarbonization pathways and the solutions that lie ahead of us.
Accelerating global investment in building decarbonization
As buildings generate a large chunk of the world’s carbon emissions, how can we decarbonize the built environment? Read the framework that guides decision-makers to consider more outcomes.
Making mission possible: Delivering a net-zero economy
A net-zero global economy is possible by 2050. Clean electrification will be vital.
Making clean electrification possible
We have 30 years to electrify the global economy - discover under what conditions this is possible.
Making the hydrogen economy possible: Accelerating clean hydrogen in an electrified economy
Learn how private-sector collaboration and policy support can ramp up clean hydrogen production
Mission possible: Reaching net-zero carbon emissions from harder-to-abate sectors
Learn how we can decarbonize harder-to-abate sectors by the middle of this century
The future of the United States climate policy is digital
Learn how the US can use digital solutions to promote economic opportunities while combating climate change.
Better energy, greater prosperity
We need to decarbonize while ensuring energy access for all. Clean electrification holds the key to achieve this. But how?
Bioresources within a net-zero emissions economy: Making a sustainable approach possible
Not all biomass is environmentally ‘good’ biomass - but we can address this
China 2050: A fully developed rich zero-carbon economy
Discover how China can become net-zero by 2050.
China zero-carbon electricity growth in the 2020s: A vital step towards carbon neutrality
What actions need to be undertaken by 2030 to facilitate China to decarbonize its power sector by 2050?
The mass balance approach
Explore how a mass balance method offers rules to ensure the recycled feedstock into new products.
Financing the circular economy: Capturing the opportunity
Discover how the financial services sector can help scale the circular economy and drive new and better growth.
Better than new: Designing new products for many lives
Find out how to remove constraints and create strong incentives for remanufactured products.
Cracking the energy efficiency case in buildings
Discover the way to decarbonize faster and to embrace modern solutions to crack modern issues.
Horses for courses: One size does not fit all
Find out more why embedding circular economy strategies into recovery plans is vital for all.
Electric vehicle smart charging in buildings
Smart building EV charging infrastructure provides huge benefits and is vital for decarbonizing transport.
Fit for 55 package
Explore 10 policy ideas to make the EU’s new 55% CO2 reduction target a reality.
Raise corporate biodiversity ambition & aim at no net loss
It is time for businesses to quantify their biodiversity footprints and set ambitious targets to protect nature
Urban transformation: Integrated energy solution
Time to leverage efficient, electric solutions and decarbonize our cities
Realizing the potential of customer-sited solar
On-site solar has the potential to revolutionize how buildings access energy.
Building heat decarbonization
Learn how we can accelerate the adoption of green electrified heating solutions and decarbonize buildings' heating.
The 2030 imperative
Can we get on course, by 2030, to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and meet the Paris Agreement?
Accessing biodiversity footprint
We performed the first-ever biodiversity footprint assessment. Discover what we learnt.
A framework for the future of real estate
Discover how we can make affordable, sustainable and healthy buildings a reality today.
Time for climate impact disclosure
To achieve our climate targets, we need to better measure and disclose goods' climate impact.
Net zero carbon cities: An integrated approach
To keep global temperature increases to 1.5°C or below, systemic efficiency is needed.
Digital economy and climate impact
The year is 2030. The digital world causes data centers to grow and expand. But is it sustainable?